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Cyrus JanssenCan the US and China Strike a Trade Deal Agreement in Switzerland?Join me for an explosive livestream with three of the sharpest voices on China and geopolitics:
🇫🇷 Arnaud Bertrand – Economist and global macro thinker
🇺🇸 Mitch Presnick – American entrepreneur and investor in China
🇨🇳 Zichen Wang – Chinese political analyst and commentator
We’ll break down:
✅ Why Trump’s trade war didn’t go as planned
✅ How China turned sanctions into strength
✅ Whether the West is losing the global economic narrative
✅ What this conflict means for the future of technology, global trade, and world order
🔴 This is not the story you’re getting on CNN or Fox.
Tune in for real insight, direct from voices who know China — and the West — from...2025-05-111h 41
Asia Inside OutZichen Wang on the Evolving U.S.-China RelationsZichen Wang, founder and editor of the Pekingnology newsletter and research fellow and director for International Relations at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), speaks with Rorry Daniels, managing director of Asia Society Policy Institute, on our latest episode of Asia Inside Out. Wang and Daniels discuss the state of U.S.-China relations one month after “Liberation Day”, the future of the relationship, and the importance of maintaining people-to-people connections. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on...2025-05-0556 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioBaiguan Radio #28: Trade war, Boeing, Jensen Huang, high-sea fishing, Xi's Southeast Asia tripWelcome to a new collaboration episode between Baiguan, Zichen Wang of Pekingnology and Johnny Zou of East8’s Newsletter. It has been several weeks now since we shared our thoughts on the important events of the past week. In this episode, we cover: [00:41] Robert’s experience of publishing an opinion piece on the New York Times discussing China’s resolve in the trade war.[06:32] Significance of China halting Boeing deliveries[8:08] Jensen Huang’s China visit: Is it a slap on Trump’s face, or is Jensen actually the “go-between”?[17:13] Bloomberg’s st...2025-04-2036 min
Peking PlaybookTariff, preconditions to talk, Jensen Huang's China visit, Xi in Southeast AsiaHello! Welcome to the 9th episode of the podcast “Peking Playbook,” featuring me (Zichen Wang), Robert Wu of Baiguan and China Translated substacks, and Johnny Zou of East8. [00:41] Robert’s experience of publishing a guest essay on the New York Times discussing China’s resolve in the trade war.[06:32] Significance of China halting Boeing deliveries[8:08] Jensen Huang’s China visit: Is it a slap on Trump’s face, or could the Nvidia be some sort of “go-between”?[17:13] Bloomberg’s scoop about China’s willingness to talk, with certain preconditions. How to take it?[19:1...2025-04-2036 min
Peking PlaybookHu Bo on South China Sea and U.S. military activities in 2024Many China-focused English-language podcasts are online, mostly run by Western institutions and individuals. Some have tried hard to include Chinese mainland guests in their conversations. I applaud their efforts. For various reasons, their success is uneven. I guess—or I’d like to believe—I may be in a better position to bring some Chinese voices to a global audience, so let me have a try—starting with today’s guest, Hu Bo, Research Professor and Director of the Centre for Maritime Strategy Studies of Peking University. Professor Hu is perhaps better known as the Director o...2025-04-1945 min
Peking PlaybookTrump's Tariff on China 20250413Hello! Welcome to the 8th episode of the podcast “Peking Playbook,” featuring me (Zichen Wang), Robert Wu of Baiguan and China Translated substacks, and Johnny Zou of East8. [3:30] Did Trump plan for all of this? [12:42] Optimism about China-EU relationship [21:06] Pessimism about China-EU relationship [23:10] Will China see Trump’s sexemption for consumer electronics as a chance to soften its stance? [27:13] Who in the Trump team can actually call the Chinese side now? [30:31] The hope for China’s domestic demand stimulation[35:11] What’s the right policy to boost dome...2025-04-1348 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioTariff war - Week 2 - Baiguan Radio #27Welcome to another collaboration episode between Baiguan, Pekingnology’s Zichen Wang and East8’s Johnny Zou. Highlights[3:30] Did Trump plan for all of this?[12:42] Optimism about China-EU relationship[21:06] Pessimism about China-EU relationship[23:10] Will China see Trump’s “electronic exemption” as a chance to soften its stance?[27:13] Who in the Trump team can actually call the Chinese side now?[30:31] The hope for China’s domestic demand policies[35:11] What’s the right policy to boost domestic demand?[39:58] Where does the money to boost domestic deman...2025-04-1348 min
