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CD Voice英语新闻丨Xi says China-DPRK relations face new opportunities, missionsRelations between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently stand at a new historical starting point, facing new development opportunities and shouldering new missions of the times, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday.Xi made the remarks in a signed article published in Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the DPRK, ahead of his state visit to the country on Monday and Tuesday, his first in seven years.Xi said that he looks forward to meeting with Kim Jong-un...
2026-06-0906 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump Jr.: Don’t Invest in China; American Journalist Spies for China | China in FocusPresident Donald Trump’s eldest son says he wouldn’t consider investing in China and is warning others about the risks.An American journalist pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent of the Chinese Communist Party.Trump was asked whether he’s concerned China is funding the anti-data center movement in the United States. We unpack the controversy.The head of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, will visit North Korea next week. What message does the trip send?A key Pacific island nation is moving closer to the West...
2026-06-0624 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeAmerica Awakens to China's Threats: Bessent | China in FocusAmerica’s message to its allies is getting sharper: Spend more—and do more. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is rolling out a new standard for Indo-Pacific allies as China remains at the center of U.S. security concerns.On America’s China policy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is delivering a blunt message. “The truth is that for too long America had been asleep. ... But America has awakened,” he said.JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is also stepping into the geopolitical debate, speaking plainly about the United States having “the strongest military in the world.”A r...
2026-06-0221 min
The China Memo11. National Reading Week: China Wants you to Read More and Scroll LessOn April 20, 2026, China launched its first National Reading Week. Official framing positions it as a cultural initiative — books, libraries, literacy — with no mention of smartphones or screens. This episode argues that framing is accurate but incomplete. Reading Week is the positive-reinforcement arm of a broader state effort to recalibrate how Chinese people spend their attention: the same policy environment that includes school phone bans, gaming time limits for minors, and university research on smartphone harm. Three markers to watch: whether reading metrics actually move over successive Reading Week cycles, whether the positive and restriction tracks begin to converge in poli...
2026-05-2819 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeChina Tightens Crackdown on Cross-Border Stock Trading | China in FocusOne of China's top CEOs lost $1.7 billion in just a single day. Beijing just ordered millions of investors to exit overseas markets, with the massive regulatory raid triggering a global panic sale.Huawei has unveiled a plan to build some of the world's most advanced computer chips within the next five years despite U.S. sanctions, as China pushes to reduce its reliance on foreign semiconductor technology.A massive explosion ripped through a red-flagged coal mine in northern China, with at least 82 dead and two missing. Rescuers say fake blueprints and unregistered workers left...
2026-05-2623 min
The China-Global South PodcastWhat Most People Get Wrong About China's Iran StrategyPresident Donald Trump arrived in Beijing this week hoping China could help contain the escalating U.S.-Iran crisis, but the summit underscored how limited Beijing's influence over Tehran actually is. In Washington, many policymakers assume China can pressure Iran because it buys the vast majority of Iranian oil. But the reality is far more complicated, and there is little evidence the Iranian leadership would make major national security concessions at Beijing's request. William Figueroa, a leading Iran-China scholar at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, joins Eric to unpack what U.S. officials...
2026-05-1541 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeChina Still Supplying Drone Parts to Iran, Russia: Report | China in FocusPresident Donald Trump says a deal to end the Iran war is possible before his visit to China next week. This comes as Iran’s foreign minister meets with China’s top diplomat in Beijing at China’s invitation. We have the key takeaways.A man accused of opening a secret Chinese police station in New York is on trial this week. What prosecutors say he did to help Beijing carry out its agenda on U.S. soil—and why the case matters. Flora Hua reports from the courtroom.China is reportedly still supplying key dron...
2026-05-0723 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeIran’s Foreign Minister to Visit China as U.S. Chokes Its Oil Lifeline | China in FocusIran’s top diplomat is heading to Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart, as U.S. military blockades and economic sanctions tighten around Tehran’s oil exports. The visit comes just days ahead of the Trump–Xi summit.Follow Washington’s sanctions, or get sued in Chinese courts: We unpack a new dilemma facing companies involved in China’s purchasing of Iranian oil.Canceled by hoax bomb threats traced to China, Shen Yun Performing Arts is back. Here's how this U.S.-based company was forced off a Canadian stage—and how it’s now returning...
2026-05-0623 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeU.S.-Philippines-Japan Drills in China-Claimed Waters | China in Focus🧶 Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $20,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 855-403-1118 or Text CHINA to 65532, or Click this link: https://ept.ms/CIF-AHGUnprecedented U.S.–Philippines drills are underway in the South China Sea—at China’s doorstep. Several countries, including Japan, are joining for the first time, marking a major expansion of allied military presence across the Indo-Pacific.Tensions are rising in the Taiwan Strait—the island has detected Chinese warships and aircraft operating near key military bases.China...
2026-04-2923 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeU.S. Sanctions China Over Iran Oil | China in Focus🧶 Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $15,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 855-403-1118 or Text CHINA to 65532, or Click this link: https://ept.ms/CIF-AHGThe U.S. has hit one of China’s largest oil refiners for receiving sanctioned Iranian oil through shadow fleets. The move is part of Washington’s ongoing efforts to cut off Iran’s global oil revenue.U.S. forces have boarded another tanker tied to Iran. Notably, the vessel was headed to China.The Chinese regime ha...
2026-04-2524 minChina in Focus - NTD on Odysee50–80% of Some Key U.S. Munitions Used in Iran War: CSIS | China in FocusA new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) finds the United States has burned through a significant portion of some key munitions in the Iran conflict. Allies in Europe are now being told to expect delays in weapons shipments. The question now is: Does the United States have enough if a conflict breaks out between China and Taiwan?The White House says China is trying to steal American artificial intelligence technology on an industrial scale.A hearing on Capitol Hill is focusing on Beijing’s coordinated efforts to steal American tec...
2026-04-2424 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump: The Seized Iranian Ship Has ’A Gift From China’ | China in FocusPresident Donald Trump told CNBC what was found on a seized Iranian ship from China as he appeared to be expressing renewed frustration with Beijing.Taiwan’s president has canceled a planned Africa visit after several countries denied overflight access. The island nation says China pressured them to block the route.NATO is slamming Russia and China over their nuclear weapons policies, accusing Beijing of a secret arms race and Moscow of making reckless threats.Japan can export advanced weapons to other countries for the first time since World War II. It’s a...
2026-04-2222 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeUS Seizes Iranian Ship Tied to China | China in FocusThe U.S. Navy has seized an Iranian vessel and is now investigating its cargo after it tried to breach a U.S. blockade to return to Iran. The ship is also heavily tied to China.The United States and the Philippines are kicking off massive military drills, sending a message to the Chinese regime. And, for the first time, Japan is joining in fully.Lt. Gen. Christian Wortman, commanding general, U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force: “Regardless of the challenges elsewhere in the world, the United States focus is on the Indo-Pacific.”FBI...
