China Insider | The New US National Security Strategy, Anti-Japanese Sentiment in Shanghai, CCP Coercion Campaign Against Taiwan
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the new 2025 National Security Strategy document released by the White House, highlighting key elements involving the shifted focus to Indo-Pa...
9 Des 202533min
China Insider | Trump-Xi Phone Call, Hong Kong’s Five Alarm Fire, Taiwan’s $40-billion Defense Budget
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the recent call between President Trump and Xi Jinping on the topic of Taiwan, highlighting the importance of narrative dominance in the inform...
2 Des 202529min
China Insider | Tesla Cuts Back on China-Sourced Components, Chinese Purchases of US Insurance Companies, and the US-Venezuela Standoff
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu goes solo. First, he examines Tesla’s announcement that it will eliminate all China-sourced components from vehicles manufactured in the United States...
25 Nov 202519min
China Insider | PM Takaichi's Statement on Taiwan, KMT Party Chairperson Cheng Li-wun, China's Outward Strength and Inner Weakness
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu tracks the backlash over statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Japan's defense policy regarding Taiwan, and what motivates Beij...
18 Nov 202532min
China Insider | Jensen Huang in Beijing, PLA Navy's CNS Fujian, Taiwan VP Hsiao Bi-khim at IPAC
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's recent trip to Beijing amidst the US government investigation into the company's potentially illicit sales to China i...
11 Nov 202536min
China Insider | CCP’s Fourth Plenum, ASEAN and APEC Summits, Japan’s New Prime Minister
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the Chinese Communist Party’s fourth plenum, including the newly announced five-year development plan and appointment of Zhang Shengmin as the...
28 Okt 202535min
China Insider | PLA Purges, Passing of Dr. Chen Ning Yang, China Hawks and Doves
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the recent mass-purge of nine high-level PLA military officials and Politburo members, and the impact of Xi Jinping's continued military centr...
21 Okt 202533min
China Insider | China's Rare Earth Export Controls, UK Embassy Water Controversy, Taiwan's 114th National Day Celebrations
In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses China's recent announcement expanding export controls to further restrict foreign access to rare earth elements, and the larger impetus behi...
14 Okt 202539min
