In his final episode as host, Andrew Xu sits down once again with Vivian Wang, a China correspondent for The New York Times. They discuss the difficulties of covering the nuances of Chinese politics as a foreign correspondent, the true extent of the Chinese government's surveillance state, and the insularity within the Chinese government's decision-making.
References
"Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears" by Vivian Wang, The New York Times
"Xi and Blinken Trade Small Nods Over a Large Gap" by Ana Swanson and Vivian Wang, The New York Times
Intro/Outro music: Synapse by Shane Ivers