2026-04-2122 minThe China Memo05. How 2026 Is Stress-Testing China's Energy PlaybookTwo events in early 2026 together amount to the most significant stress test China's energy security strategy has faced in years. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz hit China's petrochemicals and industrial gas supply harder than its power grid, where domestic renewables increasingly carry the load. Meanwhile, the US-backed removal of Maduro in Venezuela didn't cut off China's oil barrels in the short term — but it placed at least ten billion dollars in Chinese state-bank loans inside a political environment designed by Washington to reduce Beijing's leverage.The headline — China facing supply disruptions from...
2026-04-1619 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeChina Satellite Monitors U.S. Military Bases for Iran: Report | China in FocusLeaked documents show a Chinese satellite tracked U.S. bases for Iran for years, with possible ties to recent attacks on U.S. aircraft. Meanwhile, President Trump says China has responded on weapon shipments to Iran.Russia is looking to boost its energy sales in China. That comes ahead of an expected visit by Vladimir Putin to Beijing, as Moscow continues deepening ties with China.Evergrande’s founder has pleaded guilty in China to multiple charges, including fraud and bribery. He now faces a possible life sentence, as millions of homebuyers are still waiting fo...
2026-04-1622 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeClosure of Strait of Hormuz Hits China Hard | China in FocusTensions are growing between the United States and China over Iran. President Donald Trump is blockading the Strait of Hormuz—Beijing strongly opposes the move.What’s the impact of the U.S. blockade on China? Steve Yates breaks it down.China’s export growth slowed sharply in March—falling to just one-eighth of the pace seen in the previous two months.China is tightening its grip on global supply chains. New rules now target foreign companies trying to exit, raising fresh concerns for businesses worldwide.China is no longer the top...
2026-04-1520 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump to China: No Weapons for Iran, or 50 Percent Tariff | China in FocusPresident Donald Trump is warning that China—or any other country sending weapons to Iran—could face a 50 percent tariff. That comes after reports suggest China is preparing to supply Iran with air defense systems.The United States is blockading ships visiting Iranian ports traveling through the Strait of Hormuz: What does it mean for the world—and for China?Rod D. Martin, political analyst: “Iran has been hanging this, this sword of Damocles, over the global oil market since I was a small child.”New evidence emerges in a Toronto bomb hoax that...
2026-04-1423 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTaiwan Opposition Leader Meets China's Xi in Beijing | China in FocusChina's Xi Jinping is telling Taiwan's opposition leader the island is part of Communist China—during their first meeting in a decade. Taiwan's government is warning about the regime's true intentions.U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a massive defense boost for Taiwan. It's vital for the island to defend itself in the event of a Chinese invasion. The main hurdle is Taiwan's opposition party, whose leader is currently visiting China.What does Taiwan's opposition leader's visit to China signal to the West? Grant Newsham joins us to unpack what's at stake.Ja...
2026-04-1121 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeBehind China’s Mediator Role: Oil, Hormuz, and US Talks | China in FocusIran has moved toward cease-fire talks, and three Iranian officials told The New York Times the push came from Beijing. We take a closer look at China’s role—and its calculus in seeking to end the conflict.Tens of thousands of Chinese workers are employed in Israel. Many chose to stay even after the war broke out. What were their reasons?Taiwan’s opposition leader is in China on a rare six-day visit—sparking backlash. How is the United States reacting?A $1-billion American deep-sea mining merger aims to break China’s grip on...
2026-04-0922 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeChina Secretly Expands Massive Nuclear Weapons Facility | China in FocusEvidence shows China is building out its nuclear weapons sites in secrecy. New satellite images show major construction deep inside the country.Five Shen Yun shows were canceled in Toronto after receiving bogus bomb threats—a first in 20 years.Taiwan is strengthening defenses on the Pratas Islands. Meanwhile, China is expanding its military footprint in the South China Sea, with new construction underway on a massive base.Mass protests in China are becoming more frequent, reflecting the country’s dire economic situation.A big win for America in the critical mine...
2026-04-0321 min
China In ContextChina's International Ambitions — A Global Opposition Party?The presidency of Donald Trump has given China fresh opportunities to increase its influence on the international stage. China has long been seeking to expand its role in global governance, proposing initiatives on issues ranging from development and security to the regulation of the internet and AI. It’s also founded the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and is a prime mover in groups including the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. At the recent annual China Development Forum, its premier Li Qiang told an audience of international executives that China was a ‘haven of stability’ in a volatile world. And Be...
2026-04-0144 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeIran Bombs Huge China-bound Tanker | China in FocusIran attacked an oil tanker heading to China on Tuesday. This came after insider sources said Iran had rejected Beijing’s bid to mediate the war.China is resuming imports of U.S. oil and gas after a long pause in trade. It comes as the Iran war ripples through global energy markets.Secretary of War Pete Hegseth discussed Russia’s and China’s role in the war: “As far as Russia and China, we know exactly what they’re doing—what they are or are not doing.”EU lawmakers are heading to both China...
2026-04-0121 min
China CompassIs Your Password Safe in Hong Kong? │China's "Superpower" Bid Lacks Two Things │That One Time I Got Caught SmugglingAfter a few personal updates from these past couple of days since returning to Malaysia, I begin by talking about the new Hong Kong security law that empowers gov’t to search phones and other devices, and why this isn’t quite the big deal as some want to make it seem. Also, I talk about Canada’s search of my phone. (7:54). Next, we take a few minutes for a fascinating look at global gasoline prices (22:05). Then, we look at the REALITY of China’s energy consumption (Hint: its not as Green as it seems)(26:50). Another well-written article from India pr...
2026-03-2859 minChina CompassDispatches from Calcutta + Rocket Man's "Election" + India's Complex Affairs with China & TibetToday’s podcast begins back home in Malaysia, then picks up in Calcutta (3:58), followed by dispatches from both Agartala (12:22) and later Siliguri. After making fun of North Korea and China’s national “elections” (15:50), we take a deeper look at China and India’s relationship (25:52), followed by China’s efforts to (literally) silence the languages of the minorities in China (43:51). Lastly, our brief look at this week’s Pray for China cities happens to include (without prior planning) a call to pray for Tibet (55:17).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile...
2026-03-2159 minChina CompassXi Avoids Confronting Trump (Because He Needs Him) + China's Fundamental ProblemThis week we begin by looking at an in-depth piece by an astute Japanese observer about China’s current bargaining strategy with the US, balancing Iran and its own internal struggles (3:51), followed by a more cynical view from China hawk Gordon Chang (19:53). Then, after taking a break to look at one aspect of China’s current real-estate troubles (24:57), I try to explain the motivation behind all that China does (or does not do) in the world (40:25). Lastly, we look at all of the Pray for China cities for the coming week (48:18).
