Substacks recommended by Kaiser Y Kuo

Recommended by Kaiser Y Kuo

Everything you need to know about UK-China relations. Every third Thursday.

The Monitor is a newsletter produced by the U.S.-China Perception Monitor, a publication operated by The Carter Center's China Focus initiative.

Inside China

By Fred Gao

A newsletter about Chinese politics, youth culture, economy, and society

High Capacity

By Kyle Chan

China's tech and industrial policy: manufacturing, global supply chains, AI, clean tech, EVs, trade, economic competition.

The China-MENA Newsletter

By Jonathan Fulton

Analysis on China - Middle East relations.

The China Week

The China Week is the essential weekly analysis and summary of China news for investors, policymakers, business people, and journalists, written by veteran China journalist and media entrepreneur Jeremy Goldkorn. Get caught up in just 10 minutes a week.

A must-read weekly news roundup with a great range of sources, created by Jeremy Goldkorn of Danwei, Sinica, and SupChina/The China Project!

- Kaiser Y Kuo

China Translated

By Robert Wu

Where China starts to make some sense to you

Chinese Cooking Demystified Substack

Recipes and other stuff maybe.

I Just Kant

By Iza Ding

snacks for thought

Iza's Substack is new but it promises to be terrific. She's just one of the most interesting writers working on China — and much else — today.

- Kaiser Y Kuo

Baiguan - China Insights, Data, Context

Actionable insights for successful China-related business and investment

Global Dispatches

By Mark Leon Goldberg

Global Dispatches serves: Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Sustainable Development, Global Health, Crises, Human Rights, International Relations -- and world news that matters "To Save Us From Hell" is our new weekly podcast about the United Nations!

The Asia Cable

By Nick Ayrton (孔澜岳)

The Asia Cable offers a panoramic view of Asia's political dynamics, economic developments, and cultural fabric.

The Civic Forum

By Rory Truex

Writing on authoritarian politics and democratic erosion from Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Home of The Civic Forum speaker series and podcast.

Rory Truex of Princeton is principled and morally grounded, and he's tackling some of the most important issues of our times.

- Kaiser Y Kuo

The East is Read

By Zichen Wang and Yuxuan Jia

A China newsletter.

Interconnected

By Kevin Xu

On the intersections of tech, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations

Sinification

By Thomas des Garets Geddes

The world as viewed from China.

7 THINGS

By Adrian

7 THINGS delivers weekly geopolitical insights with wit and clarity. Each edition unpacks seven critical global developments spanning foreign policy, security trends, tech influence, and strategic shifts globally. Essential analysis.

Ginger River Review

By Jiang Jiang

Covering the priorities of both the leadership and the general public in China and views you do not normally see from mainstream English-language media

Tech Buzz China Insider

Deep dives into the most interesting companies and trends in China Tech, including internet, (cross-border) e-commerce, EVs, and more. In cooperation with Six Degrees Intelligence.

Rhyming Chaos

By Jeremy Goldkorn and Maria Repnikova

Interviews with people who've lived through or studied periods of upheaval, tyranny, or authoritarian takeover, with an eye on Trump's America. By Jeremy Goldkorn and Maria Repnikova.

The Status Kuo

By Jay Kuo

The Status Kuo provides accessible political and legal analysis with a dose of humor. In crazy times, a little clarity goes a long way! Subscribe to receive my email in your inbox. All paid support is voluntary but deeply appreciated

RealTime Mandarin

By Andrew

A resource to help you bridge the gap to real-world fluency, stay informed about China, and communicate with confidence in Mandarin.

RealTime Mandarin is just the best resource I know of for learning modern Chinese in context: you not only learn new vocab and the mechanics of the language, but get a deeply-informed guide to how it's used in real life. Great way to keep up on new usages, and to keep your finger on the pulse of contemporary China!

- Kaiser Y Kuo

Tracking People's Daily

By Manoj Kewalramani

This blog primarily offers a breakdown of the weekday editions of the People's Daily.

Sinocities

By Andrew Stokols

Cities, China, Geopolitics, Technology, and everything in between. By: Andrew Stokols ; Phd, MIT Department of Urban Studies & Planning, Masters in Urban Planning, Harvard.

A fantastic resource for understanding urbanization, urban planning, and all things Sinocities!

- Kaiser Y Kuo

Chartbook

By Adam Tooze

A newsletter on economics, geopolitics and history from Adam Tooze. More substantial than the twitter feed. More freewheeling than what you might read from me in FT, Foreign Policy, New Statesman.

by Zichen Wang

An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. For booking and more information: wufeimusic.com.

What's Happening in China

By PC

A weekly China brief, delivered straight to your inbox every Saturday.

ChinAI Newsletter

By Jeffrey Ding

Jeff Ding's weekly translations of writings from Chinese thinkers on China's AI landscape