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Sinica PodcastUneasy Calm: Ryan Hass on Three Pathways for U.S.-China Relations Under TrumpThis week on Sinica, I speak with Ryan Hass, director of the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings and one of the most clear-eyed analysts of the U.S.-China relationship working today. Ryan was director for China at the NSC during the Obama Administration.As Donald Trump moves through his second year in office, the bilateral relationship has defied easy characterization. The once-dominant language of great power competition has receded, China hawks have been sidelined, and Trump’s personalistic approach—marked by praise for Xi Jinping and a willingness to bracket ideological disputes—represents a sharp...
2026-02-041h 03
C.O.B. Tuesday"Everyone Is Trying To Learn About Energy So They Can Get Hired" Featuring Ray Zage and Shon Hiatt, USCWe are back on the road this week for an insightful visit with Ray Zage, CEO of Tiga Investments, and Shon Hiatt, Director of the Zage Business of Energy Initiative and Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Southern California. Ray is a seasoned global investor who has led Tiga since 2017. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and has held roles in Singapore, New York, and Los Angeles. He serves on multiple boards and also advises early-stage technology ventures. Shon joined the USC Marshall School of Business from Harvard in 2014 and is also a Distinguished Fellow...
2025-10-0153 min
Commerce Beyond BordersMake Your Own Luck: Scott Kronick on Global Growth, China Lessons & Saying Yes to the MeetingIn this episode of Commerce Beyond Borders, host Renee Hartmann and co-host Chris Baker sit down with communications leader Scott Kronick (ex–Ogilvy & Mather) for an energizing tour through three decades of brand building across Asia, the Olympics, and today’s AI-driven marketing landscape. Scott shares why he’s still a dyed-in-the-wool globalist, how China’s “can-do” culture shaped his leadership, and the mindset he teaches students at USC: expand your surface area of luck—meet more people, talk about your passion, and be generous with your help.
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2025-09-2644 min
Economy WatchWall Street soars on US-China tariff reprieveKia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news mostly about the China-US Geneva 'agreement' and market reactions.First up, China and the US agreed to cut tariffs on each other by -115%. For the US that means they will go down to 30%. For China, down to 10%. Supposedly the deal is for 90 days to allow further negotiations, but it will li...
2025-05-1204 min
The AnnenverseAlumna Briana Robinson: From Study Abroad to Global DiplomacyIn this episode of The Annenverse, host Skye Lee sits down with Annenberg alum Briana Robinson to explore her inspiring journey — from studying abroad in Costa Rica, to earning a Fulbright scholarship in China, to becoming the inaugural Director of Development at the San Diego Diplomacy Council. Together, they discuss how Robinson’s global experiences have shaped her worldview and guided her career aspirations.This episode is hosted, produced, and researched by journalism student Skye Lee, co-produced by Olivia Mowry, engineered by Areon Mobasher, and edited by Skye Lee and Areon Mobasher.
2025-04-0910 min
5 in 5 with ANZTuesday: Trump threatens extra 50% tariff on ChinaGlobal markets are very volatile again this morning after Donald Trump threatened another 50% tariff on China. Hong Kong stocks fell 9.5%, their worst day since 1997. The Aussie dollar falls below 60 USc to a five-year low. The Kiwi is at a 16-year low.In our bonus deep dive interview, ANZ’s Chief Economist for Greater China, Raymond Yeung, looks at whether China will now push even harder to de-dollarise its foreign reserves. Before accessing this podcast, please read the disclaimer at https://www.anz.com/institutional/five-in-five-podcast/
2025-04-0709 min
1801 MediaThe Coop | Destiny Littleton’s Journey From South Carolina to ChinaFor this week's all brand new episode of The Coop, Host Olivia Thompson welcomes South Carolina Basketball star Destiny Littleton! Destiny shares her inspiring journey from South Carolina to now China! In this candid conversation, Destiny opens up about her basketball career, from her time with the USC Trojans and South Carolina Gamecocks to her aspirations for the WNBA. She reflects on the highs and lows of her athletic journey, including overcoming injuries, thriving in the SEC, and embracing the challenges of playing professionally overseas in China.Underdog Fantasy is the BEST place for fantasy sports in 2025...
2025-02-191h 03
ChinaTalkChina's Great Power Wars: Lessons from Imperial History for TodayHow has Chinese hegemony shaped power relations in East Asia? Why did imperial China conquer Tibet and Xinjiang but not Vietnam or Korea? Can learning from history help maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait?Today’s interview begins with one shocking truth — while medieval Europe suffered under near-constant war, East Asia’s Middle Ages were defined by great power peace.To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Professor David C. Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at USC and co-author of Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relati...
2025-02-131h 29ChinaTalkChina's Great Power Wars: Lessons from Imperial History for TodayHow has Chinese hegemony shaped power relations in East Asia? Why did imperial China conquer Tibet and Xinjiang but not Vietnam or Korea? Can learning from history help maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait?Today’s interview begins with one shocking truth — while medieval Europe suffered under near-constant war, East Asia’s Middle Ages were defined by great power peace.To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Professor David C. Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at USC and co-author of Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relati...
2025-02-131h 29Economy WatchThe US gifts China global opportunitiesKia ora,Welcome to Wednesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news the dominated by Trump's shows of 'power' and theatrics. Toxic tech-bro masculinity is on full display. Senior female leaders are getting the chop or side-lined. But so far, also backtracks on trade threats. So we will stand back to await any real impacts.But first up today, there was another full da...
2025-01-2104 min
The MachinistAngela Zhang: What's Really Happening with AI (and AI Governance) in China Podcast: The Road to Accountable AI (LS 31 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Angela Zhang: What's Really Happening with AI (and AI Governance) in ChinaPub date: 2024-10-31Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis week, Professor Werbach is joined by USC Law School professor Angela Zhang, an expert on China's approach to the technology sector. China is both one of the world's largest markets and home to some of the world's leading tech firms, as well as an active ecosystem of AI developers. Yet its...
2024-11-0736 min
The Road to Accountable AIAngela Zhang: What's Really Happening with AI (and AI Governance) in ChinaThis week, Professor Werbach is joined by USC Law School professor Angela Zhang, an expert on China's approach to the technology sector. China is both one of the world's largest markets and home to some of the world's leading tech firms, as well as an active ecosystem of AI developers. Yet its relationship to the United States has become increasingly tense. Many in the West see a battle between the US and China to dominate AI, with significant geopolitical implications. In the episodoe, Zhang discusses China's rapidly evolving tech and AI landscape, and the impact of government policies on...