Peking PlaybookBeijing will not back down, I told Foreign Policy Research Institute audienceOn Monday, April 7, I was invited to the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), a 70-year-old nonpartisan think tank, to talk in front of an audience with Neysun A. Mahboubi, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the FPRI Asia Program as well as Director of the Penn Project on the Future of US-China Relations at the University of Pennsylvania.The title of the program A Grand Bargain Between the US and China? was finalized less than a month ago, and I was called in at the 11th hour to take the stage. In the hour-long program, which also includes...2025-04-101h 08
Follow the RabbitFrom Davos to your Inbox: Narratives, Newsletters, and Nuances with Adrian MonckHow the former Davos communications chief navigates the tension between algorithmic demands and journalistic integrity in his quest to make sense of a world that resists coherenceIn this episode of Follow the Rabbit, we explore the changing landscape of cultural impact with Adrian Monck, whose newsletter "Seven Things" has become an intriguing case study in post-institutional thought leadership. After working in television journalism, academia, and finally as the World Economic Forum's communications architect for 13 years, Monck now creates a weekly geopolitical digest that reaches over 160,000 readers—all while earning "nothing" and negotiating holidays with himself....2025-04-0943 min
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250406Hello! Welcome to the 7th episode of the podcast “Peking Playbook,” mainly featuring me (Zichen Wang) and Robert Wu of Baiguan and China Translated substacks, just talking about recent news. Today, we have Johnny Zou of East8 join us as well. Johnny was with us on the January 28 episode.In the following 43-minute conversation recorded on Sunday morning ET, April 6, 2025, we talked about:[00:46] Tariff, first impressions[09:46] Is the US underestimating China?[15:00] How would countries from Japan to Vietnam respond?[22:44] Will China have closer integration with the rest of the worl...2025-04-0743 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioEP26. TARIFF!!! - With Zichen Wang and Johnny ZouThis week, Zichen Wang of Pekingnology and I are joined by Johnny Zou, a leading Hong Kong-based venture capitalist who also writes at East8’s Newsletter (#97 rising business Substack right now, previously known as MJ Finance). We discussed last week's most important news item: Trump’s tariff war and its implications for China.Highlights[00:46] Tariff, first impressions[09:46] Is the US underestimating China?[15:00] How would middle-powers from Japan to Vietnam respond?[22:44] Will China have closer integration with the rest of the world or more trade friction?[29:27] Invest...2025-04-0643 min
Daily Paper CastUnderstanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective
🤗 Upvotes: 25 | cs.LG, cs.AI, cs.CL
Authors:
Zichen Liu, Changyu Chen, Wenjun Li, Penghui Qi, Tianyu Pang, Chao Du, Wee Sun Lee, Min Lin
Title:
Understanding R1-Zero-Like Training: A Critical Perspective
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20783v1
Abstract:
DeepSeek-R1-Zero has shown that reinforcement learning (RL) at scale can directly enhance the reasoning capabilities of LLMs without supervised fine-tuning. In this work, we critically examine R1-Zero-like training by analyzing its two core components: base models and RL. We investigate a wide range of base mod...2025-04-0419 min
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250330Hello! Welcome to the 6th episode of the podcast “Peking Playbook,” mainly featuring me (Zichen Wang) and Robert Wu, of Baiguan and China Translated substacks, just talking about recent news.In the following 39-minute conversation recorded on Saturday evening ET, March 29, 2025, we talked about:[00:52] Xi met global CEOs [04:25] What’s more serious for foreign businesses in China, organic domestic competition or the alleged policy discrimination? [10:00] Some Western firms (such as top consulting firms) are facing pressure at home to do business with China [12:06] There is also discrimination against local busine...2025-03-3039 min
