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Bijgewerkt 27-05-2025
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15-04-2025

China’s Assertive Insecurity, with Selina Ho

Selina Ho, associate professor in International Affairs and co-director of the Centre on Asia and Globalisation at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, discusses the Southeast Asia trip of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, why she labels China's foreign policy as both assertive and insecure, and why China is using the Korean War of the 1950s to rally its population behind the country's leaders in the current trade war with the United States. This episode is from Asia Society Switzerland's STATE OF ASIA podcast, bringing you exclusive, engaging conversations with leading minds on issues that shape Asia and affect us all. More info and other episodes: https://asiasociety.org/switzerland/podcast-state-asia.

15-04-2025

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35 min.
30-04-2019

Iran Foreign Minister's Defiant Message for the U.S.

In a lively appearance at Asia Society, Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran would continue to sell its oil to foreign buyers in spite of American pressure, offered to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the U.S, and said that Iran, the U.S., and Saudi Arabia had agreed to a ceasefire in Yemen in 2015 — but Saudi Arabia pulled out at the last minute.

30-04-2019

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8 min.
24-01-2018

China, North Korea, and the 'Conundrum of Bad Options'

Asia Society Policy Institute Diplomat in Residence Daniel Russel previews the year ahead for U.S-China relations and explains why ties between the two may suffer in 2018. He also explains why the North Korean nuclear problem is so intractable.

24-01-2018

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13 min.
12-10-2017

Jackie Chan on Cheating Death

Movie legend Jackie Chan has appeared in more than 150 films dating back to 1962, and he’s performed his own stunts in almost all of them. In this episode, Chan talks candidly about his most famous scene — and other stunts he says he honestly thought might kill him.

12-10-2017

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15 min.
30-08-2017

Confronting 21st Century Slavery

There are more than 35 million slaves around the world today — more than at any time in human history — and two-thirds of them are in Asia. In this episode, human trafficking expert Matt Friedman describes the ways in which people are lured into modern-day slavery on the continent — and what can be done about it.

30-08-2017

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14 min.
17-07-2017

India's Missing Women Workers

Despite greater opportunities in cities across the country, more than 20 million Indian women disappeared from the labor force between 2005 and 2012, which is creating a major drag on India's economy. In this episode, New York Times journalist Ellen Barry explores the cultural, historical, and economic factors that explain India's missing women workers — and what can be done about the issue.

17-07-2017

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7 min.
27-06-2018

Why China Could Win a Trade War

In this episode of Asia Abridged, Wendy Cutler and Orville Schell tell us why, contrary to President Trump's assertions, Beijing is well-positioned to compete in a trade conflict with the United States.

27-06-2018

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9 min.
16-02-2018

Lesley Stahl on China’s Changes

Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl describes her 1974 trip to Cultural Revolution-era China and explains how the recent experiences of real estate developer Zhang Xin epitomize the changes that are occurring in the country.

16-02-2018

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9 min.
01-05-2018

The Subtle Forces Shaping Iran's Future

Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council and a leading expert on Iran, discusses the changes occurring inside Iran and assesses the economic consequences of President Trump’s threats to pull out of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

01-05-2018

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10 min.
21-06-2017

Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi is perhaps best known as the veteran host of the popular television show Top Chef. But long before she became a public figure, Lakshmi was an Indian-American kid living in 1970s New York — a city whose culinary diversity cultivated her love of both Indian street food and bacon cheeseburgers. In this candid conversation, Lakshmi discusses her New York roots, her Desi identity, the Indian food she’s dying to see on Top Chef, and why she has no love for Disney princesses.

21-06-2017

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14 min.

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China’s Assertive Insecurity, with Selina Ho

Iran Foreign Minister's Defiant Message for the U.S.

China, North Korea, and the 'Conundrum of Bad Options'

Jackie Chan on Cheating Death

Confronting 21st Century Slavery

India's Missing Women Workers

Why China Could Win a Trade War

Lesley Stahl on China’s Changes

The Subtle Forces Shaping Iran's Future

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