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China 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...
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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 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeUS–China Rare Earths Deal to Be Finalized by ThanksgivingA rare earth minerals deal between the United States and China could be finalized by Thanksgiving. When asked what the United States would do if China didn’t honor that deal, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had an answer.After Japan’s prime minister made statements on Taiwan, Chinese state media and officials stirred up anti-Japan sentiment. Chinese tourist trips have been suspended, and Japan is sending a special envoy to ease the tensions.South Korea has finally obtained the green light from the United States to build a nuclear-powered submarine aimed at better countering milit...
2025-11-1820 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 Trade Deal Reached, to Renew Annually | China in FocusRare earths, soybeans, fentanyl, and Taiwan: A breakdown of agreements made during President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping—and the issues left out of the conversation.Trump orders the U.S. military to resume nuclear weapons testing immediately. It's the first such move in more than 30 years—citing China and Russia’s weapons race.More questions than answers remain after the high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting. Former professor at Peking University’s HSBC School of Business, Christopher Balding, unpacks the economic angles of the talks.And retired Brigadier General and former...
2025-10-3122 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 CompassChina's Zion Church Targeted + Abby's Unbelievably Awful Birthday Boat RideOn last week’s podcast I sat down with Pastor Doug Wilson in Moscow, Idaho. Today I’ve got another special guest for the first half of the podcast, my lovely daughter Abby who just had a birthday this week (hint: she’s old enough to drive but yet an “adult”).
Here’s how you can follow her and her artwork: https://www.instagram.com/abriana.isabel_art/
And here’s a book that she illustrated: https://www.amazon.com/Snowy-Love-Story-Timothy-Yeahquo/dp/B0DJBYNP14/
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2025-10-1959 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 CompassTalking China with Doug WilsonThe other day 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. I was not disappointed.
In our 30+ minute conversation, we touched on many topics including the Great Leap Forward, Mao’s Great Famine, Doug’s Submarine Adventures with a Taiwanese crew, the China Legacies of Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, the Tiananmen Square massacre (and revival), China’s modern-day revival, C.S. Lewis’s 1946 China optimism vs. Doug’s (sh...
2025-10-1159 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 in Focus - NTD on OdyseeHundreds of Drones Crash in China; Taiwan Pres. Lai Sends Urgent Message to Trump | China in FocusTaiwan’s president is urgently calling on Washington to back the island against China’s invasion threat, sending a direct message to President Donald Trump.A drone light show in China turned into a rain of sparks as hundreds of drones malfunctioned and fell from the sky during a major Chinese Communist Party celebration.China is using fake social media accounts to undermine the U.S. alliance with the Philippines, heightening tensions between the United States and China.China could buy $40 billion worth of advanced chip-making equipment despite U.S. restrictions, as an i...
2025-10-0823 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeChina Protests Flare Up Ahead of Regime Anniversary; China's Economy Staggering: ExpertThrowing pots at police and blocking highways—protests are spreading across China as dissent boils under Beijing's iron grip. We zoom in on the growing unrest.This Oct. 1 marks 76 years of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule in China. People around the globe are calling for an end to the regime.What’s China’s National Day holiday like this year? Where does China’s economy stand overall? An expert weighs in.The empty seat left by a disappeared Chinese diplomat has now been filled. We take a closer look at a possible s...
2025-10-0222 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 min
China Ticker053 Vergleich KI in China und EU – Praxis, Pflichten und neue Labelingpflicht in China (mit Richard Hoffmann, ECOVIS)
00:00:43 – 00:09:34 · Intro: Spätsommer, Jobwechsel und Kurs des Podcasts
Jobwechsel & Bürokratie: Manuel berichtet von seinem Arbeitplatz-Wechsel in China und den damit verbunden Bürokratie-Gängen (Cancel & Re‑apply, enge Fristen)
**Manuels neuer Job: Projekt „Landleben“ - ** Dorfrevitalisierung in Anhui/Huangshan‑Region (Altbausanierung → B&B), HSR‑Anbindung ~2,5 h + letzte Meile
* Zukünftiger Podcast‑Kurs: Weniger Tagespolitik‑Schleifen, mehr Tiefenpraxis – Start mit KI‑Regulierung & Labeling
00:09:34 – 00:53:34 · Gespräch mit Richard Hoffmann (ECOVIS) – KI‑Labeling China vs. EU
Themen & Take‑aways:
EU‑AI‑Act – Basis: Risikoansatz (verboten/hoch/limitiert/minimal), Pflichten für Anbieter, Konformität & Registrierung; empfindliche Sanktionen
Praxisfal...