The US-China PodcastHow Can People in the United States and China Better Understand Each Other? The decline in U.S.-China people-to-people exchange opportunities between the United States and China is widening the gap of cross-cultural understanding, leaving room for misconceptions in spite of many shared concerns and aspirations. How can people in the two countries learn about their differences and similarities, and what are the key things they need to know to better understand one another? Zichen Wang joins the National Committee in an interview recorded on Feb 28, 2025, to explain the mixed signals both sides are sending to each other, and how both the United States and C...2025-03-2823 min
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250325Hello! Welcome to the 5th episode of the podcast “Peking Playbook,” mainly featuring me and Robert Wu, of Baiguan and China Translated, just talking about recent news.In the following half-hour conversation recorded on Sunday evening ET, March 23, 2025, we talked about[01:32] Some observations during Zichen’s ongoing study at the mid-career Master in Public Policy (MPP) program at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs[04:40] The ongoing controversy regarding CK Hutchison’s coerced Panama ports sale [20:16] New top-level policy document dedicated to boosting domestic demand[27:03] China Development Forum[29:16...2025-03-2534 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioEP24. Li Ka Shing, domestic consumption, Xi-Trump meeting rumors - Baiguan X PekingnologyHi everyone, welcome to another collaboration episode between Pekingnology and Baiguan. Quick notice: we heard some complaints about the audio quality of our episodes recently, and so we have made special efforts to improve the experience this time. We hope you enjoy it better! In this episode, you will hear about:[01:32] Zichen Wang’s observations during his study at Princeton[04:40] The ongoing controversy regarding CK Hutchison’s Panama ports sale [20:16] New top-level policy on boosting domestic demand[27:03] China Development Forum[29:16] Will Xi and Trump meet soon...2025-03-2434 min
Podcast di Palazzo Ducale di GenovaFestival Limes "Fra Genova e Trieste: vie della seta contro via dell’oro"9 febbraio 2025 - Carlos Roa, Laris Gaiser, Zichen Wang, Massimo Deandreis e Luca Sisto2025-03-121h 25
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook 20250309Hello! Welcome to the 4th episode of the on-and-off podcast that has been tentatively named “Peking Playbook,” mainly featuring me and Robert Wu, of Baiguan and China Translated, just talking about recent news.In the following half-hour conversation recorded on Sunday morning ET, March 9, 2025, we touched on[00:56] Two Sessions?[03:31] Birth subsidies[06:33] 1-trillion-yuan state VC fund?[11:33] China’s retaliatory tariff on US agricultural products[17:32] Trump’s impact on stock market confidence[19:47] TSMC’s $100b investment in the USAt the time of the recording, I was in P...2025-03-1029 min
Podcast di Palazzo Ducale di GenovaFestival Limes "USA vs Cina"8 febbraio 2025 - Scott Smitson e Zichen Wang2025-03-061h 26
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250223Hello! Welcome to the 3rd episode of the on-and-off podcast that has been tentatively named “Peking Playbook,” mainly featuring me and Robert Wu, of Baiguan and China Translated, just talking about recent news.In the following half-hour conversation recorded on Sunday morning ET, February 23, 2025, we touched onTimeline:[01:14] Chinese leaders’ symposium with private entrepreneurs[15:49] Market rallies in Hong Kong and China ADRs[21:29] New White House memo on restricting Chinese investment[27:22] U-turn of U.S. policy on UkraineListen to Peking Playbook on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTub...2025-02-2331 minDaily Paper CastSURGE: On the Potential of Large Language Models as General-Purpose Surrogate Code Executors
🤗 Upvotes: 11 | cs.LG, cs.CL
Authors:
Bohan Lyu, Siqiao Huang, Zichen Liang
Title:
SURGE: On the Potential of Large Language Models as General-Purpose Surrogate Code Executors
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11167v1
Abstract:
Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in code-related tasks, such as code understanding and code generation. However, an equally important yet underexplored question is whether LLMs can serve as general-purpose surrogate code executors, to predict the output and behavior of a program without actually running it. To systematically investigate this capability, we int...2025-02-1923 min
