The US-China Podcast

National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
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The US-China Podcast

This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.

  1. China & the Hill: Smuggling AI Chips to China, Trump Targets BRICS, and a TikTok Sale Turnaround

    9H AGO

    China & the Hill: Smuggling AI Chips to China, Trump Targets BRICS, and a TikTok Sale Turnaround

    China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast. Read this week's edition. China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.

    6 min

  2. JUL 2

    The Story Behind China’s Environmental Awakening

    China's period of rapid industrialization generated unsustainable waste and posed significant threats to humans, wildlife, and the environment. A handful of dedicated environmental activists in China pushed for policy change, leveraging technological and educational collaboration between American and Chinese scientists and preexisting U.S. regulatory approaches to manage China’s pollution problem. However, China’s approach to environmental regulation ultimately took a different path to accommodate its ongoing development process. Despite their differences, the two countries play critical roles in the global effort to develop environmental solutions.  In Ma Tianjie’s new book In Search of Green China, he recounts how public outrage pushed China towards an environmental awakening, inspiring policies that prioritized environmental protection without giving up economic development. What role will China play in the global environmental movement as it pursues its green transition?  Ma Tianjie joins the National Committee on June 19, 2025 to describe the stunning story behind China’s environmental awakening.  Learn more about the speaker and watch the YouTube video here

    26 min
  3. China & the Hill: Trump’s China Pivot, CEO Diplomacy, and What U.S. Strikes on Iran Mean for Taiwan

    JUL 1

    China & the Hill: Trump’s China Pivot, CEO Diplomacy, and What U.S. Strikes on Iran Mean for Taiwan

    China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast. Read this week's edition. China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.

    6 min
  4. China & the Hill: Beijing Hacks Moscow, Courts Tehran, and Flies By Taiwan

    JUN 25

    China & the Hill: Beijing Hacks Moscow, Courts Tehran, and Flies By Taiwan

    China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast. Read this week's edition. China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.

    8 min
  5. Urbanization and its Consequences in China

    JUN 9

    Urbanization and its Consequences in China

    How is China dealing with urbanization and what problems have urbanization brought about? Join our PIP Fellows Mark W. Fraizer and Nick R. Smith for a discussion on urbanization in China, its consequences, and how it relates to other parts of the world. Click here to see the speakers' bios.

    11 min

  6. JUN 4

    Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China

    NPR correspondent Emily Feng tells the stories of nearly two dozen people in China who define for themselves what it means to be Chinese. She profiles a Uyghur family; human rights lawyers fighting to defend civil liberties despite the dangers; a teacher from Inner Mongolia forced to make hard choices because of his support of his native language; and a Hong Kong fugitive trying to find a new home and live in freedom.  In Let Only Red Flowers Bloom, she reveals dramatic stories of resistance and survival in a country that is increasingly closing itself off to the world. To understand modern China, one has to understand the people who live there and how they interact with the Chinese state.  In an interview conducted on April 9, 2025, Emily Feng reflects on identity in China: what does it mean to be Chinese?    About the speaker

    23 min
  7. China & the Hill: Revoking Chinese Student Visas, "Trade not Aid" Diplomacy in Africa, and is Wechat Complicit in the Fentanyl Crisis?

    JUN 3

    China & the Hill: Revoking Chinese Student Visas, "Trade not Aid" Diplomacy in Africa, and is Wechat Complicit in the Fentanyl Crisis?

    China & the Hill is a weekly newsletter covering Washington DC’s China-focused debates, actions, and reactions. Readers will receive a curated digest of each week's most pressing U.S.-China news and its impact on businesses and policy, and can listen to the top stories in podcast form on the U.S.-China Podcast. China & the Hill is published by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries. Read this week's edition of C&TH: https://mailchi.mp/ncuscr/china-and-the-hill-6-3-25

    8 min

  8. JUN 2

    Forging a New Path Forward: Navigating the Future of U.S.-China Relations

    At a time of heightened tension and strategic recalibration, the U.S.-China relationship is undergoing significant change as the Trump Administration announces high tariffs on Chinese goods and trade and investment restrictions while also signaling that President Trump may be open to negotiations. Sino-American competition is intensifying across economic, political, and technological realms, and opportunities for collaboration to tackle global issues such as AI governance, climate change, and public health remain elusive. From debates over trade and industrial policy to diverging visions of the global order, the world’s two largest powers are navigating a period of profound uncertainty. Alison Friedman, Andrew Polk, and Jessica Chen Weiss joined NCUSCR President Stephen Orlins on May 20 for the National Committee’s annual Members’ Program, where they discussed the state of the U.S.-China relationship from cultural, economic and trade, and political perspectives. About the speakers

    54 min
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This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.

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  • Creator
    National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
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    © National Committee on United States-China Relations, Inc.
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