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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 202
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Beijing scrambles to control a COVID-19 outbreak in the capital, undertaking mass testing; leading commercial drone maker DJI...
The six types of Chinese learners
In 2021, Jared and John at Mandarin Companion surveyed over a thousand Chinese learners worldwide. Based on a statistical analysis, they found six main types...
[Podcast] Out of the Boxer Indemnities, a world-class university
“To use for educational purposes the money that is already allocated for indemnity would create benefit from damage, and gain from loss.” Read the article...
China and India share a contested border and an uncomfortable neutrality in the Ukraine War — but not much else
This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser is joined by Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on...
Cameron Wilson ups the ante with Shanghai lockdown rant
It’s a strange time in Beijing right now, with mandatory testing and food flying off the shelves at supermarkets. Sports take a back seat, as...
[Podcast] A death on Coal Hill
By 1644, the Ming dynasty’s Chongzhen emperor faced multiple pandemics, invasion, two internal rebellions, persistent drought, widespread famine, and economic collapse. On Coal Hill that...
[Podcast] How private Chinese companies are winning in Africa
Africa-China economic relations are dominated by state-to-state interactions, but Chinese private companies are making a unique impact on the continent’s economic transformation. Here’s how. Read...
China, Europe, and the Russo-Ukrainian War, with Marina Rudyak
This week on Sinica, Kaiser is joined by Marina Rudyak, assistant professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg. She offers her unique perspective...
Greg Squires on Olympic disappointment and epic road trips
On this episode, feedback from last week’s interview with Rudi Ying (0:50), ESPN’s detailed look at Nets owner Joe Tsai (1:34), the NBA’s (very) rocky road...