China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss the China’s National Development and Reform Commission’s efforts to stimulate China’s private sector as the economy falters. They then talk about Henry Kissinger’s peculiar visit with Xi Jinping, and Miles frames the meeting as elder abuse. Finally, the hosts address a recent Russian missile strike, which accidentally damaged the Chinese consulate in Odesa, and China’s reaction. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.huds...
Jul 25, 2023•20 min•Ep. 33
China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's visit to Beijing, and the broader strategy of the Biden administration for engaging with Beijing. They then turn to speculations surrounding the People's Republic of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang's absence since June 25, before covering Pope Francis's approval of Shen Bin, a Chinese Communist Party–appointed bishop in Shanghai, and the state of religious liberty in China. Fo...
Jul 18, 2023•25 min•Ep. 32
China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss US Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing and its implications for economic relations between the US and China. They then discuss the significance of the CCP’s new Department of Social Work and how it further centralizes Xi Jinping’s power. They end with a conversation about the 2023 NATO Summit, and how Indo-pacific security fits into NATO’s priorities.
Jul 11, 2023•21 min•Ep. 31
China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States and how India fits into the struggle between the US and China. They then talk about the anniversary of the Hong Kong National Security Law and its enduring ramifications for freedom in Hong Kong, before turning to a new human rights report, which ranks China dead last globally across multiple dimensions. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/chin...
Jul 05, 2023•23 min•Ep. 30
China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss the Wagner revolt against Vladimir Putin’s regime and its implications for the People’s Republic of China. They then talk about how Joe Biden called Xi Jinping a “dictator” before turning to a discussion on Chinese e-commerce and how companies like Shien and Temu subvert American tariffs and undermine the free market. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center...
Jun 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 29
This week, Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to reflect on the outcome of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's long-awaited visit to Beijing. They then discuss the recent diplomatic spat between China and South Korea, as well as its broader implications for the PRC's diplomatic approach and international reputation. Finally, they conclude with a conversation regarding China's historically low marriage rates, the underlying malaise Chinese youth are experiencing, and what this means for the country as it...
Jun 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 28
This week, China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss gaokao, the annual college entrance exams in China, which are reopening for the first time since the Zero-covid lockdowns. They then discuss the recent reports of a Chinese spy base operating out of Cuba, and how this development fits into the broader history of the relationship between Cuba and the PRC. Finally, they conclude with a preview of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s June 18 trip to Beijing, a visit which ...
Jun 13, 2023•22 min•Ep. 27
This week, China Center Program Manager Shane Leary joins China Center Director Miles Yu to discuss the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and this tragic event's enduring historical and global significance. They then discuss the impetus behind the AUKUS trilateral security agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and its significance for the preservation of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Finally, they conclude with a conversation regarding this ...
Jun 06, 2023•30 min•Ep. 26
For host Wilson Shirley's final episode, he talks with Miles Yu about former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger turning 100 years old and evaluates Kissinger's legacy on US-China relations, from 1972 until the present. They then discuss Taiwan's growing importance to the free world, describing how the defense of the island democracy is now a global endeavor. Finally, they conclude with a conversation on the historic and enduring pro-freedom movements in China, from ...
May 30, 2023•37 min•Ep. 25
Last week was a tale of two summits, with the G7 leaders and their international partners gathering in Hiroshima, Japan, while China played host to the leaders from five Central Asian nations in Xian. Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss what to make of these two gatherings, and close with a preview of the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election now that the major parties have their candidates. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center...
May 23, 2023•20 min•Ep. 24
Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss the appointment of Li Hui as the People's Republic of China's new special representative for Eurasian affairs and his European tour this week, Sino-Nordic relations, and the PRC’s recent accusation that the US is manufacturing genetically engineered weapons. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
May 16, 2023•23 min•Ep. 23
Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss a new cadre of "agricultural management officers" targeting Chinese farmers, what a recent report from Reporters Without Borders says about the state of press freedom in the People's Republic, and Beijing's heavy-handed attempts at diplomacy during last week's meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the coronation of King Charles III. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center...
May 09, 2023•23 min•Ep. 22
Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss what an update to China's anti-espionage law means for foreign businesses operating in the People's Republic of China, what a wave of Chinese migrants at America's southern border says about the state of the Chinese economy, and how President Yoon Suk-yeol's blockbuster visit to Washington led to a transformative week in US-South Korea relations. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center...