2024-10-3136 min
The Sporting Tribune TodayJ-Hey Comes Through! PG13 Clamped In China? Pete Carroll Returns to USC?Arash is joined by Grant Mona and Jake Dicker to recap the Dodgers amazing comeback win over the Mariners led by Jason Heyward.
Also, Pete Carroll has returned to USC...kinda. Did Paul George really get clamped in a charity event in China?
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2024-08-2141 min
Lusk PerspectivesUS Foreign PolicyJerrold D. Green (Research Professor, USC Annenberg and President & CEO, Pacific Council on International Policy) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss a short list of global hotspots from a United States perspective. Green delivers insights and offers detailed context on Israel-Gaza, China, Mexico, Ukraine-Russia, and the unique position the US holds within the global economy and international relations. More: http://lusk.usc.edu/perspectives
2024-05-1757 minEconomy WatchChina readies new stimulus and the copper price zooms higherKia ora,Welcome to Tuesday’s Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect Aotearoa/New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the international edition from Interest.co.nz.And today we lead with news China seems to be on the cusp of bringing back its traditional stimulus play to bolster its misfiring economy.But first up today there is more evidence US inflation isn't cooling as the Fed would want. A respected survey by the NY Fed shows that consumer inflation expectations for the year ah...
2024-05-1304 min
Let's Find Common GroundBipartisan Trust and Common Ground in Congress: Reps. Dusty Johnson (R) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)More than 50 Members of Congress have announced that they're not running for reelection in 2024. Many cite political dysfunction and angry divisive rhetoric as reasons behind their decision to quit. Retiring Democratic Senator Joe Manchin recently told CNN: "Every one of us should be ashamed of what we're living through now in the 118th Congress." But there are constructive examples of cooperation. On the next episode of "Let's Find Common Ground", we host a lively conversation with Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) and Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota). Both argue that finding common ground is a crucial ingredient i...
2024-04-2529 minLet's Find Common GroundBipartisan Trust and Common Ground in Congress: Reps. Dusty Johnson (R) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)More than 50 Members of Congress have announced that they're not running for reelection in 2024. Many cite political dysfunction and angry divisive rhetoric as reasons behind their decision to quit. Retiring Democratic Senator Joe Manchin recently told CNN: "Every one of us should be ashamed of what we're living through now in the 118th Congress." But there are constructive examples of cooperation. On the next episode of "Let's Find Common Ground", we host a lively conversation with Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) and Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota). Both argue that finding common ground is a crucial ingredient i...
2024-04-2529 minLet's Find Common GroundBipartisan Trust and Common Ground in Congress: Reps. Rusty Johnson (R) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)More than 50 Members of Congress have announced that they’re not running for reelection in 2024. Many cite political dysfunction and angry divisive rhetoric as reasons behind their decision to quit.Retiring Democratic Senator Joe Manchin recently told CNN: “Every one of us should be ashamed of what we’re living through now in the 118th Congress.”But there are constructive examples of cooperation. On the next episode of "Let's Find Common Ground", we host a lively conversation with Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois) and Rusty Johnson (R-South Dakota). Both argue that finding common ground is a crucial i...
2024-04-2529 min
Public Affairs (Video)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 min
Library Channel (Audio)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 minLibrary Channel (Video)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 min
Journalism Perspectives (Video)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 minJournalism Perspectives (Audio)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 minPublic Affairs (Audio)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 minJournalism Perspectives (Audio)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 minPublic Affairs (Audio)Assignment China: Journalists in the People's Republic with Mike ChinoyThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism and one of the most important. How the U.S. media has covered the country has profoundly influenced American government policy and shaped public opinion in the U.S. and around the world. Journalist Mike Chinoy, author of the new book "Assignment China," and a former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief, talks about the experience reporting in China. His book chronicles the stories of American journalists who have covered China — from 1949 through the COVID-19 pandemic — told in their own words. Chinoy is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow at the U.S.-Chi...
2023-05-2956 min
Let's Find Common GroundThe Politics of Globalization with Gordon BrownCPF Director Bob Shrum joins Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for a discussion on the politics of globalization. They discuss the war in Ukraine, challenges from China, the 2008 global financial crisis, and America's role in globalization. Featuring: Gordon Brown: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; World Health Organization (WHO) Ambassador for Global Health Financing Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
2023-04-271h 03Let's Find Common GroundThe Politics of Globalization with Gordon BrownCPF Director Bob Shrum joins Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for a discussion on the politics of globalization. They discuss the war in Ukraine, challenges from China, the 2008 global financial crisis, and America's role in globalization. Featuring: Gordon Brown: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; World Health Organization (WHO) Ambassador for Global Health Financing Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
2023-04-271h 03Let's Find Common GroundThe Politics of Globalization with Gordon BrownCPF Director Bob Shrum joins Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for a discussion on the politics of globalization. They discuss the war in Ukraine, challenges from China, the 2008 global financial crisis, and America's role in globalization. Featuring: Gordon Brown: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; World Health Organization (WHO) Ambassador for Global Health Financing Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
2023-04-271h 03Let's Find Common GroundThe Politics of Globalization with Gordon BrownCPF Director Bob Shrum joins Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, for a discussion on the politics of globalization. They discuss the war in Ukraine, challenges from China, the 2008 global financial crisis, and America's role in globalization. Featuring: Gordon Brown: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education; World Health Organization (WHO) Ambassador for Global Health Financing Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife
2023-04-271h 03
The Belt and Road PodcastChina's Growing Flirtations with International NGO Collaboration with May Farid and Hui LiMay Farid and Hui Li drop by the podcast to talk about INGOs, or international non-governmental organizations, and specifically how their relationship with China is shifting as China goes global. The conversation focuses on their article "International NGOs as intermediaries in China's 'going out' strategy." May Farid is a political scientist studying civil society, policy and development in contemporary China and beyond. She is a visiting scholar at Stanford University's Center on China's Economy and Institutions and a Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong. She holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and has worked ex...
