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NCUSCR U.S.-China Insights
by National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
NCUSCR's new podcast series features short interviews and explainers on timely issues in the U.S.-China relationship with leading experts. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, please visit us at: www.ncuscr.org.The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading American nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
Episodes
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How China's Slowing Economy Affects the United States | Houze Song
China's economy has grown faster than any other over the last 40 years — but there are troubling signs ahead. How could a Chinese economic downturn affect people in the rest of the world? Houze Song, a fellow at MacroPolo who specializes in the Chinese economy, explains how slowing economic…
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How Powerful is Xi Jinping? | Yuhua Wang
Xi Jinping is China's political leader, but what does that mean in practice? Yuhua Wang, professor of government at Harvard University, analyzes Xi's status in the Chinese political system and how much influence he has. About the speaker: https://www.ncuscr.org/podcast/how-powerful-is-xi-jinping/
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Is China a Communist Country? | Meg Rithmire
Dr. Meg Rithmire (Harvard Business School) gives an updated summary of China's unique political and economic system, describing its changing relationship towards Chinese businesses, citizens, and even the United States.
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Japan's Foreign Relations: Balancing the United States and China | Ken Moriyasu
In recent years Japan has found itself increasingly at a crossroads between its post-War ally, the United States, and rising neighbor, China. U.S. Editor and Chief Desk Editor of Nikkei Asia, Ken Moriyasu, examines the geopolitics, trade, and history that play a role in shaping Japan's ties with...
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China's Science-Fiction Universe | Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang
In China, industry and political leaders are capitalizing on sci-fi's unique ability to inspire the public and project a vision of the future that features China as a global innovation leader. Experts Aynne Kokas, Jing Tsu, and Yilin Wang explore how this genre can both reflect China's present…
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Deborah Seligsohn on the Geopolitics of Climate
The United States and China have pledged to work together to fight climate change. But is cooperation enough to stop global temperatures from rising past 1.5 degrees Celsius? Climate policy expert Deborah Seligsohn (Villanova University) explains how competition between the two countries can be...
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Russell Jeung on Confronting Anti-Asian Racism
Stop AAPI Hate co-founder Russell Jeung addresses the alarming reports of violence and crimes committed against Asian Americans over the past year. He examines the racist beliefs that often motivate perpetrators, discusses the influence of social media, and offers a hopeful look at how Asian...
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Margaret Lewis on Taiwan's Outlook for 2021
A successful pandemic response helped reshape Taiwan's image in 2020. Could a new U.S. administration further change the island's prospects in 2021? Margaret Lewis explores the new year's possibilities for U.S.-Taiwan relations, as well as the key issues facing the Taiwan government's domestic…
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Jennifer Ho and Frank H. Wu on the 'Model Minority' Myth in 2020
Asian Americans are often stereotyped as a "model minority." UC Boulder Professor of Ethnic Studies Jennifer Ho and Queens College President Frank H. Wu measure this stereotype and its damaging repercussions against a history of Asian American activism and solidarity among minority groups,...
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Burning the Boats: Consulate Closures in Houston and Chengdu
On July 23, 2020, the United States government ordered the Chinese consulate in Houston to close. Less than a week later, the American consulate in Chengdu was vacated as reciprocation from Beijing. Harvard Department of Government Ph.D. candidate and former diplomat Naima Green-Riley analyzes…
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Frank H. Wu | Visa Restrictions and Lawsuits: Chinese Students Under Fire
The Justice Department's China Initiative against economic espionage and intellectual property theft has made Chinese students in the United States a focus of increasing scrutiny, while Congress has initiated legislation aiming to restrict this broad group's ability to work and study in the…
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Margaret Lewis on Tsai Ing-wen and the Future of Taiwan
President Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected in January, 2020, on a platform similar to that of her first term, yet new cross-Strait developments and changing challenges at home suggest the next four years may not be a continuation of the status quo. Seton Hall University law professor and Taiwan expert...
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Matt Sheehan on the Transpacific Tech Sector: Collaboration and Competition
The United States and China have historically maintained an organic relationship of exchange in the tech world: sharing financial capital, professional talent, innovative research and ideas. At the same time, individual companies have competed for dominance in each other's and global markets. Yet...
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Five Economists Explain
Leading American and Chinese economists answer one question: name one way the the U.S.-China trade war has affected the American economy and global trade over the past two years. Despite the signing of a phase-one deal on January 15, until all tariffs are lifted, many of these adverse impacts…
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Lucas Sin on Chinese Cuisine in the United States
What can food teach us about history, immigration, and international relations? For Lucas Sin, chef and culinary director of Junzi Kitchen, food is a window into a larger world, one where Chinese and American culture and history collide, mix, and transform. From four-thousand-year-old noodles to...