Asia In-DepthHow We Talk About China, with Kaiser KuoKaiser Kuo, host of the long-running Sinica podcast, joins us in Zurich to discuss the evolving narrative on China, and why the West is so often 'stunned' by Chinese breakthroughs in electric vehicles, green technology, or, most recently: AI, with DeepSeek.We explore the reasons behind the challenges of reporting on China, the importance of strategic empathy, and the shifting dynamics of global influence, particularly in relation to American exceptionalism.Recommendations mentioned at the end of the episode:Chartbook, by Adam ToozePekingnology and The East is Read, by Zichen...2025-02-0442 min
State of AsiaHow We Talk About China, with Kaiser KuoKaiser Kuo, host of the long-running Sinica podcast, joins us in Zurich to discuss the evolving narrative on China, and why the West is so often 'stunned' by Chinese breakthroughs in electric vehicles, green technology, or, most recently: AI, with DeepSeek.We explore the reasons behind the challenges of reporting on China, the importance of strategic empathy, and the shifting dynamics of global influence, particularly in relation to American exceptionalism.Recommendations mentioned at the end of the episode:Chartbook, by Adam ToozePekingnology and The East is Read, by Zichen WangInterconnected, by K...2025-02-0442 min
Peking PlaybookThe State of China, with Adam Tooze and Qing Wang — Moderated by Finbarr Bermingham of SCMPImmediately after the U.S. elections in November 2024, I spoke at a panel at the STATE OF ASIA 2024 in Zurich organized by Asia Society Switzerland, alongside Wang Qing (王罄), the host of the popular Chinese podcast "The Weirdo" (不合时宜) and Adam Tooze, economic historian and professor at Columbia University and author of Chartbook. The discussion was moderated by Finbarr Birmingham, Europe correspondent for the South China Morning Post.Asia Society Switzerland has recently published the discussion as a podcast, and I’m happily syndicating it here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discus...2025-02-0246 min
Sinica PodcastThe State of China, with Adam Tooze, Qing Wang, and Zichen Wang — Moderated by Finbarr Bermingham of SCMPHappy Chinese New Year! This week, while I'm decompressing from 10 days in the Alps, my friends at the Asia Society of Switzerland have graciously offered to let me share a podcast recorded just after the U.S. presidential election in November at their annual State of Asia event. "The State of China" features three terrific guests: Wang Qing (王卿), the host of the popular Chinese podcast "The Weirdo" (不合时宜), Zichen Wang of the Center for China and Globalization, and Adam Tooze, one of the truly great public intellectuals of our time. It's all skillfully moderated by the South China Morning Post's Europe edito...2025-01-3048 min
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250128: DeepSeekHappy Lunar New Year to all those who celebrate it! The top news on the last day of the lunar year of Dragon is obviously DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up. You’ve probably heard Americans talk about it all day now. Here is me, Robert Wu of Baiguan and China Translated, and Johnny Zou of MJFinance talking about it after the close of the brutal trading day when Nvidia sheds nearly $600 billion.Listen to Peking Playbook on Apple Podcast, Spotify, YouTube Podcast, and elsewhere! Don’t forget to subscribe!Highlights[2:43] Is Deep...2025-01-2835 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioEP21. On DeepSeek - Baiguan X Pekingnology, with Johnny ZouWe have to talk about DeepSeek. Today, I am joined by Zichen Wang of Pekingnology and Johnny Zou of MJFinance’s Newsletter.Johnny is a Hong Kong-based venture capitalist that I interviewed for Episode 14.Highlights[2:43] Is DeepSeek China’s intentional attack against the US?[10:51] How involved is Beijing in all of this?[19:44] Investment strategies in a post-DeepSeek world[24:43] Effectiveness of US export controls[31:02] Censorship on DeepSeek This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...2025-01-2835 min
China Biz Talk - Baiguan RadioEP20. Baiguan X Pekingnology podcast collab - pilot episodeThis is a pilot episode as a collaboration between Zichen Wang and Baiguan. Zichen is a former Xinhua journalist and is currently a Research Fellow & Director for Int'l Comms of the Center for China and Globalization. Zichen is also a top-tier China policy analyst and writes prolifically at Pekingnology and The East is Read.The Pekingnology X Baiguan collaboration envisions an unscripted, high-frequency, 20-minute-ish commentary on events of the day in China, combining Zichen’s deep knowledge of China’s policymaking with Baiguan’s data-driven and capital market-oriented takes. We are still testing this out, so we...2025-01-2427 min
