Rana Mitter on studying the Nanjing Massacre
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking, which began with the fall of the capital of the Republic of China on December 13, 1937. Few events in m...
14 Dec 20171h 3min
Scott Tong on his surprising family history
NOTE: If you haven’t read the book and are allergic to spoilers, please be aware that the interesting surprises of Scott’s story are discussed in this podcast. Scott Tong is a reporter for American ...
7 Dec 20171h 5min
Why China needs a #MeToo campaign but won’t allow it: A conversation with Leta Hong Fincher
Leta Hong Fincher is the author of the book Leftover Women: The Resurgence of Gender Inequality in China and the upcoming book Betraying Big Brother: The Rise of China's Feminist Resistance, and a reg...
30 Nov 20171h 2min
When American pilots fell out of the Chinese sky
Everyone knows, or at least recognizes, the image of the Flying Tigers (飞虎队 fēihǔduì). The shark-faced noses of these American airmen’s planes streaked across the skies of China, as they racked up an ...
22 Nov 20171h 6min
Jane Perlez on Trump’s visit to Beijing
Jane Perlez is the Pulitzer Prize-winning Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times, and her own reporting focuses on China's foreign policy, in particular its relations with the United States and Ch...
16 Nov 201749min
Gary Liu, CEO of the South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post has been up to big things recently — and faced big doubts from those who worry about its editorial independence as Hong Kong’s paper of record. In late 2015, it was announ...
9 Nov 201759min
Takeaways from China’s 19th Party Congress, with Bill Bishop and Jude Blanchette
Today we welcome back to the show two regular Sinica guests, Bill Bishop and Jude Blanchette, to discuss the outcomes of the 19th Party Congress, which wrapped up on October 24 in Beijing. Bill Bishop...
2 Nov 20171h 8min
The China-Africa relationship, a decade after its blossoming
Lina Benabdallah is an assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University in North Carolina who recently completed a Ph.D. focusing on South-South cooperation. Much of her research was...
26 Okt 201757min