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The Trade War's Global Consequences with Natalia Gurushina
When the world's two largest economies become mired in trade conflict, there are bound to be global consequences. As analysts predict increasing risk for a global economic downturn, VanEck's Chief Emerging Markets Economist Natalia Gurushina looks at what the trade war might mean for other...
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Amy Celico on Protectionism in U.S.-China Trade
The role government should play in the free market has always been a contentious issue, even more so when international trade jeopardizes national security. As the standoff between the United States and China continues, disagreements over what constitutes mutually acceptable trade practices are...
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LGBTQ Issues in the United States and China: A Conversation with Jay Gilliam
Advocating for the LGBTQ community takes different forms in the United States and China, with domestic politics and cultural norms influencing how organizations raise awareness and provide services in each country. One of the leading LGBTQ rights organizations in the United States is the Human...
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Evan Medeiros on the 'Securitization' of U.S.-China Relations
The U.S.-China relationship is clearly undergoing a transformation: after 40 years of normalized diplomatic relations, the status quo no longer seems acceptable to either side. One of the largest shifts has been the emergence of strategic issues as a greater factor in bilateral interactions. Dr....
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Weiping Wu: Recent Developments in China's Urbanization
Since the beginning of China's reform era in 1978, the country's urban population has grown by 40%, with 813 million people now living in its cities. That number is predicted to reach one billion by 2030, continuing the unprecedented migration from rural to urban areas. Dr. Weiping Wu of Columbia...
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Oriana Skylar Mastro on The U.S. and China: A New Cold War?
In the decades following World War II, global geopolitics were dominated by two superpowers: the United States and the U.S.S.R. The Cold War era was defined by estrangement and the threat posed by a nuclear arms race between the two countries. Today, there is growing consensus that the United...
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Shen Danxi: Comparing Chinese and American Philanthropy
As China's economy continues to develop, and individuals and private companies amass greater wealth, another area of growth is the philanthropic sector. Shen Danxi, a 2018 Richard Rockefeller Fellow and deputy secretary general of the Sany Foundation, talks about how her foundation represents a…
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Scott Kennedy on Huawei's Role in the Global Tech Sector
As tensions continue to escalate between the United States and China, technology has become a focal point of growing bilateral competition. One of China's top high-tech companies, Huawei, is the subject of scrutiny from competitors as well as governments across the globe, as it faces accusations…
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Nicholas Lardy on Economic Reform in China: Past, Present, and Future
As the Chinese state—under the leadership of President Xi Jinping—continues to exert more control over China's economy through its policies, prospects for future reforms seem uncertain. Dr. Nicholas R. Lardy of the Peterson Institute explains why economic reform has been so important to Chinese...
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Ben Harburg: A View of the U.S.-China Trade War from Beijing
Recent challenges in the U.S.-China economic relationship have been well-documented in the United States and debated from every point of view. But how is the trade war viewed by the U.S. business community in China? As an American working in Beijing, Ben Harburg, managing partner of MSA Capital,...
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Kelly Sims Gallagher on U.S.-China Climate Action After the Paris Agreement
The Paris Climate Agreement marked a breakthrough in international cooperation on climate change, with 196 states and the European Union negotiating a pact in December 2015 to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The United States and China, the top two emitters of greenhouse gases on the planet,...
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Kai-Fu Lee on the Future of A.I. in the United States and China
The influence of artificial intelligence on our world is only growing, as smart home products, algorithm-based streaming platforms, and even autonomous vehicles become a part of our daily lives. Since the 1990s, American tech companies in Silicon Valley have dominated the development and...
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Yu Zhou on "Made in China 2025"
China's high-tech industries have grown rapidly in recent years, as companies like Tencent and Alibaba achieve global name recognition and the quality of the country's digital infrastructure improves. To accelerate the development of its industrial capacity, Beijing has launched 'Made in China...
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Peggy Blumenthal on Chinese Students in the United States
As the attendance of Chinese students at U.S. institutions of higher education comes under greater scrutiny, Peggy Blumenthal of the Institute for International Education explains the history of Chinese students in the United States, their impact on American institutions, why they come, and how…
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NCUSCR's new podcast series features short interviews and explainers on timely issues in the U.S.-China relationship with leading experts. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, please visit us at: www.ncuscr.org.The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading American nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
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