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2026-03-0757 minThe China-Global South PodcastWhat Maduro's Detention Means for ChinaOne of the prevailing narratives that's emerged following the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the detention of President Nicolás Maduro is that this is a major setback for China. Some analysts have called it a "strategic failure" on Beijing's part, while others have described it as "reality check" for China's role as a "global player." But China's ability to influence events in Venezuela and elsewhere in Latin America is extremely limited, so the assessment that what happened in Caracas was a blow to Beijing may also be overstated. Alonso Illueca, CGSP's non-resident f...
2026-01-0652 min
China Ticker054 Planet China & KI-Allianz – Nachhaltigkeit, Seltene Erden und China-Speed
Intro · 00:00:43 – 00:06:13
Rückblick auf den außergewöhnlichen Herbst zwischen Hitze, Schnee und Klimaanlagen-Tuning
Ankündigung des neuen Magazin-Formats mit festen Rubriken
Einführung der neuen Rubrik Planet China
Sven übernimmt weiterhin das KI-Thema mit wechselnden Gästen
Teaser auf drei Gespräche: Planet China, KI-Allianz BW und CIDW
Planet China (Premiere) · 00:06:13 – 00:32:16
Mit Miriam Fritz & Lutz Berners
Worum geht’s
Vorstellung der neuen Rubrik Planet China mit Fokus auf ökologische, wirtschaftliche und soziale Nachhaltigkeit
Miriam Fritz bringt langjährige China-Erfahrung, ESG-Expertise und Lieferkettenwissen ein
Lutz Berners ergänzt aus 25 Jahren Beratungspraxis zu Partnerschaften, Ro...
2025-12-081h 03China CompassIn Case You Missed It: Doug Wilson Joins China CompassBack in October I sat down with Pastor Doug Wilson in Moscow, Idaho to have a conversation on all things China. I was excited to get his perspective, since he has personally lived through much of China’s modern communist history. It was a fun conversation, and Doug seemed to think so too. He later wrote the following on his blog's weekly Cluster Muster:
"I was recently on an interesting podcast that was quite different from my usual podcast interview topics."
In our 30+ minute conversation, we touched on many topics including the Great Leap Forward, Ma...
2025-12-0459 minChina CompassChina Aims to Eradicate All Religion + China's (Cult-like) Distortion of RealityToday's episode covers a lot of ground, from China's death penalty and corruption, to persecution, to it's cult-like protection of the "one-China" policy, to its war against religion, and much more...
Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I post new/unique Chinese city prayer profiles every single day. Also, you can email me any questions or comments (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else, including my books, at PrayGiveGo.us!
Speaking of my books, I had a bit of an issue with Amazon Publishing this past week… but my books are back on...
2025-11-2259 minCD Voice英语新闻丨China, Spain agree to advance partnershipPresident Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China is willing to work with Spain to forge a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic determination, dynamism and global influence, as he met with King Felipe VI of Spain, the first Spanish monarch to make a state visit to China in 18 years.The four-day trip, which started on Monday, comes as the highlight of a series of high-level interactions between the two countries, following a visit in April by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who made three visits to China in the past three years....
2025-11-1404 minChina CompassChina’s WW2 Hubris│Tibet’s Grand Canyon is the World’s Deepest (19k ft! Dam!)(If you're wondering what the "dam" is about, or why it's mispelt (it's not), just listen...)
After a short intro, we jump into the first headline of the week: China Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Defeat of Japan and End of WW2 (1:16). Next, we jump right into China’s 60th Anniversary celebration of subjugating Tibet (12:01), followed by a look at the “run-of-the-river” dam being built in Tibet along a stretch of the river that flows through the world’s deepest canyon (16:51). Finally, today’s show ends with an extended interview with my buddy Jake, who tells some stories after work...
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The Memoirs of William Milne
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Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary
No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets
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2025-08-2300 minChina CompassShould We Want More (Or Less) Chinese Students in America? │Family Vacay in China?Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, back in OKC, but packing for our move to Malaysia this week! Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China. X is also the best way to contact me. Just follow and send a DM. You can also email me @ bfwesten at gmail dot com
After reintroducing myself and giving my China bonafides (0:40), I talk all about why Chinese students should or shouldn’t study in the USA (5:15). Next, we look at the Pray fo...
2025-06-1458 minChina CompassTrump's China Trade Truce In Trouble │Hide ‘N Seek with the Chinese PoliceWelcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, coming to you from the Pacific Northwest! Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). X is also the best way to contact me. Just follow and either tag me in a message or send a DM.
After discussing Trump’s China trade truce trouble and potential Chinese student deportations (1:00), I talk a bit about the Uyghur diaspora’s problems with Chinese spies and the mechanism China has used to con...
2025-05-3157 minChina CompassTrump Drinks Chinese Kool-Aid (Will China "Fully Open” To American Businesses?) │ Debating Trump vs China on Steve Deace ShowToday I first discuss Trump’s recent comments about China “opening up” to the US (1:21). Next, I share my tweet that made the Steve Deace show Wednesday, critiquing their response (15:41). Last, we finish up with our weekly Pray for China segment, including a few new stories and book recommendations (31:31).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, coming to you today (almost live?) from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). X is also the best w...
2025-05-1757 minChina CompassLive from Hong Kong: China Will “Never Kneel Down!” (Except On the Necks of Martyrs) │How Has Hong Kong Changed Since the Handover?Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben, coming to you today (tomorrow?) from Hong Kong, my old stomping grounds!
I begin by talking about how Hong Kong has changed (or not) over the last 20 or so years, and look at a couple of recent news articles that deal with the changes (0:18). Next, I go into more detail about the Hong Kong changeover in 1997 (23:46). Then, I talk about China’s tariff situation and laughable propaganda attempt (35:30), before finishing with a moving missionary martyr story and our weekly Pray for...
2025-05-101h 03China CompassChinese Grandma Jailed (4 Years!) for Giving Away Bibles and Why You Should Ignore China’s "New" Missionary BanAfter a brief intro, I begin by looking at why Xi refuses to negotiate with Trump on tariffs (1:50). Next, I talk about the state of Christian publishing in China (8:45), followed by an extended look at some recent persecution of Chinese believers (16:23), Then, after a deep dive into the newly revised rules for the religious activities of foreigners in China (32:15), we finish with our weekly Pray for China segment (54:06).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray...
2025-04-2759 minChina CompassEaster in a Chinese Church │"Ignorant Hillbilly" Vance Insults China's Peasants │Bible Tariffs?Today I begin by remembering Borden of Yale’s death in April of 1913, as well as talking about what Easter looks like in China (1:13. Next, I go into a lengthy discussion on Vance’s comments on Chinese peasants, China’s reaction, and the reality of China’s urban vs rural divide (11:05). Lastly, I talk about whether or not tariffs will affect Bibles printed in China (53:00), followed by a short Pray for China segment right at the very end (57:00).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@c...