May 02, 2023•27 min•Ep. 21
Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss the tradeoffs in the United States’ support for Ukraine given the urgency of deterring war in the Indo-Pacific, recent statements from South Korea’s president about the global importance of defending Taiwan, and two recent arrests related to the Chinese Communist Party’s once-secret overseas police stations in New York. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Apr 25, 2023•21 min•Ep. 20
Hosts Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss China's economic outlook in light of new Q1 data, Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to Vietnam and that country's role in countering China's ambitions, and what to make of recent developments in the PRC's defense posture and partnerships. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Apr 18, 2023•25 min•Ep. 19
Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss what to make of the People’s Republic of China’s reaction to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States, the folly of French President Emmanuel Macron’s “strategic autonomy,” and what an ongoing banking crisis in rural China says about the health of the country’s financial sector. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Apr 11, 2023•24 min•Ep. 18
In this episode, Senior Fellow Miles Yu and Media Fellow Wilson Shirley discuss how Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited New York and accepted Hudson Institute’s Global Leadership Award. They also cover the People’s Republic of China’s growing assertiveness in Latin America and the European Union’s approach to the strategic rivalry with Beijing. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Apr 04, 2023•26 min•Ep. 17
Wilson Shirley and Miles Yu discuss what last week’s congressional hearing means for the future of TikTok and other Chinese technology companies in the United States, what Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin want after their summit in Moscow, and what to make of China’s move to isolate Taiwan by courting Honduras. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Mar 28, 2023•27 min•Ep. 16
Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss Xi Jinping’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the plan on reforming the Chinese Communist Party and state institutions that came out last Thursday, and the latest from the World Health Organization and a group of Chinese researchers on the origins of COVID-19. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Mar 21, 2023•21 min•Ep. 15
Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss the China-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran and what it means for the future of great-power competition in the Middle East and elsewhere. They continue with the latest on two ongoing stories, first about China's declining popularity in much of the world, and second about how Congress and the World Health Organization are advancing their investigations into the origins of COVID-19. Follow the China Center's work at: https://www.hudson.org/china-center...
Mar 14, 2023•26 min•Ep. 14
Two events last week made the priorities and positions of Beijing and Washington clearer. First, thousands of delegates came together for the opening of the annual Two Sessions, which includes China’s National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Second, the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing titled “The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America.” Miles Yu and Wilson S...
Mar 07, 2023•24 min•Ep. 13
The US Department of Energy has assessed that COVID-19 mostly likely originated in a lab leak in Wuhan, and last week the Chinese Communist Party released its twelve-point "peace plan" for Ukraine. Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss what the DOE's assessment means and the history of the lab-leak investigations, going back to early 2020. They then dive into China's long and complicated history with Ukraine in light of Beijing's peace plan, tracing from the fall of the Soviet Union to the current...
Feb 28, 2023•24 min•Ep. 12
The Chinese retiree protests that began in Wuhan have spread to other cities as local governments cut back on health-care subsidies. Miles and Wilson discuss where these protests are headed, and how Xi Jinping's policies have undermined government budgets throughout China. They follow up with a conversation about the disappearance of Bao Fan, one of China's top technology investors, before finishing with key takeaways from the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi's meeting with Antony Blinken, an...
Feb 21, 2023•25 min•Ep. 11
Protests broke out last week in the city of Wuhan over drastic cuts to healthcare subsidies. An unusual protest, driven mostly by retirees against the Municipal government in Wuhan, resulted in nearly ten thousand Chinese citizens sieging the city government, vowing to return in 10 days with much larger numbers and eventually receiving capitulation from local officials. In light of this, Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley reflect on the glaring issues within the PRCs healthcare system writ large, and i...
Feb 14, 2023•26 min•Ep. 10
The Chinese Communist Party’s spy balloon may be a Sputnik moment for the United States, as millions of Americans saw pictures of a surveillance device sent by the United States’ top geopolitical rival flying freely over the heartland. Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss the history of Chinese spy operations and what the downed balloon means for US-China relations, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s postponed trip to Beijing. Then they return to a story that’s gone largely unreported ...
Feb 07, 2023•21 min•Ep. 9
The definitive memoir of foreign policy in the Trump administration is out: former Director of the CIA and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Never Give an Inch. Miles and Wilson discuss the China-related highlights from the book, before delving into two big stories from inside China this week. The first is the increasingly nationalist rhetoric out of Beijing around the Lunar New Year, and the second is the terrible case of a 15-year-old Chinese boy who went missing for three months, and what it t...
Jan 31, 2023•25 min•Ep. 8
The chief epidemiologist of the PRC's Center for Disease Control and Prevention claims that 80% of China's population has been infected with COVID-19. Miles and Wilson discuss what that means for the toll the pandemic continues to take throughout the country. Then, they cover Beijing's charm offensive at Davos and at other international forums, before finishing up with a discussion of who really controls China's top technology and social media companies, and what that means for Americans' securi...
Jan 24, 2023•24 min•Ep. 7
China's latest economic and demographic numbers show that the country is facing significant headwinds. But are they still too good to be true? Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss what to make of the latest statistics before diving into Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's leadership and G7 world tour and finishing with a conversation on the recent revelations about China's more than 100 overseas police stations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and elsewhere. Follow the China ...
Jan 18, 2023•20 min•Ep. 6
The big story out of China this week is that COVID-19 is ripping through the country and that Beijing’s lack of transparency has the World Health Organization urging the People’s Republic of China to change course. Miles Yu and Wilson Shirley discuss the state of the pandemic and the Chinese Communist Party playing politics with vaccines, China reopening its borders to the world, and what the United States’ policy toward China looks like now that the 118th Congress has been sworn in and is getti...
Jan 10, 2023•22 min•Ep. 5
Miles and Wilson discuss new developments in the relationship between China and Russia, the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases throughout China and what they mean for the rest of the world, and what to expect in 2023. They also cover a strange Christmas present to Miles from the Chinese Communist Party. Follow the China Center's work at https://www.hudson.org/china-center
Jan 04, 2023•23 min•Ep. 4
