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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...
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China 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 Gaslights Indian Lady, Pastors Avoid "Tiger Chair" Torture (For Now), Tieli Dog Cafes (+ Dan the Man)On today's episode we begin by discussing China's arbitrary detaining of an Indian transit passenger in Shanghai, and how that connects with China's territorial disputes with both India and Japan, as well as China's cult-like believe in the "One China" propaganda.
Next, we look at a small group of pastors who were arrested in October, and how they turned their cells into outreach centers, and avoided beating and torture (for now). They hope to return to prison soon (seriously)!
And last, as we go through this week's Pray for China cities, a number of things c...
2025-11-3059 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeJapan to Deploy Missiles Near Taiwan, Countering China | China in FocusJapan is moving to fortify its front line near Taiwan. A medium-range missile system is headed to the southern island of Yonaguni, tightening defenses to deter China’s growing military threat.President Donald Trump said on Monday that China’s Xi Jinping has invited him to visit Beijing in April, and that he will return the favor by welcoming China’s leader on a state visit.American nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have been deployed in waters near China. This signals Washington’s growing commitment to stability in the South China Sea.The fight over AI...
2025-11-2523 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 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeDOJ Charges 4 For Allegedly Exporting High-end Nvidia Chips to China | China in FocusThe DOJ charged two Americans and two Chinese nationals on Thursday for allegedly exporting Nvidia AI chips to China. Over on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are pushing to ban U.S. companies from buying Chinese chip-making equipment.President Donald Trump met with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, at the White House on Friday. Meanwhile, House lawmakers voted on a resolution to denounce socialism.Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.): “This is not a Democratic issue. This is not a Republican issue. This is a moral vote against an ideology that has destroyed mi...
2025-11-2222 min
CD 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 minCD Voice英语新闻丨China slams Japan leader's egregious comments about Taiwan China on Wednesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" to egregious remarks about Taiwan made in parliament by Japan's leader, saying they severely violated the one-China principle and constituted gross interference in China's internal affairs.北京——中国周三对日本领导人在国会发表的涉台恶劣言论表示“强烈不满和坚决反对”，称其严重违反一个中国原则，是对中国内政的粗暴干涉。"The world has only one China and Taiwan is part of China," said Chen Binhua, aspokesperson for China's State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, at a regular press conference when asked about these comments.中国国务院台湾事务办公室发言人陈斌华在例行新闻发布会上回应相关提问时表示：“世界上只有一个中国，台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。”Chen's remarks came after Japan's leader recently made statements concerning Taiwan during a parliamentary session. These statements drew sharp criticism from China.此前，日本领导人近期在国会会议期间就台湾问题发表相关言论，引发中国方面强烈批评。"Japan has committed crimes in history against the Chinese people on the Taiwan question," Chen stated, noting that during its colonial rule over Taiwan for half a century, Japan committed innum...
2025-11-1302 min
The China in Africa PodcastWhy China's Ability to Make a $6 Toaster is a Big Problem for the Global SouthChina is breaking the rules of development. Typically, as countries progress up the value chain, they transition from agriculture to light industry, then to heavy industry, and ultimately to high-technology and services. And as they move up the value chain, this creates opportunities for less-developed countries to advance. But China's not doing that. Chinese manufacturers are holding on to their immense productive capacity, enabling them to produce both low-tech sneakers and high-tech semiconductors at a scale and cost that are unrivaled. Now, as developing countries around the world seek to move up the value chain...
2025-11-1222 min
The China-Global South PodcastWhy China's Ability to Make a $6 Toaster is a Big Problem for the Global SouthChina is breaking the rules of development. Typically, as countries progress up the value chain, they transition from agriculture to light industry, then to heavy industry, and ultimately to high-technology and services. And as they move up the value chain, this creates opportunities for less-developed countries to advance. But China's not doing that. Chinese manufacturers are holding on to their immense productive capacity, enabling them to produce both low-tech sneakers and high-tech semiconductors at a scale and cost that are unrivaled. Now, as developing countries around the world seek to move up the value chain...
2025-11-1222 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeU.S., China Reach ‘Basic Consensus’; Taiwan Won’t Be Traded | China in FocusAhead of the Trump–Xi summit this week, the United States and China have reached a preliminary consensus on trade. President Donald Trump is optimistic about finalizing the deal, but Beijing has yet to confirm the meeting between the two leaders.A win for the U.S. in the rare earths showdown with China. Trump has signed a series of rare earth agreements with several Southeast Asian nations — a move aimed at reducing America’s dependence on China.Two U.S. Navy aircraft went down in the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other...