2023-03-2447 minLusk PerspectivesU.S.-China RelationsClayton Dube (Director, USC U.S.-China Institute) joins Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) to discuss the condition of U.S.-China relations and the latest developments in China's global influence on trade, supply chain issues, technology, and more. Dube highlights a challenge Chinese officials are watching closely in the coming years: stalling economic growth. To approach the "middle-income" problem, Dube notes the ways in which the government has both relaxed and tightened its grip on markets in an effort to continue the economy's upward momentum. Included in the discussion:
2023-02-2758 min
Save As: NextGen Heritage ConservationBearing Witness: World War II "Comfort Women" StationsWarning: This episode features the difficult topic of sexual slavery during World War II. Producer Willa Seidenberg talks with recent graduate Hanyu Chen about her thesis, Our Bodies, Their Battlegrounds: The Conservation of Comfort Stations in China. Before and during World War II, the Japanese Imperial Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery for the military in its occupied territories. Their captors called them "comfort women" and their prisons "comfort stations." Two of the few remaining former comfort stations are in Hanyu's hometown.In this episode, Hanyu discusses how the "comfort women"...
2023-01-2633 min
New Books in Ancient HistoryHung-Yok Ip, "Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence" ( Lexington Books, 2022)Hung-Yok Ip's Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence ( Lexington Books, 2022) examines Mohism as a movement in early China, focusing on the Mohists’ pursuit of power. Fashioning themselves as grassroots activists, the Mohists hoped to impact the elite by gaining entry in its community and influencing it from within. To create a less violent world, they deployed strategies of persuasion and negotiation but did not discard counterviolence in their dealings with the ruling class. In executing their activism, the Mohists produced knowledge that allowed them to hone their nonviolent strategies as well as to mount armed resistance to aggr...
2023-01-0950 min
New Books in ReligionHung-Yok Ip, "Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence" ( Lexington Books, 2022)Hung-Yok Ip's Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence ( Lexington Books, 2022) examines Mohism as a movement in early China, focusing on the Mohists’ pursuit of power. Fashioning themselves as grassroots activists, the Mohists hoped to impact the elite by gaining entry in its community and influencing it from within. To create a less violent world, they deployed strategies of persuasion and negotiation but did not discard counterviolence in their dealings with the ruling class. In executing their activism, the Mohists produced knowledge that allowed them to hone their nonviolent strategies as well as to mount armed resistance to aggr...
2023-01-0951 min
New Books in East Asian StudiesHung-Yok Ip, "Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence" ( Lexington Books, 2022)Hung-Yok Ip's Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence ( Lexington Books, 2022) examines Mohism as a movement in early China, focusing on the Mohists’ pursuit of power. Fashioning themselves as grassroots activists, the Mohists hoped to impact the elite by gaining entry in its community and influencing it from within. To create a less violent world, they deployed strategies of persuasion and negotiation but did not discard counterviolence in their dealings with the ruling class. In executing their activism, the Mohists produced knowledge that allowed them to hone their nonviolent strategies as well as to mount armed resistance to aggr...
2023-01-0951 min
New Books in Chinese StudiesHung-Yok Ip, "Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence" ( Lexington Books, 2022)Hung-Yok Ip's Grassroots Activism of Ancient China: Mohism and Nonviolence ( Lexington Books, 2022) examines Mohism as a movement in early China, focusing on the Mohists’ pursuit of power. Fashioning themselves as grassroots activists, the Mohists hoped to impact the elite by gaining entry in its community and influencing it from within. To create a less violent world, they deployed strategies of persuasion and negotiation but did not discard counterviolence in their dealings with the ruling class. In executing their activism, the Mohists produced knowledge that allowed them to hone their nonviolent strategies as well as to mount armed resistance to aggr...
2023-01-0950 minLusk Perspectives2023 Global Economic and Market OutlookJoyce Chang (Managing Director & Chair of Global Research, JPMorgan Chase & Co.) delivers an overview of global economic trends to watch heading into 2023 and beyond. In the near term, Chang sees a mild recession taking effect in late 2023, with a true "soft landing", as identified by the Federal Reserve, being unlikely. She notes that overall cycles may be shorter, with a likelihood of 4-year recessions rather than the historic 8 or 10, and markets that rally faster to regain losses. Included in the long-term outlook are remarks on China's slowing growth, regions that could benefit from supply chain...
2022-12-141h 00Save As: NextGen Heritage ConservationThe Postwar L.A. of Gin WongChinese American architect Gin D. Wong, FAIA (1922-2017) defined what it means to achieve the American dream. He immigrated from China as a boy and went on to have a 60-year career as a successful architect in Los Angeles. He played a key role in the design of post-World War II L.A., with projects including LAX, CBS Television City, and the iconic Union 76 gas station in Beverly Hills. In this episode, new alum Nirali Sheth discusses her thesis, A Silent Legacy: The Influence of Gin D. Wong’s Work on the Los Angeles Built Environment. She shares insights on...
2022-11-1034 minSave As: NextGen Heritage ConservationFeng Shui as Cultural HeritageThis episode delves into global heritage conservation, as producer Willa Seidenberg talks with recent grad Haowen Yu about his thesis, Examining Feng Shui as Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage. Many Americans consider Feng Shui primarily an approach to arranging space. Yet it’s a far more complex system of knowledge, practice, and tradition that has spanned more than a millennium. Feng Shui underlies virtually the entire built environment of China, but it hasn’t (yet) been designated as a form of cultural heritage. Haowen discusses why he’s not so sure it should be, and how Fe...
2022-10-2028 min
National Security Law TodayNews Roundup – Defense Industrial Base, China’s Compliance, and Criminal Real Estate with Joe MorenoThis week, host Elisa is joined by former federal prosecutor Joseph Moreno to run through the latest stock of national security news. Is the White House signaling the defense industry to gear up weapons production? Is China behaving well but pretending not to? And why is real estate such an effective money laundering mechanism for Russian oligarchs?
Joseph Moreno is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of SAP National Security Services:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gf0qOjuZPXin1lPfQ1icbACFELFcEEfb/view?usp=sharing
References:
General Dynamics Corp. v. United States:
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/09-1298.pdf
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2022-08-0428 minLet's Find Common GroundEnergy, Climate, and National Security: The New Map. Daniel YerginThe world is being shaken by a collision of energy needs, climate change, and clashes between nations in a time of global crisis— made much worse by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine. Roaring inflation has shocked consumers, the Biden Administration, and other governments around the world. In this episode we discuss the rapidly growing challenges of national security as well as opportunities for common ground with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin, one of the world's foremost experts on energy, international politics and economics. We examine the reasons behind President Biden's latest visit to Saudi Arabia, Europe's r...
