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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 182
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Beijing moves to stabilize coal prices in hopes of addressing shortages that have resulted in power outages and...
[Podcast] China’s great pirate, Zheng Zhilong, takes on the Dutch
In 1633, Zheng Zhilong, one of the Ming dynasty’s leading admirals, commanded a large pirate fleet. His ships were microcosms of globalism, manned by sailors...
How the Biden administration’s China trade policy will affect U.S. businesses
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai recently announced the results of the long-awaited strategic review of the U.S.-China trade relationship, yet many open questions remain. In...
Did tariffs make a difference in Trump’s trade war?
This week on Sinica: Did the Trump-era tariffs have their intended effects? In other words, did they prompt companies to pull up stakes in China...
The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, ep 181
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: China’s central bank rebukes Evergrande but tries to allay concerns over contagion from its massive debt crisis; prices...
Improving your listening skills (Part 1 of 2)
Listening is one of the biggest challenges for Chinese learners. In this two part series, John and Jared talk about the most complicating factors to...
[Podcast] Hunan county implores local women to stay and marry as rural bachelor crisis worsens
A rural county in Hunan Province has made a plan to encourage local women to stay in the area and look for love amongst its...
[Podcast] The story of China’s first atomic bomb
On October 16, 1964, “Miss Qiu” exploded atop a 102-meter-tall “dressing table” in Xinjiang. And just like that, China became a nuclear-weapon state. Read the...
How Taiwan propelled China’s economic rise, with Shelley Rigger
This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Shelley Rigger, Brown professor of political science at Davidson College and author of the new book The Tiger...