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History from Below: Harvard’s Michael Szonyi on Fieldwork, History, and U.S.-China Relations
In this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with historian Michael Szonyi about why fieldwork matters to social historians and trends in U.S.-China relations. Szonyi unpacks the…
China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang
On this episode of China Field Notes, host Scott Kennedy talks with Yao Yang, one of China’s most thoughtful and influential economists. Dr. Yao, who spent most of his career at Peking University and…
The Enduring Value of Studying in China: A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam Webb.
In this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy talks with Adam Webb, Co-Director of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. Drawing on Kennedy’s own experience as an HNC student and Webb’s long tenure on…
Crossing Worlds: Han Shen Lin on Leadership, Finance, and U.S.-China Relations
On this episode of China Field Notes, host Scott Kennedy speaks with Han Shen Lin, China Managing Director for the Asia Group and Associate Professor of Practice in Finance at NYU Shanghai. Lin…
Field Research and Governance in Xi’s China: Reflections from Middlebury’s Jessica Teets
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy talks with Jessica Teets of Middlebury College about the challenges and benefits of doing fieldwork in China, and what she and her research…
Innovation and Involution: A Conversation with CSIS’s Scott Kennedy
On this special episode of China Field Notes, guest host Ilaria Mazzocco interviews the program’s usual host, CSIS Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy, about his latest trip to China. Scott shares insights…
Reporting on China’s Age of Uncertainty: A Conversation with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng
On this episode of China Field Notes, host Scott Kennedy speaks with CNBC's Evelyn Cheng, who has been reporting on China’s economy in Beijing since 2018. She discusses the challenges of being a…
Communication Amid Competition: A Conversation with Chen Dongxiao
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Chen Dongxiao, the President of the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS). He discusses how China's shifting role to the…
The Terms of Trade: A Somber Prognosis from WTO Expert Tu Xinquan
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Tu Xinquan, a leading Chinese expert on the World Trade Organization (WTO) and global economic governance. They review the initial…
Reasonable Paranoia: A Conversation with Kent Kedl
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Kent Kedl on his 40-year journey in China from teaching English to consulting for multinational companies. They explore the past and…
The Evolution of China’s Government Affairs Industry: A Conversation with Yuan Haiying
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Yuan Haiying, one of the pioneers of the government affairs profession in China. Yuan explains the origins of the industry, how it has…
Innovation in the Fast Lane: Discussing China’s Auto Industry with Michael Laske
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Michael Laske, a sage veteran auto industry consultant in China. In this in-depth conversation, he explains how over the last three…
Taiwan’s Semiconductor Success: Industry Expert Jack Chang
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Jack Chang, one of the world’s foremost experts on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. They discuss the industry in-depth, from the…
Investing in Innovation: Primavera Capital’s Veronica Li
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Veronica Li of Primavera Capital Group. They discuss her pathway to a career in finance and how Primavera weighs U.S.-China…
Building a Path Forward: Peking University’s Yu Tiejun on U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling
On this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with Yu Tiejun, Professor and President of Peking University’s Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS). This conversation…
Observing the Iowa Caucuses: China’s Xie Tao on American Politics
On this timely episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy is joined by Xie Tao, Dean and Professor of the School of International Relations and Diplomacy at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Xie…
China’s Climate Outlook Following COP28: ASPI China Climate Hub Director Li Shuo
On this special episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy is joined by Trustee Chair Senior Fellow Ilaria Mazzocco for a timely conversation with Li Shuo, Director of the new China Climate Hub at…
Candid Business Diplomacy: A Conversation about China with Joerg Wuttke
Join Scott Kennedy for a discussion with Joerg Wuttke, one of the most influential foreign business leaders in China in the past fifty years. They discuss Wuttke’s long career in China, the different…
The State of Hong Kong’s Autonomy: A Conversation with Legislator Regina Ip
Join Scott Kennedy for a timely conversation with veteran Hong Kong public servant Regina Ip Lau Suk Yee. They discuss Ip’s career in public service, from her days in the bureaucracy to her…
A New Generation of Chinese Intellectuals: Wang Zichen of the Center for China and Globalization
Join Scott for a wide-ranging conversation with Wang Zichen, a rising star amongst Chinese public intellectuals who is now with the Center for China and Globalization, based in Beijing. They discuss…
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