2025-09-2755 minChina in Focus - NTD on OdyseeTrump Declares China Top Drug Producer Amid US Opioid CrisisThe FBI seized 1.6 tons of the deadly drug fentanyl—enough doses to kill a third of the U.S. population. That’s as Trump targets China as a top drug producer, just before heading into talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.A Wells Fargo banker is back in the United States after being banned from leaving China. An expert calls Beijing’s actions “hostage diplomacy.”A China-based billionaire is in the crosshairs. Two lawmakers are calling on the Treasury Department to probe his alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party and to political discord in the Uni...
2025-09-1822 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
No Reserve, No Retreat, No Regrets
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The Autobiography of John G. Paton
Prayer, Perseverance, and the Tr...
2025-08-2300 minChina CompassC.S. Lewis on China (Incl. a Shocking 1927 Exchange Between Lewis and His Brother in Hong Kong)After a brief intro and the first Lewis letter (1:05), I share all ten C.S. Lewis letters that I found this week related to China (and prayer) (7:24). Then with the time I have left, I go through this week’s Pray for China cities, which include a few I want to talk a bit more about (50:55).
Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new Chinese city prayer profiles every single day, with amazing pics and links to many mo...
2025-08-1059 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
Chinese Culture in a NutshellThe Story of Qiu Jin: China’s Fearless Feminist WarriorDiscover the fearless life of Qiu Jin, China’s revolutionary feminist who defied tradition, fought for women's rights, and became a national heroine. In this episode of Chinese Culture in a Nutshell, we bring her powerful story to life—one of poetry, rebellion, and unshakable courage. Tune in to hear how one woman’s voice helped spark a revolution. Enjoy! ✔ For more details, read the article: https://chinamarketadvisor.com/the-fearless-feminist-of-china-the-life-and-legacy-of-qiu-jin/=======================✔ Books about Women in ancient China:Women in Qing China: https://amzn.to/4hlFrZC Women...
2025-04-1009 min
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 ShortCuts22nd January 2025: China’s 2024 GDP Growth
This episode contains segments on:
China’s GDP and macroeconomic data in 2024;Foreign direct investment in 2024;The EU’s report on International Procurement Instrument investigation into China’s public procurement for medical devices; andEU launches challenge against China at the WTO on royalties for EU high-tech sector;
The Chamber released Siloing and Diversification: One World, Two Systemsreport on 9th January, which is available to download from the Chamber’s official website.
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2025-01-2206 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 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 CompassChina-US Prisoner Swap / Chongqing: Largest City in the World? / Tibetan Monk AssassinsWelcome 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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In today’s podcast, I begin by discussing the recent US-China Prisoner Swap (5:10) and its potential implications for casual visits to China. Then I talk all about Chongqing (17:39), whic...
2024-11-3053 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 minCD Voice英语新闻丨Xi Enrich China-Brazil friendshipPresident Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the bond between China and Brazil to make their bilateral relationship an example among major developing countries.Xi made the remarks in a recent letter of reply to friendly personages in Brazil.In the letter, he expressed his delight in witnessing the torch of friendship between China and Brazil being passed on from generation to generation.Over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two nations have marched forward hand in hand, sharing weal and woe, and have forged a...
2024-11-1304 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!
Pray for our team in China right now!
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!
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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
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 minChina CompassChinese Spies Among Us, China Cancels Adoptions, Mao Helped by Yale Mission in Hunan, China’s First MissionaryWelcome 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.
Today we discuss the following topics and more...
How many Chinese spies are among us?
Chinese Adoptions Come to An End (Families in Limbo)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/china-end-foreign-adoption-program-leaving-hundreds-u-s-families-limbo
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2024-09-0738 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 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 DispatchesEpisode 20: Bridging the EU and China with Food
Bridging the EU and China with Food
In this episode, our host Ziting Zhang, the European Chamber’s head of government affairs, is joined by Damien Plan, agricultural counsellor at the European Union (EU) Delegation to China, to talk about the development of the landmark bilateral agreement on Geographical Indications between the EU and China, the introduction of cheese to the Chinese market, and bilateral trade on food.
What to listen for:
1:15 Introduction of Damien Plan and his experience in China
4:08 What is a geographical indication (GI)?
5:17 What is the EU-China GI...
2022-11-2119 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 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 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...
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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...
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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...
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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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