The Battlefield Vulture—China’s Postwar Build-Back Playbook
Beijing avoids the battlefield, then shows up for the rebuild. Precedents include Iraq and Afghanistan. The Chinese regime moved quickly to secure oil, minerals, and influence.In this way, the regime ...
20 Apr 22min
Learning Machines or Machine Learning? How Education Shapes the U.S.–China Tech Race
How much could concepts such as high school education and high-tech development overlap? Terri says a lot.Hear in this week’s episode, along with producer Daniel, how China’s education system builds p...
13 Apr 37min
Beijing Is Facing the Biggest Challenge to Its Soft Power
For decades, a core assumption about China has gone largely unchallenged: That the Chinese Communist Party can legitimately represent Chinese culture—or is inseparable from it.Then came Shen Yun.For 2...
6 Apr 25min
When China’s Growth Deflates to Zero—What It Means for the US
China has set its lowest growth target since 1991, reinforcing concerns that its economy faces structural challenges that may be difficult to reverse.Some analysts have taken it further, asking the fu...
30 Mar 21min
The Villain’s Dilemma—The Trouble of Soft Power With No Support System
When an ally, even a business partner, is in dire straits, one would think that others would come to their aid. It would be unwise to make this assumption about a partner such as China.As the war in I...
23 Mar 14min
China Sets Lowest Economic Growth Target in Decades—What It Doesn’t Want You to Know
China has long maintained a 5% economic growth target, even as many analysts questioned the reliability of the numbers. But this year, Beijing broke that streak.If growth figures have been widely seen...
16 Mar 21min
Is the Iran War All About China?
“The energy rice bowl must be held in our own hands.” That’s Xi Jinping’s mantra on China’s energy security. It has guided Beijing’s policy for years.Now, the Iran war is testing that strategy, shakin...
9 Mar 17min
Activating, Countering a ‘Dragon Vein’ Linking Asia, Europe
While much of the international news focuses on what is happening in Iran, other moving pieces in the region will play additional critical roles in America's future foreign business efforts. And there...
2 Mar 18min
