Sinica

Sinica

Home
Notes
Ultimate China Bookshelf
Trivium China
You Can Learn Chinese
This Week in China's History
Chinese Phrase of the Week
China-Global South
China Perspectives by Sinology
Archive
Leaderboard
About
Trivium China Podcast | Kimi K3 Was So Good It Freaked Out Two Governments
Listen now | Beijing is moving to restrict how far its own open-source AI models can travel abroad, just as Washington moves to restrict how far they…
2 hrs ago • Andrew Polk
39:21
Samm Sacks and Paul Triolo on WAIC 2026, Xi's AI Speech, and Kimi K3
This week on Sinica, a rare treat: an in-person recording from Beijing with two dear friends who happen to be two of the very best in the business on…
Jul 24 • Kaiser Y Kuo
1:37:37
Transcript | Samm Sacks and Paul Triolo on WAIC 2026, Xi's AI Speech, and Kimi K3
Transcript (courtesy of the fantastic CadreScripts) further down the page.
Jul 24 • Kaiser Y Kuo
China's Stock Market Rescue: How Big Is Beijing's Bet?
Listen now | China is stepping in to prop up its stock market, quietly opening the door to more outbound investment, and easing off the credit gas – all…
Jul 24 • Andrew Polk
56:54
The Limits of China’s Iran Diplomacy
The U.S.
Jul 20 • Eric Olander
46:49
Trivium China Weekly Recap | Can You See the K?
China’s economy has a shape problem.
Jul 20 • Andrew Polk
“The Odyssey Years” — Phrase of the Week
A new phrase to describe a decade of wandering
Jul 19 • Andrew Methven
Trivium China Podcast | China Is Building a Market for Data. Why Isn’t America?
Listen now | Data has become one of the most important inputs in the modern economy, especially as access to high-quality information increasingly…
Jul 18 • Andrew Polk
1:05:13
Why China Is Winning the Iran War
With open conflict between the U.S.
Jul 14 • Eric Olander
37:04
Trivium China Podcast | Is China Quietly Beginning to Deleverage?
Listen now | China’s economy has lost momentum after a surprisingly strong start to the year.
Jul 13 • Andrew Polk
39:48
"Mass appeal" — Phrase of the Week
Molly Tea lost in the courtroom, but is winning the court of public opinion
Jul 12 • Andrew Methven
The Platform State: Angela Zhang and Alex Yang on How China Really Governs Its Economy
This week on Sinica, in a special episode recorded at the Davos On Air booth at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in…
Jul 8 • Kaiser Y Kuo
1:04:09
© 2026 The Sinica Podcast · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture