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The US-China Podcast
by National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org.The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
Episodes
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Why are EU-China Trade Relations Tense?
Trade between the EU and China account for almost 30% of global trade and 35% of global GDP, but the balance and structure of their trade relationship has changed in recent years. As China's exports moved up the value chain, the goods it sent to Europe started competing with products already...
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As the U.S. Steps Back, China Steps Up: Inside China's Global Climate Strategy
In Chinese Global Environmentalism, Alex L. Wang examines China's embrace of green development on the global stage. He traces Chinese global environmentalism's evolution and motivations and analyzes its deployment through the governance tools of green ideology, diplomacy, economic statecraft, and...
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Open Source or Controlled Access? The New U.S.-China AI Divide
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. government placed Anthropic's two most capable models under export controls, the first time a frontier AI model itself, rather than the chips beneath, it was treated as a controlled item. While the controls were later removed, it presented a new source of uncertainty…
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Competing for Soft Power: China's Image-Making in Africa
With a growing young population, vast natural resources, and emerging technology hubs, countries across Africa have become key sites for diplomatic competition between the United States and China. Focusing on Ethiopia, Maria Repnikova examines the ambitious and disjointed display of Chinese...
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Americans Are Changing Their Minds About China — Here's Why
In an interview conducted on May 4, 2026, Laura Silver joins Steve Orlins to discuss the data on how American perceptions of China have changed over the past year. Americans' views toward China are changing, according to a recent Pew Research Center report published this April: today, 27 percent…
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Why China Controls Critical Minerals and the U.S. Wants to Change That
Why does the United States rely on China for critical minerals and what are the economic and security implications of this interdependence? From fighter jets to fridges, critical minerals are everywhere, shaping the global economy and our daily lives. Today, China dominates many points along...
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Rebounding Profits, Rising Risk: The State of American Business in China
U.S. companies in China are navigating a widening gap between opportunity and risk. Even as profitability rebounds and China remains critical to companies' global competitiveness, escalating tariffs, tightening export controls, and a fragile trade truce are forcing American businesses to rethink...
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Same Words, Different Meaning: The New U.S.-China Paradigm
Following the Trump–Xi meeting in mid-May, officials in both the United States and China started describing bilateral ties as "a constructive relationship of strategic stability." However, both countries have different views of what this term means and its implications for U.S.-China relations....
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What is China doing in the Arctic?
Countries across the globe are increasingly focused on the Arctic due to its expanding shipping routes, vast natural resources, and cutting-edge scientific research opportunities. China views the Arctic as a critical new frontier for its economic and geostrategic opportunities. Since China isn't...
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Who the U.S.-China AI Competition Leaves Behind
As AI technologies become increasingly sophisticated, the United States and China are vying to win this technology competition. Both countries have different approaches and strengths in their development, deployment, and regulation of AI – the United States is recognized as leading in advanced AI...
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CHINA Town Hall 2026
CHINA Town Hall (CTH), a program that provides a snapshot of the current U.S.-China relationship and examines how that relationship reverberates at the local level – in our towns, states, and nation – connects people around the country with U.S. policymakers and thought leaders on China. The 2026...
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Why China Cares About the Middle East
China's role in the Middle East and North Africa has grown in recent years as Beijing has expanded its engagement in energy, trade, infrastructure, and diplomacy across the region. At the same time, Middle Eastern and North African governments are assessing what deeper ties with China can offer…
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China's Approach to Environmentalism
China is the largest manufacturer, installer, and user of clean energy and electric vehicles., At the same time, it emits more greenhouse gasses than any other country. While efforts to work with the United States on climate issues have stalled in recent years, a combination of grass roots…
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Why you should study abroad in China
Educational exchange is a primary way for American and Chinese people to interact with each other, creating opportunities to build common ground. However, both the United States and Chinese governments are hindering and restricting educational exchange opportunities by limiting interactions and...
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The U.S.-China Fight to Understand and Address Inequality
Inequality in the United States and China remains problematic as policymakers grapple with high costs, tepid employment, and an uncertain global economy. Social policy scholars work to highlight the visible and invisible factors contributing to inequality in both countries. Common solutions have...
