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Did the Tang dynasty not exist?
What historical conspiracies are popular in China?
Sep 14
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Cindy Yu
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39:02
What 9/11 taught China
How the war on terror contributes to Xi Jinping’s playbook today
Sep 7
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Cindy Yu
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August 2026
The Last Emperor of China
In conversation with historian Paul French on his new biography
Aug 31
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Cindy Yu
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2
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1:16:55
Evergrande boss goes to prison – and an era ends
On the world of Zhu Rongji and Xu Jiayin, and how Xi Jinping’s new economic model compares
Aug 24
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Cindy Yu
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3
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Lessons from Brazil: the art of hedging Chinese investment
My guest Andrew Cainey is a long-time advisor to businesses and governments across the world on how to deal with China.
Aug 17
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Cindy Yu
7
2
35:30
The kids are not alright
A comparative look at youth disillusionment in the UK and China
Aug 10
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Cindy Yu
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Arrested in Shanghai
Ed Lawrence on the perils and pleasures of reporting from China
Aug 3
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Cindy Yu
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4
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1:18:35
July 2026
There's more than one way to win the AI arms race
A deep dive on China's AI strategy and why it's working
Jul 27
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Cindy Yu
6
2
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A good week for Beijing
Xi's AI speech, the release of Kimi K3 and a new Pew survey
Jul 20
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Cindy Yu
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Reflections on the hit film, Love Letters to Grandma
And the dire lives of migrant workers – then and now
Jul 13
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Cindy Yu
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Is there a Sun Yat-sen in the room?
The malaise in the Chinese dissident movement
Jul 6
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Cindy Yu
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June 2026
Chinese Whispers 2.0 – Beijing bikinis and Shanghai Snobbery
What are the regional stereotypes that Chinese people have for each other?
Jun 29
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Cindy Yu
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38:37
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