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"Confront it head-on" — Phrase of the Week
A graduate employee takes on Chery Auto's overtime cutlure
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Andrew Methven
Trivium China Podcast | Beijing’s curious plan to stimulate services consumption with more investment
The quest to understand Beijing’s views on consumer spending continues.
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Andrew Polk
40:03
Chinese and U.S. AI Applications in Public Administration: Lessons and Implications for Ukraine
Artificial intelligence has been a frequent topic on Sinica in recent years — but usually through the lens of the two countries that have produced the…
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Kaiser Y Kuo
1:17:53
Nuclear Weapons, Ukraine, and Great-Power Competition
Join me for a conversation with four fantastic panelists about nuclear safety and security issues brought on by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
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Kaiser Y Kuo
1:11:47
This Week in China's History | The Japanese Evacuate Unit 731
August 11, 1945
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James Carter
The Trivium China Podcast | It's Turning Out to Be a Good Year for China's Economy
When the Politburo met to talk about the economy at the end of July, the general tone was one of contentment.
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Andrew Polk
51:41
"One mouse dropping ruins a whole pot of porridge" — Phrase of the Week
The fall of the Shaolin Temple abbot casts a long shadow
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Andrew Methven
The World AI Conference in Shanghai: Two tech veterans share their impressions
This week on Sinica, Paul Triolo of DGA Albright Stonebridge and tech investor Ryan Cunningham join to talk about their observations and insights from…
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Kaiser Y Kuo
1:26:01
Transcript | The World AI Conference in Shanghai: Two tech veterans share their impressions
Below is a complete transcript of the episode.
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Kaiser Y Kuo
Schopenhauer’s East Asian Renaissance: How a forgotten 19th-Century German philosopher became a TikTok sensation
A guest post by Iza Ding
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Iza Ding
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"Rat people" — Phrase of the Week
An internet phrase takes hold
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Andrew Methven
The Trivium China Podcast | Dueling AI Development Strategies
China and the US are both rapidly refining their approaches to global AI development, through newly released AI action plans.
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Andrew Polk
55:39
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