A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From
As Chinese Whispers comes to an end, here is a compilation of some of the best discussions Cindy Yu
** Chinese Whispers is coming to an end. Later this year, Cindy Yu will be joining The Times and The
Walking around Taipei a couple of years ago, I spotted a familiar sight – a bronze statue of a moust
Just before the end of 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua slipped out an announcement – the long discu
Beginning in the first Trump presidency and expanded under Joe Biden, the US has taken a strategy of
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More than a year after Xi Jinping purged two senior generals in the People’s Liberation Army Rocket
The Darien Gap is a 60 mile stretch of jungle that hundreds of thousands of migrants from all over S
There have been reports that over 11,000 North Korean troops are present in Russia and preparing to
There have been reports that some 11,000 North Korean troops are present in Russia and preparing to
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** On October 19, Cindy Yu and a panel of special guests will be recording a live Chinese Whispers a
As a child, the New York Times journalist Edward Wong had no idea that his father had been in the Pe
The South China Sea has been an area of regular clashes and heightened tensions under the leadership
Trump is tough on China, but what really motivates his hawkishness? Does he care at all about China'
Whenever I go back to China, I try to eat as much as I can – delicious Chinese food that I can’t hav