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China & The Hill: Beijing Reacts to U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit, And Sets Lowest Growth Target in Decades
Read China & the Hill on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top...
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America and China at the Edge of Ruin: A Last Chance to Step Back From the Brink
David M. Lampton and Wang Jisi co-authored an article published in the March/April 2026 issue of Foreign Affairs in which they argue that the character of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship has changed profoundly. In the early 2010s the two countries moved from cautious engagement with each...
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China & The Hill: Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs as Upcoming Summit and Taiwan Stakes Rise
Read China & the Hill on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top...
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How to strengthen China-Africa Development Work
China's development investments across the African continent have had global ramifications. Inspired by the ability to use language to build bridges, NCUSCR staff Lizabeth Bamgboye discusses her experience studying China and its impact on Africa and the wider African diaspora. As a...
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China & the Hill: Presidents Trump and Xi Discuss Taiwan and Trade as Washington Builds Minerals Bloc
Read China & the Hill on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top...
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Why the United States Needs China Expertise
Fourteen years ago, nearly 15,000 Americans were studying abroad in China – but now the number is less than 2,000. Fewer economic opportunities for Americans in China and changing U.S. perceptions of China are partially to blame for this decline, but the need for China expertise, particularly to...
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China & The Hill: Trump Issues Warnings as Allies Deepen Ties with Beijing; Taiwan Hits a Defense Spending Stalemate
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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China & the Hill: Washington Softens Its China Strategy as Espionage, TikTok, and Critical Minerals Take Center Stage
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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Why Chinese students aren't coming to study in the U.S.
100,000 fewer Chinese international students are in the United States compared to 2019, and this trend is showing no signs of slowing. These students are a major economic driver in small college towns and large cities across the United States. In 2024, Chinese international students had an...
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China's Reaction to U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
On January 3, 2026, the United States launched a military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicholas Maduro and an escalation in U.S.-Venezuela tensions. This intervention has sparked intense global debate – raising questions about international law, sovereignty…
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Smart Rabbits: American Small Businesspeople, Trade Wars, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations
Smart Rabbits: American Small Businesspeople, Trade Wars, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations looks at how small businesses navigate the intricate web of U.S.-China relations. Author Douglas Barry captures the voices of entrepreneurs whose daily lives reflect the larger narrative of economic...
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The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
The Party's Interests Come First is the first English-language biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's current leader, Xi Jinping. It is both a story of the Chinese revolution and the first several decades of the People's Republic of China and a personal account of developing one's own...
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Why is the US selling NVIDIA's H200 chips to China?
On December 8, 2025, President Donald Trump stated that NVIDIA would be allowed to sell its advanced H200 chips to China. This decision departs from previous U.S. policy that prevented the export of H200 chips to China to preserve the United States' lead over China in the AI race. Industry…
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Security Without Exclusivity – Why Countries Choose to Cooperate with Both the U.S. and China
As tensions continue to mount in the U.S.-China relationship, the traditional understanding of international security, with many countries choosing between U.S.-led security and China-led economic growth, is increasingly outdated. Instead, a new dynamic has emerged, where many countries now seek...
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The Vatican in Transition: China, Religion, and the Legacy of Pope Francis
The death of Pope Francis came at a delicate moment in the Vatican's relationship with China. Since 2018, the Holy See has pursued a cautious and often controversial diplomatic engagement with Beijing to maintain the Church's relevance in China while navigating the Chinese Communist Party's…
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The Next Chapter in U.S.-China Science and Technology Collaboration
The U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement (STA), the first bilateral agreement signed shortly after the United States and China established diplomatic relations in 1979, has been renewed multiple times. Scientists from the two countries have collaborated on cancer prevention,...
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China & The Hill: Trump Greenlights Nvidia Chip Sales to China, U.S. Softens Its China Strategy, and Foreign Service Morale Plummets
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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China & the Hill: Taiwan Unveils $40B Defense Plan, Beijing Courts Europe Amid Japan Tensions, and Chinese Restaurant Brands Grow A U.S. Presence
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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China's Power Sector, Explained
How has China added so much green energy to its grid in such a short time? As energy demand increases in China's industrial, commercial, and residential sectors, energy providers are adding wind and solar sources to the grid at record rates. However, China's power sector needs to manage the...