2025-10-2822 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeU.S. To Gain More Control in Critical Sectors to Counter China | China in FocusPresident Donald Trump says the United States is in a trade war with China. Tensions are growing between the world’s two largest economies after Beijing unleashed export restrictions on critical minerals.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns what could come ahead if China doesn’t want to be a reliable partner. The administration is weighing more control in strategic sectors to counter Beijing.In Latin America, Trump promises strong support for Argentina’s economy and makes it clear there’s a red line: no Chinese military on Argentine soil.Despite U.S. export b...
2025-10-1722 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump–Xi Meeting Shaky After Rare-Earth Disputes, China Cancels Xi's Hotel Booking | China in FocusU.S. markets are bouncing back after President Donald Trump softened his tone on China—easing fears of a major trade war. But a face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping is still up in the air.One month after actor Yu Menglong’s mysterious death, public pressure for answers is only growing—from China to the rest of the world. Citizen investigators are now pointing to China’s top leadership—and the case may involve a secret criminal system behind the scenes.China’s ally Russia might face a game-changer in its war with Ukraine...
2025-10-1422 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump Raises China Tariffs to 130 Percent or Potentially More, Says 'No Reason' to Meet XiPresident Donald Trump criticizes China’s new rules restricting rare earth exports for being “extraordinarily aggressive.” He is imposing an additional 100 percent tariff on China on top of all existing tariffs—raising the baseline to 130 percent. The new tariff hike is set to take effect Nov. 1, the same day China’s rare earth restrictions come into force.Is an unusual crisis unfolding within the top ranks of China’s Communist Party? Trump says, “Very strange things are happening in China.” His remarks come as rumors swirl that China’s top leader may have suffered a sudden stroke.
2025-10-1122 minChina CompassLive from Hong Kong: Voddie Baucham in Kowloon│NBA Back in Bed With ChinaToday I am recording (almost) live from Hong Kong, China. . . After sharing some fascinating and moving clips of a sermon Voddie Baucham preached here in Kowloon last year, we follow a thread that connects Voddie’s critique of LeBron James in his book “Fault Lines” with the NBA’s hypocrisy and its unholy relationship with China. And last but not least, I had time to talk through the Pray for China cities of the week, including one I will be seeing here in the next few days!
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2025-09-2755 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...
2025-09-0659 minChina CompassArrested for Spying on North Korea, Illegal in Tibet, and China's Wild, Wild WestChina Compass Sponsors:
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The Memoirs of William Milne
200th Anniversary Edition!
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Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary
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The Autobiography of John G. Paton
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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 01China 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.
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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 CompassChina's Slowdown Helps US in Trade War / "I Don't Want Your Jesus" - Guilin Mountain ChiefWelcome 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.
You can also find easy links to everything we are involved in @ PrayGiveGo.us!
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Today I begin by discussing the recent US-China Trade War (2:13), followed by the latest rule changes for tourist visits to China (12:39). Then I talk all about Gu...
2024-12-2157 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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China Reacts to Trum...
2024-11-1059 minCD Voice英语新闻丨China, Finland to expand tiesPresident Xi Jinping and Finnish President Alexander Stubb lauded the development of the China-Finland relationship over decades during their talks in Beijing on Tuesday, and agreed to deepen practical cooperation as well as expand people-to-people exchanges for greater progress in bilateral ties.Stubb, who took office in March, started his four-day state visit to China on Monday, which marked the 74th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.Finland was one of the first Western countries to establish diplomatic ties with China and the first Western country to sign...
2024-10-3105 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!
The Memoirs of William Milne (200th Anniversary Edition!) is now live on Amazon:
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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
I've been back from my trip to Malaysia, Thailand, Macau, and Hong Kong for a few days now…
The Memoirs of William Milne (Kindle and print versions) is now live on Amazon:
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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
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Pro-Life Training in China
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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 minSwedPodSwedpod 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 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 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
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 Money Podcast - Audio EpisodesPodcast: Gary Rieschel Discuss US-China Competition and Venture Investment In ChinaIn this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Gary Rieschel speaks to Nina Xiang about US-China competition, venture investment in China under the current geopolitical environment, and more.
Gary Rieschel
Founding Managing Partner, Board Member
Qiming Venture Partners
Shanghai, China
Rieschel has more than 25 years of operating and investing experience. He is widely recognized as a leading venture capitalist in both the U.S. and China and is Founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, a firm with over $6.2B USD under management focused on early stage investments in China.
Prior to Qiming, Rieschel was the founder or lead investor...
