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Pekingology

Center for Strategic and International Studies

China has emerged as one of the 21st century’s most consequential nations, making it more important than ever to understand how the country is governed. True to the name Pekingology, or the...

Episodes

20 of 152 episodes

China's Techno-Industrial Strategy

In this episode of Pekingology, Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Gerard DiPippo, Director for Global Macro at Eurasia Group. Henri...

44:23Oct 29, 2026

How China's Economic Miracle Shattered

In this episode of Pekingology, Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Logan Wright, author of the new book Broken China: How the Econom...

48:04Oct 15, 2026

China’s Global Strategy Under Xi Jinping

In this episode of Pekingology, Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute and co-author o...

49:06Oct 1, 2026

Ambassador Dan Kritenbrink on US-China Summits and Strategy

In this episode of Pekingology, Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink, former Assistant Secretary of Stat...

55:36Sep 17, 2026

Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy

In this episode of Pekingology, Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, is joined by Kurt Campbell, for...

45:45Sep 3, 2026

China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia

Founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and key Central Asian states, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) marks its 25th anniversary this...

48:05Aug 20, 2026

Inside China's Dual Economy

China is generating groundbreaking advances in electric vehicles, battery technology, applied artificial intelligence, and industrial roboti...

41:46Aug 6, 2026

Embodied AI and the Transformation of China’s Robotics Industry

China is rapidly emerging as a global leader in robotics and embodied artificial intelligence, leveraging its manufacturing scale and deep s...

34:41Jul 23, 2026

Avoiding War in the South China Sea

Ten years after an international tribunal found the vast majority of China’s claims in the South China Sea to be unlawful, the risk of confl...

49:13Jul 9, 2026

China Was Ready for the Age of Anarchy

As a global power, China faces a growing tension between its ambitions to reshape the international order and its disinterest in bearing the...

43:31Jun 25, 2026

Inside the China-Russia Partnership

China and Russia have transformed a historically fraught relationship into one of the most consequential strategic partnerships in the world...

42:05Jun 11, 2026

Can China Control North Korea?

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Adam Farrar, who previously served as Special Advisor to the...

38:22May 28, 2026

BONUS POD: Trump and Xi Meet in China

In this bonus episode of Pekingology, host Henrietta Levin is joined by Jon Czin to discuss the May 14-15 summit between President Trump and...

43:49May 15, 2026

How to Win a Summit: China’s Economic and Commercial Leverage

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Philip Luck, Director of the CSIS Economics Program and Scho...

44:16May 14, 2026

China and the Iran War: Beijing's Ambitions in the Middle East

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Aaron Glasserman, an expert on China's Middle East strategy...

39:13Apr 30, 2026

Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Eyck Freymann, a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and au...

46:06Apr 16, 2026

How the Chinese Communist Party Stays in Power

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Ben Hillman, Director of the Australian Centre on China in t...

41:35Apr 2, 2026

Decoding China's Two Sessions: Politics, Purges, and a New Five Year Plan

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Neil Thomas, Fellow on Chinese Politics at the Asia Society...

48:58Mar 19, 2026

Understanding Chinese Power

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Zoe Liu, Fellow in China Studies with the Council on Foreign...

51:05Mar 5, 2026

Can China Sway Australia?

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Charlie Edel, Senior Adviser and Australia Chair at CSIS. Ch...

50:00Feb 19, 2026