ProPublica reporter Lydia DePillis joins us to talk about how we’ve been shut-out of the production of one of the most important components of our modern world — and how that’s currently impacting healthcare.
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Can You Steal The Cure For Cancer?
Peter Waldman joins us to talk about how the FBI and NIH are quietly purging Chinese scientists at cancer research institutions, out of fear of China stealing intellectual property.
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Assessing America’s Trade Wars
Co-founder of Vox Media, Matthew Yglesias and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, Maurice D. Kugler who is actually shouldering the brunt of tariffs between the United States and China.
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Getting To Know China One Cab Ride At A Time
NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt joins us to talk about what he learned as a taxi driver in China.
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Millennials Come Of Age In A One-Child China
Karoline Kan joins us to talk about how her experiences growing up in China differed from older family members – including her mother who defied the country’s One-Child Policy when she gave birth to Karoline. Her new memoir is called “Under Red Skies: Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China.”
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Xi Jinping’s Vision Of A Global China
China expert Elizabeth C. Economy joins us to talk about what a global China might mean for the future.
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A Modern China Through One Family’s Eyes
Scott Tong joins us to talk about China’s modernization through the eyes of family members who experienced it.
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The Success And Sacrifice Of Education In China
Lenora Chu joins us to talk about the crushing pressure put on Chinese students to succeed.
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Are America And China Destined For War?
Athenian historian Thucydides theorized in the 5th Century B.C. that a rising power will eventually always challenge the ruling one. Graham Allison joins us to talk about how this theory is playing out today.
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America’s Relationship With China And India
This hour, we’ll talk with former State Department strategist Anja Manuel about how America can extend its leadership in the world by partnering with Asia’s two largest populations.
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A Talk About Trade
This hour, we’ll talk about the impact of Toyota and other foreign companies moving to North Texas and about the state of U.S.-China trade relations with former U.S. Trade Rep, Ron Kirk.
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Having Children In China
This hour, we’ll talk about the implications of two-child families in the world’s most populous nation with Mei Fong, author of “One Child: The Past and Future of China’s Most Radical Experiment.”
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