China In Context
China In Context is a fortnightly podcast by the SOAS China Institute (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) which offers expert analysis on the politics, economy, society, culture and history of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. It features interviews with leading academics, researchers, journalists and other China-specialists from around the world.
Podcasting since 2021 • 183 episodes
China In Context
Latest Episodes
Trump and China — Deal or No Deal?
Donald Trump is promising to challenge China on everything from its exports to its global influence over the next four years, but what could this mean in practice? Professor Miles Yu of the Hudson Institute, principal advisor on China policy to...
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Season 5
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Episode 183
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44:30
China and the Climate Crisis — Good COP, Bad COP?
At the recent COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, China was seen as having played a part in getting an agreement — albeit a much criticised one — to increase funding to mitigate the climate crisis. And with Donald Trump threatening to...
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Season 4
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Episode 182
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35:48
The impact of Donald Trump’s re-election on US relations with China and East Asia
What will Donald Trump’s re-election mean for relations between China and the US? Is Beijing alarmed by his threats of massive new trade tariffs, and the unpredictability that he likes to boast about? Or will it see his relative lack of interes...
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Season 4
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Episode 181
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34:13
Has China’s process of reform gone into reverse?
The Chinese Communist Party guides the thinking of the masses through slogans. Some of these are written in huge letters on walls around the country. They are studied by party members, who try to figure out how society should respond. One of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 180
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15:06
The mounting risk of another global war
The head of the CIA, Bill Burns has described Vladimir Putin as a bully who presents the greatest threat to world peace. The idea that Russia and China may partner to launch a joint provocation is a particular concern for the US and its allies....
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Season 4
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Episode 179
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14:13