2025-04-2059 minChina CompassTariff Wars: China Digs In│Influencer Propaganda: Will the “Real” China Please Stand Up? (China CompassThis week I begin with going back over my China “bonifides” (0:00), before jumping into the crazy tariff war news from China, where I touch on many different aspects of the situation, and quote many different sources (9:17). Lastly, we have a more brief than usual Pray for China segment, which includes a couple of stories from when I set up my business in China back in 2007 (50:58).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post detailed daily reminders to pray for C...
2025-04-121h 01
China ShortCuts9th April 2025: China Responds to US Tariffs
This episode contains segments on:
China’s measures in response to the US tariffs on imports from China;European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds phone call with Chinese Premier Li Qiang; andChina extends anti-dumping probe into EU brandy
Listeners are also invited to attend the launch of the Chamber’s latest report Made in China 2025: The Cost of Technological Leadership on 16th April.
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2025-04-0905 minChina CompassChina’s Trump Tariff Retaliation │Xi’s Disappearing Generals │Stolen PassportToday we start with news from China (Xi Jinping's Disappearing Generals, China’s Tariff Retaliation, Delay of Panama Canal Port Sale) (1:32), followed by an extended Pray for China segment, which includes a number of fun stories from my years in China (25:58).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post detailed daily reminders to pray for China (www.PrayforChina.us). BTW, X is also the best way to get in touch with me. Either tag me with a question or comment, or...
2025-04-0557 minChina CompassChina’s Economic Woes │Chinese Prostitution Grows │A Grief ObservedWe start with news about China’s economic woes (1:10), followed by our Pray for China segment, where I share stories (among other things) of fried frogs and prostitution (22:27). Finally, I share excerpts from the journals of the grieving missionary William Milne on the anniversary of his wife Rachel’s death (38:01).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post detailed daily reminders to pray for China (www.PrayforChina.us). BTW, X is also the best way to get in touch with me...
2025-03-2252 minChina CompassCritiquing a China Hawk / Redeeming DeepSeek? / China-HK vs Panama-USWelcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). Check out all of the other things we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us.
I begin by discussing a ministry that has blessed us (WMPress.org)(3:57), followed by a critique of Gordon Chang’s “tone” on his “Outstanding” podcast interview (11:05). Next, we work our way through this week’s China related news (20:58), some of which was discussed by Gordon Chang: redeeming DeepSeek, USAID’s China-focused NGOs, Asian Il...
2025-02-0956 minChina CompassChina’s Struggling Economy / Critiquing Carter / My First Letter Home from ChinaWelcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ contact at PrayforChina dot us. You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us.
Summary:
First, I take a few minutes to look at China’s current struggles (1:30). Then I take another look at Jimmy Carter’s China legacy (8:03). Next I talk about my first true...
2025-01-1159 minChina CompassThe Many Martyrs of Hebei / China’s “Mass Shootings” and Chinese “Statistics”Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. B.F. Westen is my pen name, for security reasons. If you want to see the missionary books I’ve published and learn more about our work, you can find easy links to everything @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Pray for China Province of the Week: Hebei
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2024-11-2443 minChina CompassChina’s South American Concubines & Wannabe Polygamy in Paradise (w/ Denny in "House Arrest")Welcome to China Compass! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. B.F. Westen is my pen name, for security reasons. If you want to see the missionary books I’ve published and learn more about our work, you can find easy links to everything @ PrayGiveGo.us!
Today I join my good friend and China ministry partner, Denny, as he continues in hou...
2024-11-1659 minChina CompassHeartbreaking Martyr Tales / First Impressions of Wuhan / China Reacts to Trump VictoryWelcome to China Compass! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. B.F. Westen is my pen name, for security reasons. If you want to see the missionary books I’ve published and learn more about our work, you can find easy links to everything @ PrayGiveGo.us!
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2024-11-1059 minChina CompassWalz Gets China Propaganda Boost, Biden "Stabbed in the Back" / Yunnan Missionaries & MartyrsWelcome to China Compass! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me with any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. B.F. Westen is my pen name, for security reasons. If you want to see the missionary books I’ve published and learn more about our work, you can find easy links to everything @ PrayGiveGo.us!
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2024-10-121h 00China CompassThe 7 “Speak-Nots” of Modern China, Gladys Aylward: The Great Little Missionary, and the "Ghastly Summer of 1900"Welcome to China Compass! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. And if you want to learn more about everything we are doing, visit PrayGiveGo.us
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2024-10-051h 00China CompassMillions of Unadoptable Babies, China's 3 Forbidden "T's", and the Martyrs of TianjinWelcome to China Compass! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. You can follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I post daily reminders to pray for China (PrayforChina.us). You can also email me any questions or comments @ bfwesten at gmail dot com. And if you want to learn more about everything we are doing, visit PrayGiveGo.us.
‘Matter of national pride’: Nationalism, not overpopulation, behind China foreign adoption ban
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-end-foreign-adoptions-national-pride-population-4605906
Pro-Life Training in China
https://www.passionlife.org/what-i-saw-in-china/
China’s 3 Forbidden “T’s”: Tibet, T...
2024-09-1455 min
China Books PodcastEp. 7: Why China's ahead in the green energy 'gold rush'China has bet big over the past couple of decades on how building up its renewable energy sector -- solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and their batteries, and the metals and minerals that make them all possible -- will help China achieve a dominant global position in an essential field. So far, with intensifying climate change making the need to speed the transition from fossil fuels to renewables ever more urgent, China is winning that bet. China's efforts, with fierce competition within its private sector spurred by government incentives, have driven down the global cost of so...
2024-04-0249 min
China Books PodcastEp. 5: China's Economic Challenges, ExplainedThe sizzle has come off of China's decades of economic growth, as the country contends with deflation, slumping consumer confidence, plummeting foreign investment, a cratered urban property sector, high local government debt, overcapacity in manufacturing, and a private sector cowed by government crackdowns, as well as a shrinking workforce and an aging population.For all that, China is still the world's second largest economy, the largest trading partner of most of the world's countries, and one of the world's biggest bilateral lenders. And China listed its economic growth rate in 2023 as a respectable 5.2 percent, causing more than...
2024-02-061h 09
China Books PodcastEp. 4: How "Leftover Women" may reshape China's futureA funny thing happened at the height of China's economic boom, as more and more Chinese women were getting college degrees, good jobs, and promising careers. The government launched a propaganda campaign, urging women to get married young, before they became "yellowed pearls". Leta Hong-Fincher captured that phenomenon in her book Leftover Women (2014). A decade later, with a new updated edition of Leftover Women just out, Leta joins the China Books podcast to talk about why China's Communist Party leaders are still so focused on micro-managing the personal lives of women. President Xi Jinping himself m...