2022-07-2126 minLet's Find Common GroundEnergy, Climate, and National Security: The New Map. Daniel YerginThe world is being shaken by a collision of energy needs, climate change, and clashes between nations in a time of global crisis— made much worse by Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine. Roaring inflation has shocked consumers, the Biden Administration, and other governments around the world. In this episode we discuss the rapidly growing challenges of national security as well as opportunities for common ground with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin, one of the world's foremost experts on energy, international politics and economics. We examine the reasons behind President Biden's latest visit to Saudi Arabia, Europe's r...
2022-07-2126 min
Let's Find Common Ground2021: The Year of Politicking Dangerously - The Many Global Challenges for BidenCPF Co-Director Mike Murphy is joined by USC professors Nina Rathbun and David Kang, journalist Markos Kounalakis, and foreign policy expert Kori Schake to assess the historic Afghanistan withdrawal, tensions with China, and compare Biden's success with Trump's. Featuring: Mike Murphy - Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; NBC Analyst David C. Kang - Maria Crutcher Professor in International Relations, Business, and East Asian Languages and Cultures; Director, Korean Studies Institute, USC Dornsife Markos Kounalakis - Foreign Affairs Columnist, Author, and Scholar; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University Kori Schake - Director of Foreign and...
2021-11-291h 00Let's Find Common Ground2021: The Year of Politicking Dangerously - The Many Global Challenges for BidenCPF Co-Director Mike Murphy is joined by USC professors Nina Rathbun and David Kang, journalist Markos Kounalakis, and foreign policy expert Kori Schake to assess the historic Afghanistan withdrawal, tensions with China, and compare Biden's success with Trump's. Featuring: Mike Murphy - Co-Director, Center for the Political Future; NBC Analyst David C. Kang - Maria Crutcher Professor in International Relations, Business, and East Asian Languages and Cultures; Director, Korean Studies Institute, USC Dornsife Markos Kounalakis - Foreign Affairs Columnist, Author, and Scholar; Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University Kori Schake - Director of Foreign and...
2021-11-291h 00
Pacific ConversationsEric Heikkila on the Rise and China and New World OrderEric J. Heikkila is a professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. Trained as an economist, he has consulted for the World Bank, UNDP, USAID and a host of other development agencies. As founding Executive Secretary for the Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development, he helped organise numerous international consultative forums for cities throughout the region. He is the author of many scholarly publications including, most recently, China from a US Policy Perspective (Routledge, 2020)This week, Ed Blakely and Eric talk about the rise of China as an economic...
2021-10-1443 min
Let's Find Common GroundAmerican Foreign Policy: Challenges, Threats, Opportunities. Ned Temko and Scott PetersonThe takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan; a more aggressive China and Russia; a newly-elected hardline President in Iran: All are all major challenges facing President Joe Biden and his Administration. Our podcast guests are Ned Temko, who writes the weekly international affairs column "Patterns" for The Christian Science Monitor, and Scott Peterson, the Monitor's Middle East bureau chief. Both are highly experienced and well-traveled foreign correspondents, who bring depth and expertise to coverage of global affairs. Among the many topics covered in this episode: Similarities and differences to Trump's "America First" approach, the implications of the...
2021-08-1929 minLet's Find Common GroundAmerican Foreign Policy: Challenges, Threats, Opportunities. Ned Temko and Scott PetersonThe takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan; a more aggressive China and Russia; a newly-elected hardline President in Iran: All are all major challenges facing President Joe Biden and his Administration. Our podcast guests are Ned Temko, who writes the weekly international affairs column "Patterns" for The Christian Science Monitor, and Scott Peterson, the Monitor's Middle East bureau chief. Both are highly experienced and well-traveled foreign correspondents, who bring depth and expertise to coverage of global affairs. Among the many topics covered in this episode: Similarities and differences to Trump's "America First" approach, the implications of the...
2021-08-1929 min
Nemos News NetworkThe Silent War Ep. 6064: Fauci Lies to Congress. China "Nuclear Weapons Will Surely Be Used."In this episode of The Silent War - Fauci is busted lying to Congress about funding gain-of-function virus research in Wuhan. A felony. Meanwhile, China "Nuclear Weapons Will Surely Be Used." in WW3... All of this and much more, including Wendy Roger's from the AZ Senate calling or a NEW election.All of this, and more.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsIf you found this content to be of value, please consider supporting m...
2021-07-2127 min
Daddy Squared: The Gay Dads PodcastDaddy Squared Around The World SEASON FINALE: Russia, China, IranThroughout the season we've interviewed gay men from countries around the world, but all of these countries could easily be argued incredibly supportive of the LGBT community and of LGBT parenting. Not so much the three countries that we are focusing on in this episode
The Not-Such-Great-Places-to-be-a-Gay-Dad Episode
This season, Daddy Squared has (virtually) flown from country-to-country around the world talking to gay dads and experts about what it’s like to be gay and become a gay dad in places like Ireland, South Africa, Argentina, etc., etc. The countries we’ve covered have had all kinds of important variations in L...
2021-07-121h 05Nemos News NetworkThe Silent War Ep. 6040: Mass Vax Deaths, China Spooked, Audits Surging - Justice is ComingIn this episode of The Silent War. Another journalist living a happy and productive life commits suicide while investigating the Clintons, Which has absolutely nothing to do with each other.. Or so we are supposed to believe.Meanwhile, the momentum behind the audits is clearly growing exponentially as the Deep State (And China) prepare for War.And much more!Don't forget to check out our sponsors at www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/sponsors for amazing patriot products you'll love! Sharing is caring.Click here for the best way to keep up w...
2021-06-1420 minNemos News NetworkThe Silent War Ep. 6032: Biden's Divisive Rants, China's Oh Shit Nukes, and PA 2020 AuditIn this episode of The Silent War:China is in trouble, and they know it. China Joe's pushing for full division to weaken America in preparation for what is to come. And the Audit Steamroll has just begun.And much more!Don't forget to check out our sponsors at www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/sponsors for amazing patriot products you'll love! Sharing is caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsNOTE: an...
