To discuss, ChinaTalk assembled two of my favorite Japanese think-tankers, Yuka Koshino, a Research Fellow at the UK think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and Akira Igata, the Executive Director at the Tama University-affiliated Center for Rule-making Strategy (CRS). Joshua Fitt of The Center for a New American Security cohosts.
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May 7
(Audio Fixed!!) Ken Liu on AI, Daoism, and Freedom
Ken Liu graces ChinaTalk with his presence. He is the author of the Dandelion Dynasty silkpunk fantasy series and a brilliant short fiction writer — one of his stories was recently adapted into Sam Altman’s favorite show, Pantheon. We all know his translation work on the first an ... Show More
1h 18m
Apr 30
WarTalk: Still Very Much Out of Ammo!
Two weeks into the US-Iran ceasefire, CENTCOM is requesting Dark Eagle hypersonics, the 82nd Airborne is flowing into theater, and the wargames keep telling us the same thing — there’s no military solution to the Strait of Hormuz. Becca Wasser, America’s wargaming queen, currentl ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2023
Japan’s role in US-China strategic rivalry
<p>China’s assertiveness on the global stage has reinvigorated economic and political ties between the US and Japan. Leo Lewis, the FT’s Asia business editor, discusses what’s changed with Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan. </p><br><p><strong>Want more? Free link ... Show More
23m 11s
Apr 2022
Morality in the Twitter era. Plus: China’s language revolution
This weekend, we think about morality in the age of social media. According to writer Dan Brooks, we're great at pointing out where good is missing, but we’ve forgotten how to be good people. Then, Yale professor Jing Tsu tells us the story of how China standardised its complex l ... Show More
29m 46s
<p>Gideon talks to Oriana Skylar Mastro, author of <em>Upstart: How China Became A Great Power</em>. They discuss China’s rapid rise, Beijing’s ambitions on the global stage and how the US will respond.</p><p><em>Clip: Bogdan Kokkonen</em></p><br><p><strong>Free links to rea ... Show More