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China & the Hill: Congressional Committee Warns of Rising China Threat; U.S. Approves $330M Jet Parts Sale to Taiwan
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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"Reflections on a Relationship that Shapes the World" - Amb. Daniel Kritenbrink, 2025 Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture
Daniel Kritenbrink delivered the 2025 Barnett-Oksenberg Lecture on Sino-American Relations in Shanghai on October 27. Now in its fourteenth year, this annual lecture affords the opportunity for a frank and forthright discussion of current and potential issues between the two countries; it is the...
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China & the Hill: Supreme Court Tests Trump's Tariffs, States Push Back Against Chinese Influence, Lawmakers Struggle to Close AI Chip Loophole
🚨 Check out the new China & the Hill Legislation Database! 🚨 China & the Hill is now on Substack China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and...
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China & the Hill: Tariff Cuts and Rare Earth Pause Mark Trump–Xi Breakthrough in South Korea
China & the Hill is now on Substack! China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the…
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How and Why is China's Military Modernizing?
What factors are driving China's military modernization and how are the U.S. and Chinese militaries dettering each other from a military conflict? Joel Wuthnow joined us in May 2025 to discuss these questions. Learn more about the speaker and watch the videos on military modernization and...
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How the US is Responding to China's New Military Might
How has U.S. defense policy responded to China's rise as military power in the Indo-Pacific and how do nukes fit into discussions of deterrence? Oriana Skylar Mastro joined us in April 2025 to discuss these questions. Learn more about the speaker and watch the videos on military modernization and...
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China & the Hill: China Unveils new Five Year Plan, U.S. Fortifies Guam Against China, Beijing Dismisses Top Officials
China & the Hill is now on Substack! China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the…
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How does China Perceive the United States?
How does the Chinese government view American cultural products and what is the role of journalism in China? Zhifan Luo joined us in May 2025 to discuss narratives about America in China and the difference between institutional and independent journalism in China. Learn more about the speaker and...
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How does the United States Perceive China?
How does the American government view Chinese people and products and how has this view changed as U.S.-China relations have changed? Viola Zhou joined us in April 2025 to discuss how curiosity towards China turned into skepticism. Learn more about the speaker and watch the video here. This...
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How Does Religion Work in China?
How does religion work in China? Officially, the government recognizes five religions, but people and their practices don't fit neatly into these categories. Spiritual folk traditions are widely practiced and look like religious activity, but the Chinese government labels these actions as...
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China & the Hill: Iran Leverages Covert Financial Entity to Sell Oil to China, Beijing Funds Cyber Campaign in the Philippines
China & the Hill is now on Substack! China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the…
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Why Labubus Are Changing China's Soft Power Strategy
China's soft power strategy has been largely unable to resonate with global audiences, but Labubus have taken the world by storm. From Thailand to Texas, Pop Mart stores are popping up to satiate consumers' desire for these collectable toys. Contrary to state-backed soft power strategies, Labubus...
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China & The Hill: Pentagon Orders Expansion of U.S. Missile Stockpiles, China to Stop Seeking WTO Special Treatment, U.S. Expands Entity List to Subsidiaries
China & the Hill is now on Substack! China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the…
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China's Alternative Vision for Global Governance
How does China want the world to work? Beijing views the current global governance system as one that skews unfairly in favor of Western powers. China seeks to reshape the dynamics in international organizations in pursuit of its own goals, mimicking the multilateral foreign policy that the…
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How Does The United States View Global Governance?
What is global governance and why does the United States care about it? Esther Brimmer joined us in June 2025 to discuss the United States' role in global governance systems and what future realms of global governance can look like. Learn more about the speaker and watch the video here. This...
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China & The Hill: U.S. Lawmakers Visit Beijing, TikTok Deal Talks, and Taiwan Aid Delay
China & the Hill is now on Substack! China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC's China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the…
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This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org.The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
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