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Since the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous historical works, they attempted to determine as precisely as possible the dates of events in the Buddha's life, seeki... more

From the 1940s to the 1960s, soil and water conservation measures transformed both the arid, erosion-prone environment of China’s Loess Plateau and the lives of rural people. Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People: The Burden of Conservation in Mo... more

What does it mean for a country to seek admiration — and what kinds of institutions try to make that admiration possible?

Yanqiu Zheng’s In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974 (U Michigan Pres... more

In How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations (Princeton University Press, 2025), Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnat... more

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Recent Guests

Micah Muscolino
Pickovitz Endowed Chair and Professor of Modern Chinese History
University of California, San Diego
Episode: Micah S. Muscolino, "Remaking the Earth, Exhausting the People: The Burden of Conservation in Modern China" (U Washington Press, 2025)
Carl Benedikt Frey
Dieter Schwartz Associate Professor of AI and Work at the Oxford Internet Institute
Oxford University
Episode: Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Zumretay Arkin
Advocate for Uyghur rights and Director of Global Advocacy at the World Uyghur Congress
World Uyghur Congress
Episode: Radio ReOrient 13.4: “The Repression of the Uyghurs,” with Zumretay Arkin, hosted by Claudia Radiven and Marchella Ward
Dr. Joanne Kuai
Research fellow in the School of Media and Communication at RMIT University, focusing on digital journalism and AI.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Episode: AI, News, and the State: Reinstitutionalising Journalism in Global China’s Algorithmic Age: A conversation with Dr. Joanne Kuai
Dr. Taru Salmenkari
Senior Researcher at the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
Episode: Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025)
Jesse Rodenbiker
Assistant professor in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Episode: Jesse Rodenbiker, "Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Megan Walsh
Writer and journalist specializing in Chinese culture, literature, and film
Columbia Global Reports
Episode: Megan Walsh, "The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters" (Columbia Global Reports, 2022)
Dr. Mia Liu
Assistant Professor at John Hawkins University specializing in Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art, Cinema and Media Culture
John Hawkins University
Episode: Mia Yinxing Liu, "Literati Lenses: Wenren Landscape in Chinese Cinema of the Mao Era" (U Hawai’i Press, 2019)
Ma Tianjie
Author and environmental activist based in Beijing
Author of In Search of Green China
Episode: In Search of Green China: Ma Tianjie on Pan Yue and the CCP’s “Ecological Civilization"

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Caleb Zakarin
Editor of the New Books Network
Dan Wang
Host of New Books in Chinese Studies

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Yanqiu Zheng, "In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974" (U Michigan Press, 2024)
Q: How would you kind of characterize China's current quest for admiration and respect in relation to the history that you've laid out in your book?
Zheng discusses China's cultural diplomacy through channels like the Confucius Institute, reflecting on historical challenges and ongoing search for effective outreach.
Yanqiu Zheng, "In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974" (U Michigan Press, 2024)
Q: What is cultural diplomacy as you are using it here?
Cultural diplomacy is an analytical tool to examine both the production and projection of content for a better understanding of power dynamics.
Yanqiu Zheng, "In Search of Admiration and Respect: Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875–1974" (U Michigan Press, 2024)
Q: So could you talk a little bit about your journey in writing and to writing this book? What was helpful to you in that process?
Yanqiu Zheng reflects on the support from his university, the importance of grants, and how he navigated challenges in his academic journey.
Jennifer Yip, "Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War, 1937-1945" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: What is it actually that we're talking about when we talk about food and grain in this conflict?
In China, soldiers relied on unprocessed grains like rice, wheat, millet, and beans, without the advanced rations used by US soldiers, highlighting the challenges they faced.
Yunxiang Gao, "Arise Africa, Roar China: Black and Chinese Citizens of the World in the Twentieth Century" (UNC Press, 2021)
Q: So, how did you come to study history? Why history?
Dr. Gao described choosing history during high school in China, influenced by his father's teaching background and a passion for the subject despite its perception as a less favorable career path.

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The content primarily revolves around in-depth discussions with scholars and authors who focus on various aspects of Chinese studies, including political science, economics, history, and cultural studies. It highlights their recent publications and explores significant themes such as censorship, international relations, and the socio-political dynamics shaping contemporary China. The podcast often features expert guests who share their unique insights and research, making it a valuable resource for academics, students, and anyone interested in understanding China's complex landscape. Notable episodes also address broader issues such as global development, human rights, and cultural narratives through the lens of individual expertise and sch... more

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