2024-01-0247 min
China Books PodcastEp. 3: How China's Future Looked in the PastDreams of a better future have driven many a revolution, but not all have turned out the way the dreamers imagined. China's early revolutionaries, a century ago, aimed to rid the country of what they saw as corrupt capitalism and the world of colonialism and imperialism. Instead, they said, socialism would bring a future of peace, prosperity, equality, and social justice. Not all of that worked out. One of the dreamers was Chen Hansheng, a prominent Western-educated public intellectual who wrote, lectured, and taught in the United States while secretly working for the Soviet Comintern and C...
2023-12-0547 min
SwedPodSwedpod Episode 14: Meeting with Lars-Åke Severin, CEO of PSU ChinaFrom a Swedish Security Police to an entrepreneur in corporate risk management in China: Insights from Lars-Åke Severin, CEO of PSU China"Some of the risks are generated due to a lack of interest, a lack of understanding, a lack of knowledge, and a lack of involvement..." quoting from Lars-Åke Severin.In the 14th episode of the SwedCham podcast, Lars-Åke Severin, Founder and CEO of PSU China, shares his experiences and insights on Risk management for corporates and doing business in China. PSU China is the Corporate Security and Risk man...
2023-12-0528 min
China Books PodcastEp. 2: American Correspondents in ChinaChina's rise is one of the great stories of the past century, and China correspondents have told that story in myriad ways -- as a story of transformation, of falling poverty rates and rising power, of new wealth and old political elites, of new opportunities and unintended consequences, of abuses of rights and of power, of surveillance and censorship. Together, these different pieces formed a complex and sometimes contradictory picture -- shaping understandings, and sometimes misunderstandings -- about how China is changing, and is changing the world. American correspondents have been a big part of this effort. In...
2023-11-0745 min
China in the World10 Years of US-China Trade RelationsTo commemorate the 10th anniversary of the China in the World podcast, Carnegie China is launching a series of lookback episodes, using audio clips from previous interviews to put current international issues in context. For the fifth and final episode in this series, the podcast looks back on 10 years of US-China trade relations. US-China trade ties have undergone significant changes since the launch of the China in the World podcast. In March 2012, the United States, the EU, and Japan filed a dispute at the World Trade Organization over China’s quota on exporting rare earth metals. That sam...
2023-10-3136 min
China Ticker033 Deutsche China-Strategie und Bienenstiche beim Schwimmenergänzt um die aktuelle Lage in China und Deutschland sowie um den CNBW-Veranstaltungskalender
0:43 Intro mit Sven und Manu
Heute ohne Yin, die „schon was vorhat“, eine gängige Begründung in China
In China verschwindet der Außenminister und in Deutschland der Sommer
Relativ wenig Medienecho auf den Abgang Qin Gangs, dafür umso mehr Spekulationen im Netz und bei uns
Besprechung der PEW Studie zur Sicht auf Chinas Außenpolitik in 24 Middle- und High-Income Ländern
Fazit: Deutlich weniger negative Sicht auf China bei weniger wohlhabenden Ländern, aber fast durchgehend negativer in den vergangenen zwei Jahren
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2023-08-0857 min
Beijing ReviewXi Jinping on building up China’s cultural strength6月7日，首届文化强国建设高峰论坛在深圳开幕，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平向论坛发来贺信。6月2日，习近平总书记在北京出席文化传承发展座谈会上就推进社会主义文化强国建设，建设中华民族现代文明发表重要讲话。周报君摘录了习近平在贺信以及座谈会上的关于文化强国建设的经典语录，中英双语内容如下：
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China’s Cultural Strength, which opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on June 7. He also made some remarks on turning China into a country with a strong socialist culture and fostering modern Chinese civilization at a meeting on cultural inheritance and development in Beijing on June 2. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi’s congratulatory letter and speeches on building up China’s cultural strength as follows:
我们党致力于铸就社会主义文化新辉煌。党的十八大以来，我们把文化建设摆在治国理政的突出位置，不断深化对文化建设的规律性认识，推动文化传承发展，社会主义文化强国建设迈出坚实步伐。
Our Party is endeavoring to secure new successes in developing socialist culture. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, we have placed developing cultural strength in...
2023-07-1801 min
China DispatchesEpisode 23: European companies’ dilemma about localising R&D into China
European companies’ dilemma about localising R&D into China
The European Chamber, in partnership with the Mercator Institute for China Studies, (MERICS) launched the joint-report China’s Innovation Ecosystem: The localisation dilemma on 21st April. The report was the second of a planned three rounds of surveys and interviews among the Chamber’s members on European companies’ research and development (R&D) activities in China.
In this episode, our host Mariann Nagy, policy and communications manager at the European Chamber, is joined by Kris Van Gasse, vice chair of the European Chamber’s R&D working group, and Jacob...
2023-05-2335 min
China in the WorldEmpires of Ideas: Higher Education in China and the United StatesIn this episode of the China in the World podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with William C. Kirby, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University. The discussion highlights Dr. Kirby’s new book, Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China (Harvard University Press: 2022). Kirby’s book chronicles two revolutions in higher education over the last two centuries–the birth of the research university and its integration with the liberal education model–drawing illuminating comparisons between notable universities in the United States, Germany, and China. Haenle a...
2023-05-0849 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsSpeeding up Climate Mitigation around the World/The Clean Energy Transition in ChinaSegment 1:
China's nonprofit Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) was founded in 2006 to address severe air and water pollution in China and to help safeguard the global environment. It developed the Blue Map, China's first public environmental database and mobile app that tracks air, water, soil, and ocean quality data, as well as the performance of hundreds of thousands of major emitters. The information has been a potent aid for improving environmental governance across China. In 2020, IPE launched the Blue Map for Zero Carbon, and continues to use cooperation between companies, government, NGOs, research organizations and other stakeholders to...
2023-04-2533 min
China DispatchesThe Journey to China
The Journey to China
In this two-year anniversary episode, we revisit what it is like to travel to China during the pandemic, having also focussed on this topic in the inaugural China Dispatches episode in September 2020. Hear from European Chamber insiders, States’ Representative Peter Ling-Vannerus, and staff members Robbie Jarvis, policy and communications manager, and Charlotte Svensson, policy and communications coordinator, as they discuss their individual experiences and the challenges they faced when trying to come or return to China in the past few weeks. Before the discussion begins, our host Gao Rui, senior marketing manager at the European Ch...
2022-09-1539 min
China in the WorldU.S.-China Relations Amid the War in UkraineAs President Biden wraps up his first year in office and as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to reorient the international order, China watchers reflect on the evolution of U.S.-China relations since President Nixon’s first visit to China in February 1972. 50 years later, there remain significant risks and tensions in the U.S.-China relationship. How has the bilateral relationship changed since diplomatic normalization? What are the main features of Biden’s approach to China? How will Beijing’s position on the war in Ukraine impact U.S.-China ties and China’s place in the world? On...