Peking PlaybookPeking Playbook Unscripted 20250124An unscripted experiment where Zichen Wang, with Robert Wu of Baiguan, talk on January 24, 2025, about top China news of the day, covering Xi Jinping’s visit to northeast China, the government’s effort to bring long-term investment into its beleaguered stock market, the emerging controversy in China on the effectiveness of generic drugs via its universal health insurance system, and recent speculation on TikTok - all in around 25 minutes with minimal editing. This is the very first episode. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...2025-01-2427 min
Middle Earth - China’s cultural industry podcast#106 Why RedNote (小红书) ripped success out of the "TikTok refugees" (Live Podcast Rec. on RedNote)Send us a textIt has been a crazy week following the non-TikTok ban and witnessing real 'positive energy' on both sides of the Pacific. How did over 1 million Americans flock to RedNote/小红书? What hurdles lie ahead for us, and are there any potential business opportunities for international content creators?Featuring- Jim Fields: Relay Video - CEO(小红书: Jim技术咨询)- Lucy Lv: Culture news reporter(IG-TT: nihaolucylv)- Wang Zichen: Policy Expert(www.pekingnology.com)To go further- Middle Earth episode #50 Xiaohongshu : Marryi...2025-01-2259 minAsia In-DepthThe State of China, with Qing Wang, Zichen Wang, and Adam ToozeChina is undergoing unprecedented changes domestically, while also dealing with the challenges of a volatile world. Listen to Qing Wang, host of the popular Chinese-language podcast The Weirdo; Zichen Wang, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization; and Adam Tooze, economic historian and professor at Columbia University discuss the state of China. The discussion is moderated by Finbarr Birmingham, Europe correspondent for the South China Morning Post, and was recorded at STATE OF ASIA, the flagship conference hosted by Asia Society Switzerland last November, in Zurich. 2025-01-1446 minState of AsiaThe State of China, with Qing Wang, Zichen Wang, and Adam ToozeChina is undergoing unprecedented changes domestically, while also dealing with the challenges of a volatile world.Listen to Qing Wang, host of the popular Chinese-language podcast The Weirdo; Zichen Wang, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization; and Adam Tooze, economic historian and professor at Columbia University discuss the state of China.The discussion is moderated by Finbarr Birmingham, Europe correspondent for the South China Morning Post, and was recorded at STATE OF ASIA, the flagship conference hosted by Asia Society Switzerland last November, in Zurich.2025-01-1446 min
A Thousand WhysChina’s goddess of war and her bronze owlsWhat did owls symbolize 3,000 years ago in China? How were they linked to an ancient woman known as the goddess of war and a female politician of vision at that time? In this episode, we uncover the story of Queen Fu Hao, from the Shang Dynasty, through the bronze owl vessels found in her tomb.Special Thanks:Henan MuseumWang ZichenLiu Yanfeng2025-01-1011 minDaily Paper CastOS-Genesis: Automating GUI Agent Trajectory Construction via Reverse Task Synthesis
🤗 Upvotes: 52 | cs.AI, cs.CL, cs.CV, cs.HC
Authors:
Qiushi Sun, Kanzhi Cheng, Zichen Ding, Chuanyang Jin, Yian Wang, Fangzhi Xu, Zhenyu Wu, Chengyou Jia, Liheng Chen, Zhoumianze Liu, Ben Kao, Guohao Li, Junxian He, Yu Qiao, Zhiyong Wu
Title:
OS-Genesis: Automating GUI Agent Trajectory Construction via Reverse Task Synthesis
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.19723v1
Abstract:
Graphical User Interface (GUI) agents powered by Vision-Language Models (VLMs) have demonstrated human-like computer control capability. Despite their utility in advancing digital automation, a critical bottleneck persists: collecting high-quality tra...2025-01-0322 minDaily Paper CastMagicQuill: An Intelligent Interactive Image Editing System
🤗 Paper Upvotes: 31 | cs.CV
Authors:
Zichen Liu, Yue Yu, Hao Ouyang, Qiuyu Wang, Ka Leong Cheng, Wen Wang, Zhiheng Liu, Qifeng Chen, Yujun Shen
Title:
MagicQuill: An Intelligent Interactive Image Editing System
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09703v1
Abstract:
Image editing involves a variety of complex tasks and requires efficient and precise manipulation techniques. In this paper, we present MagicQuill, an integrated image editing system that enables swift actualization of creative ideas. Our system features a streamlined yet functionally robust interface, allowing for the articulation of editing ope...2024-11-1620 minDaily Paper CastSample-Efficient Alignment for LLMs
