China Policy Pod

China Policy Pod


Latest Episodes

Rich! Wen Jiabao, Mitt Romney and the NY Times
October 30, 2012

Stan Abrams of China Hearsay (http://www.chinahearsay.com) joins the pod to discuss Wen Jiabao's alleged family wealth and China in the US election. We cover the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/business/global/family-of-wen-jiabao-holds-a-hidd

Starbury, the CBA and the Future of Chinese Basketball, with Jon Pastuszek
April 09, 2012

Stephon Marbury is finally a champion and the Chinese Basketball Association is poised to take off. Jon Pastuszek of NiuBBall.com joins China Policy Pod to discuss the past season and the future.

An American Soldier in Kunming in 1942, with Joshua Taylor
January 14, 2012

The Flying Tigers have received extensive media attention over the years, but the American presence in China during WWII extended far beyond the few famed pilots. Thousands of American troops worked to supply the Chinese Guomindong allies using a road th

Dumb China Op-eds and Ignorant US Politicians, with Stan Abrams
November 19, 2011

Two of the more baffling China op-eds were published in the same week as the GOP field (minus Jon Huntsman, of course) demonstrated that they have limited knowledge of China. Stan Abrams, lawyer and China Hearsay Blogger, joins China Policy Pod for a deli

Bob Herbold on his WSJ Op-Ed America Vs. China: Who is the Developing Country
August 28, 2011

Ex-Microsoft COO Bob Herbold discusses his WSJ op-ed on the US and Chinese political system.

Understanding China’s Economic Indicators, with Tom Orlik
August 12, 2011

Tom Orlik of the WSJ talks about Understanding China's Economic Indicators, his new book.

Foreign Films in the China Market, with David Pierson
June 27, 2011

Hollywood film studios have had a long struggle to gain traction in the Chinese market. Despite the wild popularity of US films, producers face rampant piracy, distribution restrictions and a 20 foreign-film-a-year quota. Yet the success of films like Ava

Beyond the Billion: Census Trends, with Adrienne Mong
May 13, 2011

China's census showed much more than the fact that the country still has the biggest population in the world. Adrienne Mong of NBC News goes through the data and discusses the most important new trends with China Policy Pod. Links mentioned in this pod:

A Chinese Tour to Europe, with Evan Osnos
April 19, 2011

Award winning New Yorker journalist Evan Osnos stops by to discuss his experience on a Chinese group tour through Europe. His excellent article (http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/18/110418fa_fact_osnos?currentPage=all) on the trip was published i

Good Shows on Chinese TV (No, Seriously)
April 12, 2011

Sure most Chinese television is pretty bad, but Chuck David says that if you look in the right places, there are some real gems worth watching. Chuck runs down a list of his favorite shows as he tells China Policy Pod that just because you can't find The