2022-04-0542 min
The China in Africa PodcastWhy perceptions of China vary so much depending on where you live[PLEASE NOTE THAT FROM TIME TO TIME THERE IS SOME AUDIO STATIC THAT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY DURING SOME OF JOANNA'S ANSWERS. IT DOESN'T LAST LONG AND WE TRIED TO MINIMIZE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.]
Public perceptions of China vary markedly depending on where you live in the world. In wealthy advanced economies in the Global North, negative sentiment towards China is now at all-time highs and getting worse. But it's a very different story in many developing countries in the Global South, particularly in Africa, where public opinion surveys continually report more favorable views towards...
2021-11-0500 min
Young China WatchersFilip Šebok on China in Central EuropeAs our European chapters continue a deep dive into the relations between China and the Visegrád Four countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), we invited Czech analyst Filip Šebok to discuss China's role in Czech domestic politics and the future of the 17+1 initiative. Our host for this interview is Mirela Petkova, a former Junior Researcher at the EU & Global Affairs Unit at Clingendael, and a writer for the Young China Watchers editorial team.
If you'd like to find out more about developments in Central Europe regarding China, be sure to check out our recent webinar, in w...
2021-04-0921 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsForecast of China's Economy for 2021 | Hu Yifan, Huang Yiping, Yao YangAbout the speakers: ncuscr.org/event/2021-china-econ-forecast
The United States and China are undergoing major economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, China was the first major economy to show a strong recovery after bringing the virus largely under control. Nomura and China International Capital Corporation put China’s GDP growth for 2021 at nine percent, and its rapid rebound from the coronavirus pandemic may help the economy overtake the United States to become the world’s largest in 2028. Is China’s economic outlook indeed this bullish? What are potential obstacles Beijing could face from a poor global economy and/or dom...
2021-02-061h 30
China Law PodcastDelivering Value as an In-House Counsel for a Multinational in China - Myra Gao, Danfoss China GCTraditionally, in-house lawyers in China have not been viewed as a core component of business strategy, but this has changed massively in recent years, with in-house counsel increasingly looking to get involved in major decision-making. Myra Gao discusses her role at Danfoss China, the growing attention she pays to export control developments on both sides of the Pacific, the company’s quick and early response to COVID-19, as well as the rapid development of China’s environmental regulations.
Myra Gao is Head of Legal at Danfoss China and winner of the General Counsel of the Year International at our r...
2020-10-3021 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsU.S.-China Maritime Conflict and Dispute Management in the South China SeaAbout the speakers: ncuscr.org/event/dispute-management-south-china-sea
Tensions between the United States and China regarding the South China Sea are rising along with the recent broader breakdown of bilateral relations. The legitimacy of historical rights claims, entitlements and rights of other claimant states such as the Philippines and Vietnam, and the boundaries of freedom of navigation operations are among the central issues. Despite their differences, both the United States and China wish to avoid conflict and uphold professionalism at sea.
Is there any significant space for cooperation in South China Sea interactions beyond military engagement, including biodiversity protection and Coast...
2020-10-281h 28
NCUSCR EventsU.S.-China Maritime Conflict and Dispute Management in the South China SeaTensions between the United States and China regarding the South China Sea are rising along with the recent broader breakdown of bilateral relations. The legitimacy of historical rights claims, entitlements and rights of other claimant states such as the Philippines and Vietnam, and the boundaries of freedom of navigation operations are among the central issues. Despite their differences, both the United States and China wish to avoid conflict and uphold professionalism at sea. Is there any significant space for cooperation in South China Sea interactions beyond military engagement, including biodiversity protection and Coast Guard activities? What role...
2020-10-281h 28China Law PodcastData War - China's Cross-Border Data Controls Compared with the EU, US - Dr Bo Zhao, Tilburg University School of LawThe rapid growth of the internet economy over recent years has ushered in a new frontier in the ongoing battle between the world’s biggest superpowers: that of data protection. With data being hailed by some as the oil of the 21st century, the battle between states and between companies is not just to see who can collect the most data, but also increasingly to see who can best protect their data from being collected by rival governments and market competitors.
In this episode, Dr Bo Zhao draws on his comparative research background to share insights on Chi...
2020-08-2826 min
China Law PodcastLegal Issues Surrounding China's Self-Driving Cars - Mark Schaub, KWMThe self-driving revolution is underway. Carmakers around the world are planning to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2030. In China alone, it is estimated that there will be more than eight million autonomous vehicles on the roads by 2035. In this episode, Mark Schaub discusses the opportunities for foreign carmakers in China, how autonomous vehicles and national security are linked, the emergence of self-driving car fleets, and more.
Mark Schaub is a London-based senior partner at King & Wood Mallesons who specializes in cross border M&A, intellectual property, and private equity investment in China. Mark was the first foreign...
2020-05-2023 minYoung China WatchersChina's Emissions Trading with Samuel Wejchert and Dr Shengke ZhiHost Sam Colombie speaks with the current YCW London Mentorship team, Dr. Shengke Zhi and Samuel Wejchert, to expand upon their YCW blog post on China's leadership in global carbon innovation. They touch on cooperation between China and the European Union on carbon, as well as China's commitment to innovation in low carbon emissions technologies. They also talk about the market distinctions between the U.K. and China and how those differences affect carbon partnerships between the two nations, presenting both opportunities and challenges.
Samuel and Shengke discuss changes in China's climate policy in recent years and ho...
2020-05-1120 minYoung China WatchersU.S.-China Cyber Policy with Julia VooThis month, Sam sits down with Julia Voo, former head of YCW Beijing and current Research Director of the China Cyber Policy Initiative. The two discuss Julia’s recent paper, which explains how the U.S. Development Finance Corporation (USDFC) can help America compete with China in telecommunications investment in African and other developing markets.
Sam and Julia discuss the scope of China's digital silk road and the battle between the U.S. and China over internet infrastructure and influence throughout the Global South. Julia touched on the USDFC’s potential to "balance Chinese influence in developing mark...
2020-03-0919 minYoung China WatchersThe 2019 Young China Watchers ConferenceFor the final episode of the year, Sam presents a few highlights from the 2019 Young China Watchers Conference, held in partnership with the Lau China Institute at King’s College London.
The podcast begins with opening remarks from James Tunningley of YCW and Dr. Igor Rogelja of Lau China Institute. Tunningley provides an overview of a range of important events which took place over the past year, and introduces the theme of the conference, ‘PRC at 70: Behind the Headlines.’ Rogelja elaborates on the importance of transcending simplistic narratives, especially at a time when the debate over containment versus...
2019-12-1723 minYoung China WatchersU.S.–China Peace Talks With Oriana Skylar MastroIn August’s episode of the YCW Podcast, Sam speaks with Oriana Skylar Mastro, Assistant Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University and an officer in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Oriana’s new book “The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in Wartime” explores case studies of conflicts in Asia, laying out a framework to explain why states do not engage diplomatically with their adversaries.