2022-04-291h 17
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
Bush China Foundation PodcastExploring the U.S.-China Business Landscape with Tim StratfordA year into the Biden Administration’s tenure in office, seemingly little has changed in U.S.-China trade dynamics. The Trump-era tariffs remain, the Phase One Trade Agreement remains largely unrealized, the United States continues to embrace an increasingly restrictive approach to its trade and investment relationship with China, and virtually all of the core issues apparently remain “stuck” and largely unresolved. With the Biden Administration’s trade policy still under view more than a year into this term, some have characterized the Biden Administration’s approach to trade with China as, in essence, a fifth year of Trump Admi...
2022-02-2231 min
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2021-06-2302 minChina Money Podcast - Audio EpisodesChina Money Podcast: VC Deal Volume Same This Week As Last In China, But Values IncreaseIn this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending May 28.
Frequent China Money Podcast listeners know that last week we counted 73 Chinese startups closing their funding rounds. Well, this week we had another 73 deals close in China. But the good news is this week's total deal size increased. Last week's 73 deals totaled US$1.295 billion. And this week's total deal size amounted to US$1.7 billion. That's about US$400 million more this week on the same number of deals. Investors in key deals this week include...
2021-05-2810 min
China Law PodcastYum China's Secondary Listing in Hong Kong - Joseph Chan, Yum ChinaWith more than 10,000 restaurants in over 1,500 cities in China, Yum China is the biggest restaurant company in China, owning some of the most popular fast-food brands in the country including KFC and Pizza Hut. In 2020, it became the first restaurant company and the first non-TMT company to have a secondary listing in Hong Kong.
Joseph Chan, Yum China’s Shanghai-based chief legal officer, discusses how the Hong Kong secondary listing was secured, navigating stricter compliance and disclosure requirements as a U.S. domestic issuer, and more. Read the full transcript of the interview here.
The China...
2021-05-0719 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 30China 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 minYoung China WatchersH.R. McMaster on U.S.-China CompetitionIn this episode, Sam speaks with Lt. General H.R. McMaster about his new book, "Battlegrounds," in which McMaster lays out his vision for some of the key foreign policy challenges facing the current and next U.S. administration. McMaster discusses what he believes to be the flawed assumption embedded in previous U.S. administrations' China policy — namely, that the PRC would liberalize. McMaster puts it bluntly: "Engagement with the Party has not worked," and has in his view emboldened the Party.
They also discuss China's overseas investment and the difficulty of imposing international standards of accountability as w...
2020-10-3022 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
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsQin Xiao: The U.S.-China Trade WarFormer Chairman of China Merchants Group and China Merchants Bank Qin Xiao presents his research on the new paradigm that the U.S.-China trade war represents and possible solutions to the conflict at the annual Forecast of China’s Economy for 2019, hosted by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and Peking University’s China Center for Economic Research, at the Citigroup Center on January 10, 2019. Qin Xiao, who received his Ph.D. in economics from Cambridge University, is a council member of the FSDC (Financial Services Development Council, HK) and guest professor at Tsinghua University and the Chinese Univ...
2019-01-2817 minChina 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 minChina Money Podcast - Audio EpisodesBibop Gresta Sees His Hyperloop Transportation Building 2,000km Lines In ChinaHyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT) aspires to build 2,000 kilometers futuristic Hyperloop lines in China one day, says the firm's co-founder and chairman Bibop Gresta.
"We are talking to five provinces right now. Guizhou is the first one we signed," Gresta told China Money Network during an interview on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions held by the World Economic Forum in Tianjin.
https://youtu.be/Uw3a-Hi2yY8
Hyperloop TT has already sealed a deal with Guizhou province in China's southwestern region to build its first track in the country, the company said in an announcement...
2018-10-0226 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsDenise Ho: Curating Revolution in Mao's ChinaRevolutionary activity in Mao’s China was a public affair: through mass meetings, trials, and self-criticism, China’s communist leaders made class struggle a public, participatory experience. The mass line, however, extended far beyond Red Guard units parading through Beijing. In a new book, Curating Revolution: Politics on Display in Mao’s China, Yale University professor and China historian Denise Y. Ho examines how museum curators in Shanghai sought to reinterpret China’s past through the artifacts they displayed in their exhibitions. Dr. Ho argues that the exhibits provided ‘object lessons’ in ideology and political activism, serving as the medium for both mas...
2018-05-101h 10
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsCarl Minzner: The End of China's Reform EraFour decades of non-stop economic growth has encouraged the view that China’s ruling elite comprises men of supernatural technocratic ability who can successfully navigate any political, social, or economic challenge. However, according to Professor Carl Minzner, China’s glossy façade obscures mounting social pressures and the increasing brittleness of the regime’s power. In a new book, End of an Era: How China’s Authoritarian Revival is Undermining its Rise, Fordham University law professor and China expert Carl Minzner examines the historical origins and contemporary implications of Beijing’s turn to repression. From increasing debt to labor unrest, Professor M...