🤗 Paper Upvotes: 8 | cs.LG, cs.AI, cs.CL
Authors:
Zichen Liu, Changyu Chen, Chao Du, Wee Sun Lee, Min Lin
Title:
Sample-Efficient Alignment for LLMs
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.01493v1
Abstract:
We study methods for efficiently aligning large language models (LLMs) with human preferences given budgeted online feedback. We first formulate the LLM alignment problem in the frame of contextual dueling bandits. This formulation, subsuming recent paradigms such as online RLHF and online DPO, inherently quests for sample-efficient algorithms that incorporate online active exploration. Leveraging insights fro...2024-11-0721 minDaily Paper CastOS-ATLAS: A Foundation Action Model for Generalist GUI Agents
🤗 Paper Upvotes: 32 | cs.CL, cs.CV, cs.HC
Authors:
Zhiyong Wu, Zhenyu Wu, Fangzhi Xu, Yian Wang, Qiushi Sun, Chengyou Jia, Kanzhi Cheng, Zichen Ding, Liheng Chen, Paul Pu Liang, Yu Qiao
Title:
OS-ATLAS: A Foundation Action Model for Generalist GUI Agents
Arxiv:
http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23218v1
Abstract:
Existing efforts in building GUI agents heavily rely on the availability of robust commercial Vision-Language Models (VLMs) such as GPT-4o and GeminiProVision. Practitioners are often reluctant to use open-source VLMs due to their significant performance lag compared to...2024-11-0520 min
Odd LotsRichard Koo and Zichen Wang on What Just Happened in ChinaIn September, Chinese policymakers shocked the markets by unveiling a set of stimulus measures designed to boost the economy and bolster the real estate market. While it's too soon to know whether the announcements will be successful, the stock market took off like a rocket in the wake of the news. Since the initial unveiling, further efforts have been announced with promises of more to come. So how big of a deal is this really? Is this the start of a major turning point in China's economic trajectory? Or is this just business as usual? On this episode, we...2024-10-171h 18Sinica PodcastSinica Unscripted: Wang Zichen of CCG with a Third Plenum Preview and moreI'm trying something different: totally unscripted and very, very lightly edited recordings grabbed on the go where I happen to be. For the inaugural episode, I've got Wang Zichen, the author of the amazing Pekingnology newsletter on Substack, as well as the man behind the Center for China and Globalization's newsletter "The East is Read." Hear Zichen's origin story, his approach to publishing Pekingnology, the skinny on his new Got China show with Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang, as well as his take on what we can expect from the Third Plenum.See Privacy Policy at https...2024-07-1256 min
Got ChinaEP1: Where Pottinger and Gallagher got it wrong on China (Part I)In the inaugural episode of Got China, Xinhua Insitute's Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang and CCG's Wang Zichen discuss where Pottinger and Gallagher got it wrong in their Foreign Affairs essay.In part I, the trio ● Observe how the article has shaped the discourse both in Washington and Beijing● Forecast what the article bodes for the future of China-U.S. relationship● Identify which arguments may not be based on sound facts or accurate understandingWhat would you like for the program to cover in the future? Leave your comments below!2024-07-0325 minGot ChinaEP2: Where Pottinger and Gallagher got it wrong on China (Part II)In the inaugural episode of Got China, Xinhua Insitute's Liu Yang and Jiang Jiang and CCG's Wang Zichen discuss where Pottinger and Gallagher got it wrong in their Foreign Affairs essay.In part II, the trio continues the conversation and talks about● The worrying undercurrent reflected by the article● The differences in Biden and Trump's approach to China ● How other world countries see the China-U.S. competitionWhat would you like for the program to cover in the future? Leave your comments below!2024-07-0321 min
The Sound of EconomicsKey take-aways from China’s Two SessionsIn this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Alicia García-Herrero and Zichen Wang to talk about China’s Two Sessions, the Chinese government's annual plenary sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held from 4–11 March 2024. They discuss the growth targets which were given during the sessions and what they might mean for the Chinese economy.