People sometimes assume that states are in frequent contact while in conflict. Oriana argues that this is not the case. She points out that in the majority of conflicts since the S...
2019-08-0223 minYoung China WatchersThe Brokers of China's Development With Kyle JarosFor this month’s episode, Sam sat down with Kyle Jaros, Associate Professor in the Political Economy of China at the University of Oxford.
They discussed Kyle’s new book, “China’s Urban Champions: The Politics of Spatial Development”, which took four provincial case studies in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan, Jiangxi and analyzed the relationships between local leaders, provincial leaders, and Beijing, as well as the roles occupied by other regional stakeholders. Kyle talked about his research methods, decisions, and challenges, highlighting his goal to cover issues unique to each province as well as identity their points of overlap.
2019-07-0418 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsNicholas Lardy: The End of Economic Reform in China?In his new book, The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China?, NCUSCR Vice Chair Nicholas R. Lardy of the Peterson Institute for International Economics draws upon new data to trace how Chinese President Xi Jinping's support of state-owned enterprises has begun to diminish the role of the market and private firms in China's economy. Dr. Lardy argues that China has the potential to match growth rates from previous decades, but only if it returns to a path of market-oriented reforms. At a National Committee corporate member luncheon on March 8, 2019, Dr. Lardy discussed the impact of revived...
2019-03-121h 12
China Money Podcast - Audio EpisodesLisa Randall: China’s Ambition In Building Particle Collider Can Be "Ground-Breaking"As moviegoers were mesmerized by the futuristic stories in Christopher Nolan's science fiction film Interstellar, Harvard University's theoretical physicist Lisa Randall says the high-grossing movie - even though "technically accurate" - failed to illustrate the type of extra dimensions she tries to picture in her own mind.
"They have to make it [the fifth dimension] visible to people looking at the screen, which means that some of the subtle effects - that are on scales that you'd never be able to see with your naked eyes, won't be shown in the movie," Randall explains in a recent interview with China...
2018-11-1321 min
China in the WorldHow Can China Address Global Concerns over its Trade and Economic PoliciesOne week after Vice President Pence’s Hudson Institute speech, Paul Haenle spoke with professor Da Wei, assistant president and professor at the University of International Relations in Beijing, to understand China’s reaction to the speech and discuss what steps the U.S. and China might take to address the current tensions over trade and economics. Haenle noted that official Chinese narratives about the U.S.-China trade war have been absent Chinese reflection or discussion of what role China’s own policies have played in creating trade tensions. Haenle argued that many of the concer...
2018-10-1239 minChina Money Podcast - Audio EpisodesHao Jingfang: China Faces Challenges To Succeed In Fundamental Research Due To Short-Term ThinkingJack Ma said last month that China needs to focus on "new manufacturing", while the U.S. launched a trade war in order to bring "old manufacturing" back to the world's largest economy.
Putting the contrast aside, the focus on new manufacturing has never been stronger in China. Efforts to build smart factories and government subsidies toward the initiative are growing across the country.
A recent report published by the China Development Research Foundation, a think tank initiated by the Development Research Center of the State Council, documented some of such campaigns.
In one example, Dongguan, a small city in...
2018-10-0913 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsHistory of China’s Foreign Relations: Author Interview - John GarverDr. John Garver, author of China’s Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China discussed his book with National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Vice President Jan Berris on April 14, 2016 in New York City.
When the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949, China was in a state of disarray. Decades of occupation and civil war had left the country fractured and impoverished. The nation embarked on an ambitious effort to overhaul its economic and political systems. While its domestic agenda was the priority for the Communist Party of China, China had to...
2018-03-0728 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsChina’s Economy: Interview with Author Arthur KroeberOn August 24, 2015, global financial markets plunged following China’s “Black Monday,” the largest sell-off in the history of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Following a burst in the stock market bubble in June 2015, trillions of dollars were erased from the stock index throughout the summer, with the largest day of losses hitting on Black Monday. The sheer scale of the stock market crash, accompanied by weak manufacturing data and an unexpected devaluation of China’s currency exacerbated long held concerns by some economists that China’s economic development was unstable. In his new book, China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Arthur...
2018-03-0716 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsThe Business Environment in China: John Frisbie, USCBC PresidentHeading into 2016, some expected a sharp decline in China’s economic growth. So far, China has avoided a hard landing and continues to meet its modified growth targets, but the slowdown is clearly real. As China adjusts to its “new normal,” business leaders remain anxious about the long term prospects of the world’s second largest economy. Concerned about lagging structural reforms, high corporate debt ratios, stock market volatility, and hesitant policy responses, market sentiment is softening, and uncertainty prevails. Slowing growth has also reduced American corporate profits, but China is still the most attractive emerging market in the world, and most...
2018-03-0714 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsHoward French: How the Past Shapes China’s Push for PowerAuthor Howard French discusses his new book Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Shapes China's Push for Global Power. Until the mid-19th century, China occupied the premier place in East Asia’s political order. Exercising cultural and political hegemony through a set of tributary relationships with its neighbors, China’s imperial bureaucrats developed a conception of rule different from the Westphalian idea of individual nation states. After more than a century of political turmoil, China is once again asserting itself on the global stage, and many observers have interpreted China’s present ambitions as an attempt to restore its fo...
2018-03-0725 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsQin Gao on China’s Social AssistanceEven as the China’s economic reforms in the 1980s and 90s laid the foundation for it to become an economic powerhouse, increasingly wide gaps opened up between rich and poor, leaving behind those ill equipped to compete in a market economy. The massive changes taking place were also reflected in the uneven distribution of social welfare benefits, which tended to accrue to those best positioned to succeed under the new system. In 1993, Shanghai implemented a minimum livelihood guarantee or dibao, an anti-poverty safety net. Since then, the program has expanded throughout China and is centrally regulated. Today, it serves as...
2018-03-0715 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsJames Stent: China's Banking: The Untold StoryChina watchers have long predicted the imminent collapse of China’s banking system. Between increased reliance on unstable funding sources, and an expanding credit to GDP gap, experts’ concerns are not unwarranted. Yet the collapse has not happened. In China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story, former banking director James Stent looks at what the experts have been missing, and why their predictions have not materialized. On June 5, 2017, Mr. Stent joined National Committee President Stephen Orlins for a discussion of his book, his views on the Chinese banking sector, and what they mean for our understanding of China’s political economy...
2018-03-0714 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsCheng Li on the Rising Influence of Think Tanks in ChinaA call to action by President Xi Jinping has led to significant resources being devoted to the development and expansion of China’s think tanks. While some critics have derided them as “tanks without thinkers,” China’s think tanks play a growing part in the crafting of domestic and foreign policies. In addition, their connections to party leadership make them an invaluable window through which foreign scholars and officials can observe both the Chinese intellectual discourse and policymaking process.
