#9 | The Balloon Seen ’Round the World and the Boy Whose Disappearance Jolted China
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 riva...
7 Feb 202321min
#8 | Mike Pompeo Never Gives an Inch, Nationalist Rhetoric from Beijing, and the Case of a Missing Boy in China
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-relat...
31 Jan 202324min
#7 | COVID-19's Toll in China, Beijing's Charm Offensive at Davos, and the Real Power Behind Chinese Tech Companies
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 ...
24 Jan 202324min
#6 | China’s Economic and Demographic Headwinds, Kishida’s G7 Tour, and Beijing’s Overseas Police Stations
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 l...
18 Jan 202319min
#5 | The PRC's Pandemic Chaos, The Reopening, and What To Expect from the 118th Congress
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 ...
10 Jan 202322min
#4 | China-Russia Relations, the PRC's COVID-19 Surge, and 2023 Predictions
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 expe...
4 Jan 202322min
#3 | Pushback to the PRC from Japan, India, and Iran
December has been a bad month for the People’s Republic’s global ambitions. Miles and Wilson discuss Japan’s historic defense buildup and what it means for the global balance of power, China’s clashes...
20 Des 202223min
#2 | Apple in China, the Future of Zero-Covid, and the Politics of Death in the PRC
Miles and Wilson discuss the Chinese Communist Party's use of high-tech surveillance technologies to repress the Chinese people and the pro-freedom demonstrations at Apple's facilities in China and Ca...
13 Des 202220min