This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in...2024-03-2026 min
PRIO's Peace in a PodWhat Does China Want?On November 15th, the world watched as a highly anticipated meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden took place amid the scenic backdrop of Woodside, California. From a controversial visit by a US House Speaker to Taiwan, to a Chinese spy balloon crossing the United States – the two countries’ relations have sunk to their lowest point in decades. And from the war in Ukraine to the conflict opposing Israel and the Palestinians, and a general election in Taiwan that could decide the fate not just of the island...2023-11-2835 min
China Field Notes – with Scott KennedyA New Generation of Chinese Intellectuals: Wang Zichen of the Center for China and GlobalizationJoin Scott for a wide-ranging conversation with Wang Zichen, a rising star amongst Chinese public intellectuals who is now with the Center for China and Globalization, based in Beijing. They discuss Wang’s first trip ever to the United States, the difficulties in U.S.-China relations, how Chinese think tanks try to influence public policy, and much more.Wang Zichen 王子辰 is Research Fellow and Director for International Communications at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a leading non-governmental thinktank in Beijing. Before joining CCG in October 2022, he worked, in China and Europe, for 11 yea...2023-10-2446 min
Our Roots, Our Stories: High Schoolers Share Cultural ExperiencesEpisode 10: Francis' StoryIn this episode, senior Zichen (Francis) Wang shares his experience growing up in a “typical Chinese family.” He feels that the environment in the US is better suited for him as a place to explore his academic interests. Unfortunately, transitioning to life in the US was not a choice he could make himself due to Covid. Although living in the US has been difficult, he has made some of his closest friends here at WRA.2023-05-0302 min
Inside the China Room with Jiang JiangAlibaba, TikTok, and the changing landscape of Chinese tech in the US – views from Ivy YangThis week on Ginger River Radio, Ivy Yang, who writes an op-ed column called “Discourse Power” or 话语权时代 for FT China and has written for The China Project, shares her insights into the recent restructuring of Alibaba and TikTok's dilemma in the US. Ivy has worked in strategic communications and in corporate comms for more than a decade, including two years at Alibaba Group. She follows topics from TikTok to cross border e-commerce to the effects of the CHIPS Act and much more.Highlights:On TikTok4:56 - How the TikTok hearing has been received in the U.S. an...2023-04-1449 min
What China Wants PodcastCan Biden and Boris’ new global initiative compete with the Belt & Road?Hello and welcome to Episode 9 of the What China Wants podcast.With all that’s happening in No10 Downing Street and the efforts to remove Boris Johnson from power, it’s interesting timing that today’s episode is about what could be one of the British PM’s last contributions to Western diplomacy. On 26 June he, President Biden, and the other leaders of the G7 announced a massive new fund called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment, or PGII. Designed to provide a Western alternative to China’s Belt & Road Initiative, Sam and Stewart discuss what it is...2022-07-0725 min
Il cielo sopra PechinoICSP0505 podcastTra i termini che segnano le linee guida strategiche della Cina di oggi, "prosperità condivisa" è probabilmente uno dei più oscuri. Proprio per questo Marco e Gabriele si sono appassionati al tema e ci stanno tornando più volte in questo inizio di quinta stagione. Oggi l'ospite è davvero speciale: Wang Zichen vive a Pechino, è uno dei giovani columnist più promettenti dell'agenzia stampa cinese Xinhua ed è anche il fondatore della newsletter #Pekingnology, che nel giro di pochi mesi è diventata un punto di riferimento per tutti coloro che in Occidente si occupano di Cina.2021-12-0432 min