We continue Chinese history chronologically with Qin state trying to sabotage the peace process and Jin State seize the opportunity to crush their long term rival My Twitter acct CarlZha had been hacked! hacker tweeting out 10 laptop scam. Don't fall for it!!! my new Twitter acct RealCarlZha had been suspended for impersonation. Twitter is a joke! I am on Telegram: https://t.me/CarlZha If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 88
I talk to @ZoeDiscovers , a British woman running guided tours into DPRK aka North Korea about her experience If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 87
I talk to German investigative journalist Dirk Pohlmann on the Drik Pollmann Show on TNT Radio about current US-China tension over Taiwan If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha...
Apr 12, 2023•50 min•Ep. 86
I speak to Taiwanese American Xiangyu who was drafted by Taiwan government for military service because he stayed in Taiwan for more than a year. He is currently serving substitute service in Taiwan. I talk to him about his experience If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha Xiangyu's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.c...
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 85
I talk to Justin Podur of the Anti-Empire Project about latest round of Canadian witch hunt over so called Chinese interference or how US dominated 5 eye intelligence agencies keep everyone inline and all aboard the China war wagon If you'd like to support the channel / 如果你想支持我的频道: ☕ Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carlzha8 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel 💳 PAYPAL DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CarlZha Justin Podur's page The Anti-Empire Project: https:...
Apr 07, 2023•20 min•Ep. 84
We continue Chinese history chronologically into Spring and Autumn period. Peace breaks out between two East Asian superpower Jin and Chu state in 579 BCE. Strategic lessons from ancient China that's relevant to modern geopolitical realities If you like this why not subscribe to get access to full episode and more premium content on Silk and Steel Podcast Patreon pages
Apr 04, 2023•27 min•Ep. 83
I appear on the Hrvoje Morić Show on TNT radio to talk about how rise of China poses challenged US hegemony
Apr 03, 2023•33 min•Ep. 82
I spoke to returning guest Dana Burton about Malcolm X and his connection to China. My previous interview with Dana Burton about his life living in China as a Black man and promoting Hip Hop:
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 81
This is a 20+ min preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP#161-Golden Triangle Opium Series Part 8 French Indochina Connection where we continue Golden Triange Opium Series with Davide Melia by looking at the French colonial history and its impact on Opium trade on the east part of the Golden Triangle: Vietnam and Laos If you like this why not subscribe to get access to the full episode and other premium content on Silk and Steel Podcast Patreon page
Dec 21, 2021•24 min•Ep. 80
#ChineseFood #ChineseFoodHistory #Dumpling #Noodle I spoke to Professor Miranda Brown' from University of Michigan about the history of Chinese food! Professor Miranda Brown's Food Blog: https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/dumpling-therapy https://www.chinesefoodhistory.org/post/the-great-noodle-debate Professor Brown's latest article on the real history of Chop Suey: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/chop-suey-history Follow Professor Brown on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dong_Muda to s...
Dec 09, 2021•22 min•Ep. 79
#Myanmar #AungSanSuuKyi #BRI I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik about Myanmar military junta sentencing Aung San Suu Kyi in the context of US geopolitical competition with China
Dec 07, 2021•14 min•Ep. 78
I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about Pengshuai case
Nov 23, 2021•29 min•Ep. 77
I joined Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan on Fault Line Radio on Radio Sputnik to talk about XI-Biden virtual summit
Nov 18, 2021•25 min•Ep. 76
I joined Radio Sputnik Fault Line with Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan to talk about various stories from China, as Gen. Milley fears a 'Sputnik' moment from hypersonic weapons.
Nov 09, 2021•27 min•Ep. 75
I talk to Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan of Fault Line on Radio Sputnik about latest US drumming for war over Taiwan Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel...
Oct 18, 2021•32 min•Ep. 74
Playlist of All Taiwan History Series Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvpTIIce0w&list=PLaUg2PM1J5b02n5Xy2zPnn2A5JaRqr_rC&t=0s In the final episode of Silk and Steel Taiwan Political History, I talked to Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu about Taiwan from mid 2000s to 2020 under alternate ruling party of DPP and KMT, what's behind Taiwan's continual identity shift away from Chinese identity. Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 73
I talked to Radio Sputnik Fault Line's Jamarl Thomas about the latest PLA aircraft fly over Taiwan's self declared Air Defense Identification Zone.
Oct 05, 2021•30 min•Ep. 72
We continue our Taiwan political history series with Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu
Sep 26, 2021•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 71
We continue our discussion of Early Cold War Taiwan thru the First and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1950s
Aug 26, 2021•51 min•Ep. 70
We continue our Taiwan political history series w Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu. In Part 2, we cover the era from Japanese Colonial Rule to Post WW2 hand over.
Jul 31, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 69
I brought back returning guest Taiwanese Communist Rapper Xiangyu to talk about political history of Taiwan. In part 1 we covered from prehistoric time to eve of Japanese colonization
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 68
This is 1st time I interviewed a direct descendant of Genghis Khan on the Silk and Steel Podcast. Gordon Gao, an ethnic Mongol born and raised in Xinjiang tells his family history in Xinjiang thru Cultural Revolution and Sino-Soviet border conflict. We also discuss the implementation of China's 1 child policy for Han Chinese vs minorities. support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 67
For non-subscribers, here is a 20 minute preview of Silk and Steel Podcast EP123-Hong Kong and Xinjiang with Timppa Part 2:Xinjiang where I talked to Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in Xinjiang Would you like to know more? Subscribe to Silk and Steel Podcast here on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel...
Apr 20, 2021•20 min•Ep. 66
I interviewed Timppa, an ethnic Keralian born in former Soviet Union who had worked in Hong Kong and visited Xinjiang about his experience in both places To support Silk and Steel Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon page: patreon.com/silknsteel
Apr 14, 2021•21 min•Ep. 65
I talk to returning guest Davide Melia about history of Opium Trade and its legacy in China and Myanmar and impact on China Myanmar relations. This is part 1 of the series Davide has his own Patreon site South-West China with Davide Melia where he documents his life in Yunnan, China near Myanmar Border
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 64
I talked to returning guest "Mr. T" about the latest in US China tech war front: geopolitics of semiconductor supplies and Taiwan's chip diplomacy. Support Silk and Steel Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Mar 04, 2021•24 min•Ep. 63
I talk to returning guest "Mr. T" on new evidence of US COVID Response coverup at the highest level and future of US-China relationship under Biden Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger COVID response ass-covering piece in New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year Previous Silk and Steel episode w Mr. T on Trump Deputy NSA Matt Pottinger and US COVID response Silk and Steel Podcast EP#95-The Man behind War on China + real Chinese influence in US election Silk and Steel ...
Jan 02, 2021•33 min•Ep. 62
I interviewed "Temur" who goes by Twitter handle @steelmuslim about growing up Chinese Muslim in Australia, media portrayal of China and growing Sinophboia Down Under, nefarious Aussie think tank ASPI and failson of Australia's ex-Prime Minister
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 61
I talked to London-born Chinese British poet, writer and broadcaster Anna Chen about growing up Chinese in UK, Imperialism, racism, Sinopobia, Western media depiction of China, new Cold War between US and China. Anna Chen's blog: https://madammiaow.blogspot.com Anna Chen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadamMiaow
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 60
In the Silk and Steel US election special double feature, I sat down w returning guest "Mr. T" to talk about the man behind Trump Admin's War on China and the real Chinese influence in the US election story.
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 59
