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Sophie Richardson on China’s Efforts to Reshape Global Rights Governance | Episode 2105

Sophie Richardson is the China director at Human Rights Watch. A graduate of the University of Virginia, the Hopkins-Nanjing Program, and Oberlin College, Dr. Richardson is the author of numerous articles on domestic Chinese political reform, democratization, and human rights in ... Show more

. 17min 58sec

Christopher Walker on Sharp Power as a Concept | Episode 2104

Recorded on January 21, 2021 Christopher Walker discusses Sharp Power as a Concept GUEST PROFILE Christopher Walker is vice president for studies and analysis at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening ... Show more

. 16min 34sec

Suisheng Zhao on China “Going Global” | Episode 2103

Recorded on January 14, 2021 Suisheng Zhao discusses China “Going Global." GUEST PROFILE Suisheng Zhao is a professor and director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, and the founder and chief editor of ... Show more

. 22min 29sec

Xiao Qiang on China’s Model of Digital Authoritarianism | Episode 2102

Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at UC Berkeley’s School of Information and the founder and editor-in-chief of China Digital Times, a bilingual China news website, discusses China’s Model of Digital Authoritarianism. A theoretical physicist by training, he became a full-time huma ... Show more

. 18min 42sec

Elizabeth Economy on China’s Communist Party-State under Xi Jinping | Episode 2101

Recorded on January 7, 2021 Hoover senior fellow, Elizabeth Economy discusses the structure of the Chinese party-state, and Xi Jinping's populist appeal. GUEST PROFILE Elizabeth Economy is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a senior fellow for China studies at the Coun ... Show more

. 15min 49sec