Cuba After Castro
In this first American interview with President Miguel Díaz-Canel, the documentary explores the island’s revolutionary history and turbulent present, while revealing a portrait of the man tasked with steering its future.
Israeli Terror in Lebanon
On September 17, 2024, pagers began exploding across Lebanon and Syria. The next day, it was walkie-talkies. Israel’s Mossad had booby-trapped communication devices and detonated them remotely, killing 37 people and injuring nearly 3,000, including children.
In this special documentary report, journalist Rania Khalek goes inside the attack, tracing the human toll of one of Israel’s most chilling operations to date. Through interviews with survivors, families, and legal experts, the Khalek exposes the international complicity that made it possible, and the resilience of those who lived through it.
Xi Meets with Putin and Trump Back-to-Back: Taiwan, Tech & Trade War
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, […]
Two Sessions: Chinese People’s Democracy vs. US Corporate Lobbying
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 […]
Iran War: Where Is China?
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 […]
‘Turning Chinese’: Gen Z Memes Undermine Anti-China Propaganda
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 […]
Why Even Canada Is Turning to China: Beijing’s ‘People-Centered’ Development
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 […]
Trump Says Cuba Is Next After Venezuela Attack
Trump ordered the massive bombing of Iran in June. Next he bombed Venezuela and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. Is Trump now setting his imperial sights on Cuba? Brian Becker is joined by Manolo De Los Santos, the executive director of The People’s Forum in New York.