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The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 165
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Reports show that China’s Sichuan Province plans to shutter all bitcoin mining operations in the region; Huawei Technologies has...
An update on Chinese lending in Africa
This week’s launch of the new Lagos to Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway may be the last time for a long while that a multibillion-dollar infrastructure...
[Podcast] Zhang Hong lost his vision at age 21. Then he climbed Mt. Everest
On May 24, Zhang Hong arrived at the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first blind Chinese mountaineer to make the 8,849-meter climb. Read the...
COVID-19 origins revisited, with Deborah Seligsohn
Shortly after Deborah Seligsohn was last on Sinica, in April, the lab leak hypothesis seemed suddenly to gain traction — at least in American media...
The Caixin-Sinica Business Brief, episode 164
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has criticized a statement made by leaders of the G-7; Tech...
Tips and tricks for typing Chinese
You’ve got the basics down. Sounds like you’re ready to type Chinese! John and Jared talk about how Chinese input methods work and, for the...
[Podcast] The time Jesus’s younger brother led a revolution in China
Despite his unorthodox beliefs, Hong Xiuquan’s power was undeniable. The Taiping at its peak controlled almost a third of China’s heartland, and seemed poised to...
[Podcast] The anti-intellectual who tested into college as a ‘blank exam hero’
Zhang Tiesheng, the “blank exam hero,” is either a shameless opportunist or virtuous pawn. Read the article by Alex Colville: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/06/07/the-anti-intellectual-who-tested-into-college-as-a-blank-exam-hero/ Narrated by Cliff Larsen. China...
[Podcast] The Zunghar–Qing Wars and colonization in Central Asia
In the late-17th century, the Qing empire and Zunghar Khanate both sought to expand their territory. Read the article by James Carter: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/06/09/the-zunghar-qing-wars-and-colonization-in-central-asia/ Narrated by Kaiser...