Amanda Yee

Immediately following a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump, President Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing as the two nations mark 30 years of strategic partnership. Zoon Ahmed Khan, analyst and fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, joins Amanda Yee to analyze the significance of Putin’s trip, the history of China-Russia scientific collaboration, […]

This week, Professor Yan Liang joins Amanda Yee to discuss Two Sessions, the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, which sets the country’s political and economic trajectory for the next year. Along with highlighting Beijing’s plans for AI, economic growth, and investment in people’s wellbeing, Liang explains […]

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has erupted, and the Middle East is on the brink of all-out regional war. But as Tehran faces its greatest crisis in decades, many in the U.S. — including Western media — are asking, “Why isn’t Beijing stepping in to help Iran?” Professor Shen Yi from Fudan University joins Amanda […]

Viral videos about “chinamaxxing” and “turning Chinese” are all over TikTok. Meanwhile on Chinese social media, a borrowed term from gaming culture called “the kill line” is exposing the fragility of the American Dream. Are these just social media trends or are we witnessing a massive generational shift in how the U.S. and Chinese citizens […]

Is the era of American global dominance finally in decline? Does the Global South finally have a real alternative to the Western model of development? As the U.S. intensifies its aggression against the rest of the world — from attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro to tariff wars against its own neighbors […]

Is Latin America the latest frontline in the New Cold War on China? Tricontinental Institute researcher Tings Chak joins Amanda Yee to break down the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine and the historic crossroads facing Latin American sovereignty and development. Just five days apart, Washington and Beijing released competing policy blueprints for Latin America. […]

Between 1932 and 1945, the Japanese Imperial Army trafficked an estimated 400,000 women and girls into sexual slavery — the largest case of state-sponsored human trafficking in modern history. Most were Korean and Chinese, but victims also came from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and beyond. To this day, Japan has not offered a formal […]

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ignited a firestorm last month when she pledged Japanese troops would be deployed in the event of a Chinese mainland attack on Taiwan. Professor Yan Liang joins Amanda Yee this week to discuss this diplomatic fallout, Beijing’s response, and whether or not this signals Tokyo’s move toward remilitarization. Our understanding […]