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BRICS Summit preview
The Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed President Xi Jinping will travel to South Africa to attend the upcoming BRICS summit, the first time he’ll visit Africa...
Wargaming a Taiwan invasion scenario: Lyle Goldstein on the CSIS wargame “The First Battle of the Next War”
This week on Sinica, Kaiser welcomes back Lyle Goldstein, director for China engagement at the think tank Defense Priorities and previously a professor at the...
[Podcast] Mao’s Cultural Revolution turns deadly
On August 18, 1966, in front of a million supporters at Tiananmen, a symbolic gesture from Mao Zedong made it clear that the Red Guards...
Pivot to Asia: Why the near abroad is now China’s top priority
For much of the past 20 years, China sought to radically expand its presence beyond its traditional spheres of influence to new regions in Africa...
China’s low-key response to the Niger coup
The Chinese government has been noticeably quiet in response to the turbulent events in Niger where President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed last month in a...
The state of play of generative AI in China, with Paul Triolo
This week on Sinica, Paul Triolo returns to the show to give us a rundown on what’s happening in the exciting arena of generative AI...
[Podcast] Reexamining Portugal’s 16th-century diplomatic failure in China
In 1517, Portuguese arrived in China on the first formal diplomatic mission to the country in nearly 200 years. The mission failed — but perhaps...
[Podcast] ‘You get to sweat in style’: Pickleball craze hits China
It took a couple more years than in other places, but pickleball has finally made it big in China, fueled by social media. Click here...
How to find the perfect tutor (ep. 36 replay)
What does a great tutor do differently? How often should they correct you? What should you do if you can’t afford a private tutor? John...