In a pioneering new study, The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China, Dr. Cheng Li of th...
2018-03-0717 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsHistory of China’s Foreign Relations: Author John GarverDr. John Garver, author of China's Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China discussed his book with National Committee on U.S.-China Relations Vice President Jan Berris on April 14, 2016 in New York City.
When the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, China was in a state of disarray. Decades of occupation and civil war had left the country fractured and impoverished. The nation embarked on an ambitious effort to overhaul its economic and political systems. While its domestic agenda was the priority for the Communist Party of China, China had to develop...
2018-03-071h 07
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsBusiness Environment in China – USCBC Survey: John FrisbieHeading into 2016, some expected a sharp decline in China’s economic growth. So far, China has avoided a hard landing and continues to meet its modified growth targets, but the slowdown is clearly real. As China adjusts to its “new normal,” business leaders remain anxious about the long term prospects of the world’s second largest economy. Slowing growth has reduced American corporate profits, but China is still the most attractive emerging market in the world, and most companies have decided to stay. The US-China Business Council’s (USCBC) Annual Membership Survey captures how American companies view the changing business environmen...
2018-03-0727 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsHow the Past Shapes China’s Push for Power: Author Howard FrenchAuthor Howard French discusses his new book Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Shapes China's Push for Global Power. Until the mid-19th century, China occupied the premier place in East Asia’s political order. Exercising cultural and political hegemony through a set of tributary relationships with its neighbors, China’s imperial bureaucrats developed a conception of rule different from the Westphalian idea of individual nation states. After more than a century of political turmoil, China is once again asserting itself on the global stage, and many observers have interpreted China’s present ambitions as an attempt to restore its fo...
2018-03-071h 23
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsSocial Assistance in China: Author Qin GaoEven as the China’s economic reforms in the 1980s and 90s laid the foundation for it to become an economic powerhouse, increasingly wide gaps opened up between rich and poor, leaving behind those ill equipped to compete in a market economy. The massive changes taking place were also reflected in the uneven distribution of social welfare benefits, which tended to accrue to those best positioned to succeed under the new system. In 1993, Shanghai implemented a minimum livelihood guarantee or dibao, an anti-poverty safety net. Since then, the program has expanded throughout China and is centrally regulated. Today, it serves as...
2018-03-071h 13
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsChina's Banking: The Untold Story - James StentChina watchers have long predicted the imminent collapse of China’s banking system. Between increased reliance on unstable funding sources, and an expanding credit to GDP gap, experts’ concerns are not unwarranted. Yet the collapse has not happened. In China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story, former banking director James Stent looks at what the experts have been missing, and why their predictions have not materialized. On June 5, 2017, Mr. Stent joined National Committee President Stephen Orlins for a discussion of his book, his views on the Chinese banking sector, and what they mean for our understanding of China’s political economy...
2018-03-071h 11
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsCheng Li on the Rising Influence of Think Tanks in ChinaA call to action by President Xi Jinping has led to significant resources being devoted to the development and expansion of China’s think tanks. While some critics have derided them as “tanks without thinkers,” China’s think tanks play a growing part in the crafting of domestic and foreign policies. In addition, their connections to party leadership make them an invaluable window through which foreign scholars and officials can observe both the Chinese intellectual discourse and policymaking process. In a pioneering new study, The Power of Ideas: The Rising Influence of Thinkers and Think Tanks in China, Dr. Cheng Li of th...
2018-03-071h 01
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsMary Gallagher: Authoritarian Legality in ChinaOver the last three and a half decades, China’s rise has largely been underpinned by two great transitions: from socialism to capitalism, and from agriculture to industry. The workplace and the institutions that govern it have served as the critical link that enabled these transitions to take place. As these processes continue, the interests of the central government and Chinese workers have converged upon improved working conditions and formalization of employment. Workers have naturally sought greater security in their new urban homes, and China’s leaders have seen the long-term strategic utility of better labor laws as the country move...
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National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsAnn Lee: Will China's Economy Collapse?Between ballooning debt to GDP ratios, overinvestment in the property market, and industrial overcapacity, the uneven structure of China’s economic growth provides plenty of reasons for concern. Yet so far, China’s unique blend of state-led and laissez-faire capitalism has proved remarkably strong, defying numerous predictions of imminent economic catastrophe. In a new book, Will China’s Economy Collapse? New York University Adjunct Professor Ann Lee addresses key questions that China watchers and economists have been asking about the longevity of China’s unprecedented economic development and its future prospects. In her book, Professor Lee examines why China’s economy mi...
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National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsAnn Lee: Will China's Economy Collapse?Between ballooning debt to GDP ratios, overinvestment in the property market, and industrial overcapacity, the uneven structure of China’s economic growth provides plenty of reasons for concern. Yet so far, China’s unique blend of state-led and laissez-faire capitalism has proved remarkably strong, defying numerous predictions of imminent economic catastrophe. In a new book, Will China’s Economy Collapse? New York University Adjunct Professor Ann Lee addresses key questions that China watchers and economists have been asking about the longevity of China’s unprecedented economic development and its future prospects. In her book, Professor Lee examines why China’s economy mi...
2018-03-0713 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsMary Gallagher: Authoritarian Legality in ChinaOver the last three and a half decades, China’s rise has largely been underpinned by two great transitions: from socialism to capitalism, and from agriculture to industry. The workplace and the institutions that govern it have served as the critical link that enabled these transitions to take place. As these processes continue, the interests of the central government and Chinese workers have converged upon improved working conditions and formalization of employment. Workers have naturally sought greater security in their new urban homes, and China’s leaders have seen the long-term strategic utility of better labor laws as the country move...
2018-03-0717 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsZhu Feng: Maritime Issues in the South China SeaZhu Feng, director of China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea at Nanjing University, discusses maritime issues involving China, including China's island construction in the South China Sea, Chinese engagement in international boundary dispute mechanisms, and the effect of China's relative size as a factor in maritime discussions.
Zhu Feng, who is also a senior researcher at the China Center for Peace and Development and a professor at Peking University's School of International Studies, was interviewed in New York City by National Committee Senior Program Officer Haini Guo on April 18, 2015; he was in New York to participate...
2018-03-0219 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsMeeting China Halfway: Defusing an Emerging US-China RivalryAlthough a Sino-U.S. conflict is far from inevitable, some assessments see tensions building in the Asia-Pacific region. Despite worrying signs of intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing, few observers have offered paths away from disaster. In Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry, author Lyle J. Goldstein focuses on American and Chinese perceptions of where their interests clash and proposes ways to ease bilateral tensions through compromise. Each chapter contains a "cooperation spiral"--the opposite of an escalation spiral--to illustrate his policy proposals. Dr. Goldstein makes numerous policy proposals over the course of the book, hoping...
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