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[Podcast] Donglin movement: Morality and repression in imperial China
The Donglin scholars of the 17th century were willing to die for their uncompromising virtue and morals. And die they did — until their movement...
[Podcast] Bad news, Beijing kids: Tutoring is back, and it’s free for everybody
Following government moves aimed at ending inequality in education, the Beijing government is trying to make sure the children of the rich don’t get ahead...
Chinese involvement in the “Congo Hold-Up” corruption scandal
19 media outlets together with five NGOs in the U.S. and Europe pored through 3.5 million leaked documents from a Gabonese bank to produce Congo...
FOCAC 2021 in Dakar, Senegal, and B3W — the U.S. counter to China’s BRI?
The recently-concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) meeting in Dakar, Senegal, generated surprisingly little international press coverage — except for a few stories that seized...
Up close with NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury, plus NHL’s Olympic scare stories
On the show this week, we expose the myth circulating in the NHL about China’s quarantine rules at the Olympics (1:18), explain what’s actually in...
DOUBLE EPISODE: Andy Mok reflects on FOCAC plus a discussion about bad China-Africa journalism
With the end of the year fast approaching and time running out to get everything into the last remaining shows of the season, we’re bringing...
The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 188
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A possible end to the chip shortage that has crippled auto manufacturing in China; downgrades of a dozen...
Reading Techniques to Master Chinese
In this episode, John and Jared talk about something close to their hearts: reading in Chinese. They discuss the different types of reading, different techniques...
[Podcast] Wei Jingsheng’s ‘fifth modernization’: Democracy
“The answer is obvious,” Wei Jingsheng wrote in a lengthy essay posted to the Democracy Wall just west of Tiananmen Square. “The Chinese people should...