2021-06-0317 minNemos News NetworkThe Silent War Ep. 6027: China Joe Shelters China from Covid Origin InvestigationIn this episode of The Silent War:Biden is protecting China from investigations into the Origin of C19.The Physical Supply of Silver is running out, with 1/8th of Comex being Drained in 3 months and accelerating.Also, Fauci under intense scrutiny for his involvement in funding Wuhan Virus Bioweapon Lab.Sharing is caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsNOTE: any action by youtube.com (or other media o...
2021-05-2721 minNemos News Network9th Circuit Kills Gunrights, Nationalized Election Theft. China Invades TaiwanIn this episode of The Silent War: WSe explore the recent 9th circuit ruling that affects gun rights in nearly a dozen states. As well as attempts to nationalize election theft forever. Meanwhile, China sends a message to the West by Invading Taiwan.Sharing is caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsNOTE: any action by youtube.com (or other media or internet firms) to negatively impact the production of this video will be...
2021-03-2721 minNemos News NetworkChina Anal Rapes US Diplomats, Biden Bombs Syria, AZ to AUDIT! Evictions Unbanned. Economic Peril.In this episode of The Silent War.China Rapes US Diplomats with Anal Test. Not Joking.Biden Bombs Syria to Get Even with Iran...Arizona is pushing forward with its AUDIT of 2020's stolen election.Mass evictions to ensue as a federal judge rules that the eviction ban is unconstitutional.Also, an economic update on massive peril. The stock market is no longer an open playing field.Sharing is caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the...
2021-02-2736 min
China Life#7: Starting China's StartupsThe son of Hong Kong immigrants, Andy Mok left New York to find China on the cusp of a tech boom. To help fill the entrepreneurship knowledge gap, he started Beijing Tech Hive, the first weekend startup bootcamp in China.
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2021-02-2524 minNemos News NetworkThe Calm Before the Storm - Victory, or Persecution - China Interfered in Election, Hid ItThis is The Calm Before the Storm. If Joe Biden is Inaugurated President of the United States, We the People who stood up to the deep state in are going to be thrown into the deep end of the swamp and left to drown.But there's still hope. We explore this and other breaking news, like promises of persecution from incoming Biden Admin officials and a "purging" of all MAGA from Government & Military. Also, China interfered in our election and the CIA Suppressed this in reports!TREASON!Sharing is Caring.Click h...
2021-01-2020 min
Centre for China Studies at the Chinese University of Hong KongEpisode 5, Approaching Eileen Chang Through TranslationProfessor Gao Yunwen discusses a well-known feminist in Chinese history. Gao was invited by the University of Southern California (USC) to speak at the Eileen Chang Centennial Celebration event "Love, Lust, Caution: Centennial Celebration of the Cross Cultural Legacies of Eileen Chang" on 20 Nov 2020. (Picture on graphic from USC's advertisement poster).
2021-01-1116 minNemos News NetworkCovid Tests Fake, FDA Admits. China & Iran Preps for War. States Begin to Flip as MAGA Floods DCIn this episode we explore the stunning FDA Admission of what we've been reporting on for nearly a year - the tests are giving false positives! This is why the Fake News shifted from Death toll to Case Count overnight.Also, China prepares for War as Iran prepares for Nukes (for war)and Wisconsin looks to be the first domino to fall as it seeks to decertify the current slate of electoral votes and certify a new slate for Trump.Sharing is Caring.Click here for the best way to keep up...
2021-01-0619 minNemos News NetworkChina - 'Kill Trump.' Trump Supporters Home Bombed, Mass Starvation Predicted. MOSSAD Leader Taken Out. Election Fraud BOOM!In this episode of The Silent War - We explore reports that China wants Trump & His MAGA Leaders killed. A Trump Supporters Home is Firebombed, The UN Predicts Mass Starvation. And MOSSAD Leader Taken OUT! Major Breakthroughs in Election Fraud !Sharing is Caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsNOTE: any action by youtube.com (or other media or internet firms) to negatively impact the production of this video will be interpreted as...
2020-12-0826 minNemos News NetworkSoros Picks Replacement, Gold Becomes Currency (AGAIN), China Printed the Fake Ballots, Vax=Depopulation. Clinton Behind DominionIn this episode of The Silent War -Is the Vaccine a program for depopulation? This expert says it will sterilize humans.Dominion Offered Clinton Puppet Podesta 'Anything' to Beat Trump.China busted supplying the fake ballots! Whistleblower EmergesAs governments seek stability - Gold becomes Currency, once again - a sign of things to come.Soros elects his successor, Ex President of Smartmatic Election Fraud Systems.Sharing is Caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the...
2020-12-0622 minNemos News NetworkThe Vaccines are Coming! The Big Election Lie Unravels, China Prepares to AttackIn this episode of The Silent War, we explore the coming wave of quasi forced vaccines and the Vaccine ID Card from the party that brought you NO ID TO VOTE!1984 coming up! Also, The Big Lie of Biden Winning 2020 is beginning to unravel, as Georgia's Governor finally calls for an audit. The Red Dragon of China preparing to attack.Sharing is Caring.Click here for the best way to keep up with the news and other updates in the face of the censorship: www.NemosNewsNetwork.com/NewsNOTE: any action b...
2020-12-0528 min
Jeremy Mills PodcastAshley Corral on USC, Life at Legends 2.0, & Holding People Accountable10/24/20- Ashley Corral, USC WBB Alumni & owner of Ashley Corral Performance Training, joins the show to explain her hoop journey from Prairie High School, to USC, to China, & back home in Oregon as one of the top basketball coaches/trainers in the Pacific Northwest. We talk about her experience at the McDonald’s All-American Game, the new facility ‘Legends 2.0’, her goals when training/mentoring, playing in China, & her thoughts on what the late Kobe Bryant was doing for women’s basketball.