2018-03-161h 00
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 RelationsIan Johnson on the Religious Revival Underway in ChinaIn this podcast interview, Ian Johnson discusses his recent book, the religious revival underway in China, and what this means for the world’s newest superpower, with National Committee Senior Director for Educational Programs Margot Landman. The Communist Party of China has long had an uneasy relationship with religion. Its antipathy reached a crescendo during the Cultural Revolution when religion was attacked as part of the “Four Olds” campaign; public worship and ceremony were banned, members of the clergy were imprisoned or sent to forced labor, and religious buildings and texts were destroyed. Since the death of Mao, and especially in rec...
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 RelationsChina and Europe: Philippe Le CorreAs China’s economy has expanded rapidly in recent decades, outbound Chinese FDI has reached record levels, and Chinese investors seeking opportunities abroad have seized on Europe as a preferred destination for outbound FDI. A massive influx of Chinese capital represents both opportunities and challenges for future Europe-China relations. Many relatively small countries view surging Chinese investment as a welcome new source of funding that can reduce dependence on the EU and western European markets. Europe-bound FDI also allows Chinese investors to diversify their assets and move up the value chain, as they make acquisitions in high tech and advanced se...
2018-03-0759 min
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 RelationsThe Souls of China: Religion in China After Mao, with Ian JohnsonThe Communist Party of China has long had an uneasy relationship with religion. Its antipathy reached a crescendo during the Cultural Revolution when religion was attacked as part of the “Four Olds” campaign; public worship and ceremony were banned, members of the clergy were imprisoned or sent to forced labor, and religious buildings and texts were destroyed. Since the death of Mao, and especially in recent years, religion has seen a resurgence, as people search for meaning in a rapidly changing political and social landscape. Many questions have emerged over questions of identity and how to lead an ethical life. In h...
2018-03-071h 13
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...
2018-03-071h 07
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsBin Xu: Sichuan Earthquake and Civic Engagement in ChinaOn May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake rocked central Sichuan, killing 87,000 people and leaving five million homeless in the second worst natural disaster in China’s modern history (the first was the Tangshan earthquake of 1976). As news of the event spread, hundreds of thousands of volunteers poured into Sichuan from all over China to help wherever they were needed. Many cooked, cleaned, and cared for survivors, but the sudden explosion of civic engagement also led to more politically oriented activities, as the magnitude of the tragedy forced an emotional confrontation with the deeper causes of the destruction beyond the violence of the qu...
2018-03-071h 14
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...
2018-03-071h 03
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 RelationsBin Xu: Sichuan Earthquake and Civic Engagement in ChinaOn May 12, 2008, a massive earthquake rocked central Sichuan, killing 87,000 people and leaving five million homeless in the second worst natural disaster in China’s modern history (the first was the Tangshan earthquake of 1976). As news of the event spread, hundreds of thousands of volunteers poured into Sichuan from all over China to help wherever they were needed. Many cooked, cleaned, and cared for survivors, but the sudden explosion of civic engagement also led to more politically oriented activities, as the magnitude of the tragedy forced an emotional confrontation with the deeper causes of the destruction beyond the violence of the qu...
2018-03-0718 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 RelationsAuthor Interview: Thomas J. Christensen, “The China Challenge”China's growing economic and political influence has raised concerns among some in the United States that China's regained status as a major power represents a strategic threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. In The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power, Thomas Christensen seeks to counter this zero-sum narrative by offering a new paradigm in which the real challenge for the United States lies in dissuading China from regional aggression while encouraging the country to contribute to the international order. Thomas Christensen discussed his book at a National Committee event on November 10 in New York...
2018-03-0213 min
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsLyle Goldstein on Defusing U.S.-China RivalryDespite 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.
In a conversation with NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins, Dr. Goldstein outlines key strategic concerns between the United States and China and recommendations to promote cooperative relations in areas of friction. Dr. Goldstein discussed his book at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York...
2018-03-0215 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...
2018-03-021h 07
National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsJustin Yifu Lin: China's Mid- and Long-term Economic Growth ProspectsFormer World Bank SVP and chief economist Justin Yifu Lin discusses China's mid- and long-term growth prospects at China's Economy 2015, a program of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in cooperation with Peking University's China Center for Economic Research, held at the New York Stock Exchange, January 7, 2015.
For program videos and presentations, visit: https://www.ncuscr.org/content/china%E2%80%99s-economy-2015-forecasts-leading-chinese-economists
Professor Lin argued optimistically that China's current decelerating GDP growth rate has been a symptom of external and cyclical factors and compared its growth rate to the sharper drop he observed in other high performing economies...
2018-03-0235 min