The Most Important People in the U.S.-China AI Competition
The pool of top AI talent is limited, but they play a crucial role in building this transformational technology. More than half of the world...
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NCUSCR Interviews
The NCUSCR China Podcast Series provides information and analysis from leading experts on U.S.-China relations in a short-program format. Regular releases cover a range of developing issues...
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20 of 124 episodesWhy Is Chinese Culture Trending in the U.S.?
Over the past year, China-related products , aesthetics, and digital content have gained traction in the United States, from Chinese New Yea...
How China Implements Domestic Policy
China's center-local relationship is one of the clearest signals of where the country is headed. Beijing sets broad, nationwide goals while...
Educating a Superpower: China's Higher Ed Challenges
By 2025, China had twice as many college students as the United States, four times as many STEM graduates, and double the number of STEM Ph....
Artificial Intelligence in China: Innovation, Regulation, and Daily Life
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday life in China, shaping how people learn, work, communicate, and interact with t...
The Fragile Dragon: Trade, Trump, and China's Vulnerabilities | Ker Gibbs
For decades, China's rapid economic rise has drawn Western businesses eager to tap its vast market — but that bilateral trade relationship i...
U.S.-China Clinical Research: Speed, Evidence, and Global Competitiveness
Clinical trials are an essential part of developing new medicines and treatments. In recent years, China has become an increasingly importan...
What China Actually Thinks: Inside the Numbers on America, Taiwan, and War
Chinese public opinion is often overlooked in discussions of U.S.-China competition, yet it shapes how Beijing defines threats, prioritizes...
China's Global Image Is Improving, New Pew Survey Finds
At the beginning of the current decade, views of China were near historic lows in many countries. Recently, however, positive opinions of Ch...
Do the U.S. and China Still Share a North Korea Policy?
The strategic landscape of the Korean Peninsula is shifting. President Trump's recent reduction in military exercises with Seoul and his oli...
U.S.-China Relations in the Shadow of the Iran War
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a major military campaign against Iran , resulting in the assassination of Supre...
Why an American teacher turned $5,000 into 50,000 trees
How did an American teacher turn $5,000 into 50,000 trees in China, changing a desert into a forrest? Ron Sakolsky joined us on September 8,...
How Japan, China, and the United States are Managing Tensions in the East China Sea
From territorial disputes over uninhabited islands to the threat of military action in the Taiwan Strait , the East China Sea is a tense env...
Why are EU-China Trade Relations Tense?
Trade between the EU and China account for almost 30% of global trade and 35% of global GDP , but the balance and structure of their trade r...
As the U.S. Steps Back, China Steps Up: Inside China's Global Climate Strategy
In Chinese Global Environmentalism, Alex L. Wang examines China's embrace of green development on the global stage. He traces Chinese global...
Open Source or Controlled Access? The New U.S.-China AI Divide
On June 12, 2026, the U.S. government placed Anthropic's two most capable models under export controls, the first time a frontier AI model i...
Competing for Soft Power: China's Image-Making in Africa
With a growing young population, vast natural resources, and emerging technology hubs, countries across Africa have become key sites for dip...
Americans Are Changing Their Minds About China — Here's Why
In an interview conducted on May 4, 2026, Laura Silver joins Steve Orlins to discuss the data on how American perceptions of China have chan...
Why China Controls Critical Minerals and the U.S. Wants to Change That
Why does the United States rely on China for critical minerals and what are the economic and security implications of this interdependence?...
Rebounding Profits, Rising Risk: The State of American Business in China
U.S. companies in China are navigating a widening gap between opportunity and risk. Even as profitability rebounds and China remains critica...