The Jeremy Mills Podcast Episode #222
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2020-10-241h 09Let's Find Common Ground2020 Election Briefing: U.S. Foreign Policy. Peter Ford and Howard LaFranchiPresident Trump's "America First" policy has led to a U.S. withdrawal from many global institutions. For decades after World War II, American leadership in the world was taken for granted. Today, the future of American hegemony is deeply uncertain. In this election briefing, we explore the future of foreign policy with two highly experienced journalists, Peter Ford and Howard LaFranchi. Based in Paris, Peter is global affairs correspondent for The Christian Monitor. Prior to his current job, he spent a decade as Beijing Bureau Chief. Howard has been The Monitor's diplomacy correspondent in Washington D.C. sin...
2020-10-0822 minLet's Find Common Ground2020 Election Briefing: U.S. Foreign Policy. Peter Ford and Howard LaFranchiPresident Trump's "America First" policy has led to a U.S. withdrawal from many global institutions. For decades after World War II, American leadership in the world was taken for granted. Today, the future of American hegemony is deeply uncertain. In this election briefing, we explore the future of foreign policy with two highly experienced journalists, Peter Ford and Howard LaFranchi. Based in Paris, Peter is global affairs correspondent for The Christian Monitor. Prior to his current job, he spent a decade as Beijing Bureau Chief. Howard has been The Monitor's diplomacy correspondent in Washington D.C. sin...
2020-10-0822 minChina Life#6: Holding China AccountableLingling Wei’s grandfather “joined the revolution” early and was an aide to Mao Zedong. She studied journalism at Fudan University and New York University. When she got her chance to return home to China as a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, she didn't hesitate.
Lingling discussed her new book, Superpower Showdown, with us last summer.
Watch Assignment: China, our documentary series on the history of American journalists working in China.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2020-10-0700 min
Purpose & Principles PodcastPurpose & Principles | Episode 29 - Rick Wang -- Leadership & Business in ChinaRick Wang is a marketer, entrepreneur, consultant, successful business owner. Rick and I met in 1998, when we were both building retail businesses in China. He is a good friend and a very open and honest leader as you will hear in this conversation.
In addition to his business ventures, he is the author and originator of the “3 Barriers of Entry” into China Franchising as published in the “Doing Business in China for the Dummy” Book.
He is a regular lecturer at several universities in China on case studies related to business success and failure in China.
2020-09-1730 minChina Life#5: Covering China’s Economic BoomA boy in Montana determined to learn Chinese, Dexter “Tiff” Roberts eventually became one of Businessweek’s first China correspondents. For two decades he explored how government policies affected everyday people. His new book, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, tells the story of China’s hundreds of millions of migrant workers.
2020-07-0618 minChina Life#4: Becoming an ActivistTeng Biao grew up in a rural village before attending law school at Peking University and focusing on human rights. While his early successes were lauded by the Chinese government, he was later abducted and tortured by police. He fled to the United States with his family and now teaches at Hunter College in NYC.
See his talk at USC on human rights in China.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2020-06-2517 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum Podcast#Pandemic: How the virus is changing business in China – Marcus LuThe #Covid-19 virus is changing accepted business norms around the globe. In this episode of Business Class, we spoke with #MarcusLu as he sheltered-in-place at his home in #China. With deep insight into business in China, Marcus described how the virus is changing long accepted patterns of how business is conducted. “We realize and are starting to accept the fact that doing business can be easier,” he noted, while saying that, for the first time, important business meetings are being conducted virtually.
In an interview with Dick Drobnick, Director of the #USC #IBEARMBA program, Marcus takes us through how he init...
2020-06-2023 min
The OMT PodcastLori Yue – Diversity of methods and mindsets across China and the ‘West’Lori Qingyuan Yue, Associate Professor at USC Marshall School of Business in California, USAIn this final episode of our inaugural season, Lori talks about moving from China to the US and her research on social movements in China. She also discusses cultural differences, stereotypes, and the importance of paying attention to them.To find out more about Lori Yue, please visit her official faculty profile:https://www.marshall.usc.edu/personnel/qingyuan-yue
2020-05-1632 minAsia Pacific Business Forum PodcastPandemic: On the virus timeline, "China has a two-month lead." Jim McGregor, APCO ChinaIt’s always difficult to know what’s happening inside China. In this episode of Business Class, we hear first-hand information and analysis on China’s Covid-19 response from Shanghai resident, Jim McGregor, the CEO of APCO China.
In an interview with USC’s Dick Drobnick, Jim notes that “China’s exports have fallen off a cliff.” They explore if: having a two month head start with the virus is affecting the country’s recovery strategy, how China is opening up and they dig into the “poisonous” U.S. / China relationship. In one of the biggest shifts the virus has triggered, Jim descr...
2020-05-1520 min
Lusk PerspectivesThe US - China ContextProfessor Clayton Dube (Director, USC US-China Institute) and Richard K. Green (Director, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate) discuss the connections between COVID-19 in China and the US. In what ways has the impact of the disease in China mirrored that of the US? What can the US learn about the economic recovery beginning in China now? Professor Dube illuminates the inextricable ties of the two world leaders, and clearly identifies where they are dissimilar and what that might mean for US efforts moving forward.
2020-05-111h 11Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastPandemic - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of China’s Covid-19 response. – Clay Dube – USCAre the numbers coming out of China real? Will China record any positive GDP growth for the year? Will global companies change their strategies to remove the China bottleneck in their supply chains? Business Class continues its look at the economic impact of the Covid-19 virus with Clay Dube, Director of the USC US-China Institute. “The Chinese economy fell off a cliff,” notes Clay Dube as he takes us through what is known and what is speculated around Covid-19 in China.
The Good – “There are aspects that can only be described as good; things that they did that proved effective.”
The Bad...
2020-04-2319 min
Bedrosian Bookclub PodcastBetraying Big BrotherCan a groundswell of feminist activism threaten an authoritarian patriarchal regime? Author, Leta Hong Fincher looks at this question through the study of women in China. In Betraying Big Brother, Fincher examines the current feminist movement in China. Following the "feminist five," the reader is exposed to the history of the changing roles of women in the country, as well as the current activist movement fueled first through connections built online through the movement to the streets of cities in China. Our discussion covers the book, thoughts on racism during the COVID-19 pandemic (at the...
