MERICS China Podcast
The MERICS China Podcast, brought to you by the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a show that analyses current affairs in China and the latest developments in EU-China relations.
Podcasting since 2015 • 222 episodes
MERICS China Podcast
Latest Episodes
China and the race for quantum leadership, with Antonia Hmaidi and Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau
China is vying for leadership in quantum research and applications. But it is still early days, and front runners and technical approaches have not yet been consolidated. Johannes Heller-John talks to Antonia Hmaidi, Senior Analys...
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Episode 221
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26:47
Beijing's politics of history, with Daniel Leese
Chinese history – while containing a wealth of cultural, scientific and social achievements – has always been deeply political: China’s emperors tasked scholars to rewrite the past and document the present to justify and glorify their rule. In ...
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Episode 220
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26:10
China is dominating exports, but lacking in global integration, with François Chimits
China’s dominance in industrial exports leads to an overestimation of its global role. This is the conclusion of a new report called: “China i...
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Episode 219
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Fighting local government debt, with Victor Shih and Max Zenglein
After months of weak economic performance, Beijing has introduced a series of measures aimed at stabilizing the economy. They include a 10 trillion yuan local government debt restructuring package.To shed light on the blatant levels of ...
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Episode 218
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China and Trump's election victory, with Jude Blanchette and Katja Drinhausen
What will the renewed election of Donald Trump to the White House mean for the United States’ already complicated relations with China? How does China discuss Trump, both on an informal and expert level, but also in the official realm? And how ...
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Episode 217
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