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The Highest Exam: Jia Ruixue and Li Hongbin on China's Gaokao and What It Reveals About Chinese Society
This week on Sinica, I speak with Jia Ruixue and Li Hongbin, coauthors of The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China. We’re talking about China’s…
Jan 21 • Kaiser Y Kuo
1:15:57
Transcript | The Highest Exam: Jia Ruixue and Li Hongbin on China's Gaokao and What It Reveals About Chinese Society
Transcript, courtesy of CadreScripts, further down the page.
Jan 21 • Kaiser Y Kuo
China's Low-Key Response to the Iran Crisis
China was among the first and most vocal opponents of the U.S.
Jan 21 • Eric Olander
36:36
"Marriage nagging" — Phrase of the Week
The ugly side of a custom when it goes too far
Jan 18 • Andrew Methven
This Week in China's History: Marshall’s Other Plan
January 8, 1947
Jan 14 • James Carter
Transcript | Daniel Bessner on American Primacy, Cold War Liberalism, and the China Challenge
Transcript, courtesy of CadreScripts, further down the page.
Jan 14 • Kaiser Y Kuo
Daniel Bessner on American Primacy, Cold War Liberalism, and the China Challenge
This week on Sinica, I speak with Daniel Bessner, the Anne H.H.
Jan 14 • Kaiser Y Kuo
1:03:51
"Kudos to me" — Phrase of the Week
China's warmest new buzzword
Jan 11 • Andrew Methven
The Return of the Chinese Consumer
“Consumption is a crucial engine of my country’s economic growth.”
Jan 9 • Andy Rothman
Eric Olander: After the Maduro Capture — Assessing China's Real Exposure in Venezuela
This week on Sinica, in a joint episode with the China-Global South Podcast, I speak with Eric Olander, host of the China Global South Podcast and…
Jan 8 • Kaiser Y Kuo and Eric Olander
1:10:07
Transcript | Eric Olander: After the Maduro Capture — Assessing China's Real Exposure in Venezuela
Transcript courtesy of CadreScripts follows that!
Jan 8 • Kaiser Y Kuo
What Maduro’s Detention Means for China
One of the prevailing narratives that has emerged following the U.S.
Jan 8 • Eric Olander
52:11
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