2020-03-301h 25
From Where We AreFrom Where We Are: USC must redo Title IX; Marshall School of Business cancels abroad programs; and beloved local diner, Grinder, shuts its doorsOn today’s show, the coronavirus dominates. USC students react to the spread of the disease around the world, the USC Marshall School of Business announces study abroad programs will be canceled. Annenberg Media’s executive editor Ruby Yuan talks about how his family in Wuhan, China, has been impacted. Additionally, we cover the Department of Education’s demand that USC makes sweeping changes to its Title IX policy, the closing of local diner, Grinder, and bring listeners a conversation with Annenberg Media managing editor Dan Toomey and Pulitzer Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Pro...
2020-02-2929 min
Bedrosian Bookclub PodcastA Lot of People Are SayingDoes your favorite conspiracy come with evidence and theory of governance, or is it just a meme? Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, authors of A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy argue that the new conspiracism, while having the feel of classic conspiracy theories, have none of the search for meaning. The authors articulate the rise of this new kind of conspiracy thinking and the ramifications for democratic institutions and our collective understanding of the world. Host Lisa Schweitzer is joined by Olivia Olson, Jeff Jenkins, and...
2020-02-241h 34From Where We AreFrom Where We Are: USC’s new financial aid plan, Pete Buttigieg on campus, and new compost bins in USC HousingOn today’s show, we learn about USC’s new financial aid plans, and what students think about it. We talk to students about Pete Buttigieg’s town hall at Bovard and speak with the event’s moderator, Fox 11’s Elex Michaelson. We hear about one student’s experience at the Nevada Democratic debate, and learn about one club’s mission to spread awareness of the detained Uighur Muslims in China.
All that and more, From Where We Are!
Executive Producer: Joshua Chang
Producers: Luke Scorziell, Aiyonna White, Evan Jacoby,
Hosts: Taylor Bazile and Lauren Hebroni
Technical Director: Yuki Liang
2020-02-2229 minChina Life#3: Solving the China PuzzleStanley Rosen was a pre-med student before he first got interested in China. A professor at USC now, his classes on Chinese politics, society, and film are informed by the over 60 trips he's made to China since 1980.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2020-02-1917 minChina Life#2: Selling Cars Where No One DrivesMichael Dunne was majoring in French when one of his professors told him that the future was in China. With that advice, having never stepped foot in China before, he switched to studying Chinese and business marketing.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2019-12-1822 minChina Life#1: Building China's TomorrowMellissa Berry was the Executive Creative Producer of Tomorrowland in Shanghai Disney Resort, which opened to the public in 2016. She moved to Shanghai in 2009, two years before the groundbreaking on the park, and lived and worked there for 8 years.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2019-12-1122 minChina LifeIntroducing China LifeFrom trade, the environment, politics, human rights, and much more, China is in the news every single day. But China is not just a headline. On this podcast from the USC U.S.-China Institute, we'll share stories of everyday people in China.
To learn more about the USC U.S.-China Institute, visit our website or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
2019-12-0401 min
Rabble Rouser PodcastNBA and China, Fuck China?, NFL Week 5, Fair Play Act, Richard "Don't Call Me Dick" Sherman 10 8 19Did LBJ Miss out on the LSD in college experience? Do you give him slack for that? LBJ China and Morey’s tweet. Steve Kerr and Gregg Poppovich are huge frauds, LBJ and NBA cannot be SJW’s/Standing for causes anymore if they do not unilaterally disparage the Chinese actions, Did Morey do this on purpose? Does he want out of Houston?, Notorious Jordan Gambling, Steve Kerr and Pop are pussies?, Does LeBron only care about black people?, What is Marcus Morris’ comment? Will this China/NBA deal just blow over? What’s Jeremy Lin’s response? Does he owe a stat...
2019-10-091h 25
The Page 1 PodcastEP4: How to Survive China Tariffs + Best Product Launch Practices | Paul Cosaro, CEO of Picnic Time What you’ll learn: We sat down with Paul Cosaro of Picnic Time to discuss how he got into eCommerce, what his best product launching practices are (as well as pitfalls to avoid), and his advice for navigating the China tariffs. About our guest: Paul Cosaro is a millennial father of 2 who was born and raised in Southern California. He is a USC Marshall School of Business graduate and worked as a management consultant in the Media & Entertainment sector for 3 years. Paul has owned his own eCommerce business, Truin Retail Group, from...
2019-09-0339 min
O que hai que escoitarO novo primo Homo Luzonensis con María MartinónMaría Martinón dirixe o Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana, CENIEH. Con ela actualizamos o noso álbum familiar co achado do Homo Luzonensis. Tamén coñecemos a súa investigación sobre un dente de Tongzi en China que podería corresponder a un Denisovano.
2019-05-1619 min
Jaw-JawWhen it Comes to China, America Doth Protest Too Much, David Kang ThinksIs East Asia balancing against a rising China? No way, says David Kang. Is China's island-building a unique provocation? Not at all, says Kang. Does the world have anything to fear from a powerful China? Not really, and, indeed, a weak China is the greater threat to world order. Listen to the "unconventional perspective" of Professor David Kang in the latest episode of Jaw-Jaw. If you'd like to read a transcript click here. Biographies David C. Kang is Maria Crutcher Professor in International Relations, Business and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the U...
2019-04-3044 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastOn the rise of the New Economy in China – Fan Bao – Chairman & CEO, China RenaissanceBusiness Class speaks with Fan Bao of Renaissance China in Shanghai, about what he terms the New Economy of China. This economy has no state owned enterprises and represents half the economy of China. Digging deeper, Mr. Bao describes two important super cycles that are driving the China economy and gives an inside view on how important entrepreneurs are to the country. In an interview that ranges from the trade war with the US to the tense situation with Huawei, Mr. Bao delivers unique insight into international business.
The interview is conducted by Dick Drobnick, The Director of the USC...
2019-03-0712 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum Podcast“This is not a trade war. It’s a tech war.’ – Jim McGregor, Chairman APCO ChinaJim McGregor, the Chairman of APCO China and former Wall Street Journal Bureau Chief has been working in China since 1990. When he says, “The US and China are at a fundamental turning point,” it pays to listen. McGregor looks at the idea of a trade war differently than most. While the trade aspects are important, he sees that the US and China, “Are now in fierce competition for all the technologies of the future.” In this Business Class episode, Dick Drobnick sits down with Jim McGregor in Shanghai and goes deep on the ‘Made in China 2025’ plan and how this fundamentall...
