Episode 6: Knife Assassination in China

In episode five, Melissa visits the case of the "Persian Princess" - a mysterious mummy found in Pakistan. TW: Murder  SOURCES:http://traffickingculture.org/encyclopedia/case-studies/persian-mummy/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7206526.stmhttps://images.dawn.com/news/11787 ... Show More

In episode four, Melissa talks about U.S. military presence in South Korea and how it ties into one of the country's most notorious murder cases. TW: Murder  SOURCES (BETTER LOOKING CITATIONS FORTHCOMING):http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5086951/south-korean-grannies-protest-front-lin ... Show More

In episode three, Melissa explains the connection between a fire, sacrilegious vandalism, and ethnic cleansing in Bhutan.TW: Genocide, death by fire  SOURCES (BETTER LOOKING SOURCES FORTHCOMING):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMIcuV1ajOchttps://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/20 ... Show More

Mia Wong is joined by Robert Evans to discuss the 2008 Tainted Milk Scandal. FOOTNOTES: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/world/asia/04milk.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0%20NYT http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2009-01-15/103417050517.shtml https://hzdaily.hangzhou.com.cn/dskb/html/2008-09/13 ... Show More

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The boom in Bitcoin mining is having an unintended consequence: it has driven up the cost of computer chips. Plus, the FT’s US-China correspondent, Demetri Sevastopulo, explains how China’s repressive treatment of its Uyghur Muslims is affecting Western brands who do business in ... Show More

The rise of China is a defining challenge for the West. How far should it co-operate, compete or confront Beijing? And were Western countries slow to respond to China’s growing assertiveness? The BBC’s Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera, delves into the worlds of espionage, su ... Show More

Thus far, international concern for the Chinese Uyghur ethnic minority has been focused on their persecution within China itself. But the reach of the Chinese government's campaign against them extends to countries around the world. Katie Stallard is joined by Bradley Jardine, a ... Show More

China has signaled it may adjust some aspects of its strict zero-Covid policy following a massive show of defiance in cities across the country, with some openly calling for the removal of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. We examine the financial and psychological ramifications of the ... Show More

In this second episode of a special two-part series, The Economist’s senior China correspondent, Alice Su, investigates China’s repressions of Uyghurs at home and abroad.From 2017 to 2019 China locked up more than a million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in  "re-education ca ... Show More

Dr Daniel Markey of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies joins Hamsini Hariharan on episode 79 of States of Anarchy to discuss the Quad, US policy towards China and what the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will mean for US-India relations. If you have ... Show More

A crisis of confidence is brewing inside China, where the government is turning believers in the Chinese dream into skeptics willing to flee the country.Li Yuan, who writes about technology, business and politics across Asia for The Times, explains why that crisis is now showing ... Show More