2019-01-2918 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastU.S. – China trade from the Chinese side“What’s the difference between this U.S. president and others” -QiWei Chen
There is a question inside China about how this president is different from other U.S. presidents. Dr. QiWei Chen, the Founder of ABC Capital of Shanghai considered this and other questions in an interview with Business Class. Noting that China has benefited greatly from trade with the U.S. - he feels that China will respond to tariffs set by the U.S., but would do it carefully. Is talk from President Trump a provocative threat, or a negotiating tactic? He notes that this may be the ca...
2018-07-0215 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum Podcast“When is it a Trade War? – Part 2 - “I wasn’t surprised with this trade war.” - Clayton DubeIn the first year of his presidency Donald Trump largely avoided trade issues with China. As the second year unfolded, Clay Dube notes that the President seems to have returned to the attack mode promised in the campaign. As policies shift daily, Business Class asked Clayton Dube, the Director of the USC US – China Institute, to take a look at the Trump playbook and bring his insight to the Administration’s game plan.
Clayton Dube, is the Director of the USC U.S - China Institute
2018-05-3116 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastBill Zarit says the environment for foreign investment in China is deterioratingIn this episode of Business Class, Bill Zarit, the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, describes the monumental economic shifts that are taking place. He sees Chinese investment in the U.S. doubling, while U.S. investment in China is drifting downward. He notes that China is making strategic purchases in sectors aimed at challenging current U.S. global leadership and questions the long term benefits of letting that happen. In a wide ranging conversation held at the USC Marshall/ U.S. Department of Commerce annual Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference, he and Dick Drobnick dig in...
2018-02-2718 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastBusiness Class Podcast – USC IBEAR brings real business to MBA studentsThere is book learning and then there is taking your knocks on the street. The students who enroll in the USC IBEAR MBA take their knocks all around the world. The International Business Consulting Project is an extreme version of experiential learning. The class is literally turned into an international consulting firm, where clients contract for consulting services and then the students get on planes and fly out to find a solution to their customers problems. These aren’t virtual clients either. Names such as Sony, Hitachi, Warner Brothers in countries from Indonesia, to Mexico, to China fill the roster.
Th...
2017-12-0112 min
AmCham PodcastHas Kim Jong Un crossed a red line? North Korea, China and the U.S.AmCham hosted a discussion on what world powers can do about North Korea, as U.S. President Trump visits Asia this week. Former CNN correspondent Mike Chinoy, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at USC U.S.-China Institute, and author of two books on North Korea shares his perspective in a conversation with AmCham President Tara Joseph.
2017-11-0612 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastDan Ping Mu solves business problems in ChinaDan Ping Mu faces challenges for her consulting clients in China head on – and then looks at them from all angles to find the right solution. Her goal is to keep things moving ahead by presenting both sides of an issue with a clear win. She finds that many issues with ventures in China can be solved by sending the team with the not only the rights skills, but also the correct attitude.
She says, “ Many people feel it is difficult to do business in China, but it’s difficult to do any place in you don’t understand it.”
Dan Ping M...
2017-10-2019 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastMarcus Lyu and the shifting of China’s industryMarcus Lyu runs hard commodities trading in Asia for the 100 billion USD, Swiss head-quartered energy trading firm Mercuria. In this interview in Shanghai, Business Class again looks at a changing China. Marcus explains how the coal and iron ore commodities markets, give insight into Chinese policy. He also describes how the 2008 global crash has shifted many heavy industries in China from private to predominately State Owned Enterprises.
We see that commodity prices serve as a canary in a coal mine.
Marcus Lyu is an alumni of the USC IBEAR MBA program.
Interview by Dick Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR...
2017-10-0512 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastJim McGregor in China, “From bicycles to Bentleys.”Jim McGregor engages in a spirited interview on issues facing foreign companies doing business in China. Speaking with Dick Drobnick in Shanghai, they cover topics from finding employees, to product dumping, to the impact of politics. McGregor states that, “This is China’s day,” and companies need to constantly re-evaluate their position as China itself is constantly changing.
With thirty years experience in China and seeing it move “from bicycles to Bentleys” McGregor brings powerful and pointed observations to the table.
Interview by Dick Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.
2017-09-1818 min
Asia Pacific Business Forum PodcastGary Rieschel - from biology major to MBA to Intel to Cisco to Softbank to running a VC in ChinaCareers are made one opportunity at a time. Gary Rieschel racked up wins all along the way in his move to be the Founder of Qiming Venture Partners in China. Qiming’s record of 59 out 60 investment wins is now facing a changing China which is ,”becoming more competitive with every deal.” In this episode of Business Class hear how an agile mind negotiates the international business landscape.
Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program. Recorded at the 2017 USC APBO Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference.
2017-07-2619 min
Bedrosian Bookclub PodcastThe City & the CityThe City and The City by China Miéville is a noir detective murder mystery set in an urban fantasy landscape where the cities of Beszel and Ul Qoma are not just neighboring, but enmeshed in overlapping space. What begins as a question of whether the young woman's murderer transferred the body between the cities illegally (Breach) becomes a question of how deep the conspiracy behind her murder goes. Though the plot seems a usual murder mystery, the author takes us on the journey to discover how people learn to live in cities, how cities become entities, and how p...
2016-12-211h 22
Viterbi Voices: The PodcastRhea's Summer Research in China - Summer 2016 Miniseries Part 3In the third installment of our Summer 2016 Miniseries, Rhea tells Alex about her summer in Beijing, China where she conducted bioinformatics research at Tsinghua University through Viterbi's Summer Research Exchange Program.Text us a Question or Comment - it may be on our next episode!
2016-08-2328 min
Sinica PodcastTu Youyou and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThis week on Sinica, we are delighted to present a show on Tu Youyou, the Chinese scientist who recently shared a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of the anti-malaria drug Artemisinin, thus making her the first citizen of the People's Republic of China to receive a Nobel science award. Recommendations: Beijing’s Test Tube Baby, by Christina Larson http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/29/beijings-test-tube-baby-china-science-zhao-bowen-bgi-start-up-gene-mapping-dropout/ Jeremy Goldkorn Nobel Renews Debate on Chinese Medicine, by Ian Johnson http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/world/asia/nobel-renews-debate-on-chinese-medicine.html?_r=0 A Guide to the Mammals of China, by Andrew T. Smith and Yan Xie http...
2015-10-2155 min