China Insider

China Insider | Tibet-Nepal Border Flood, Formaldehyde Found in Chinese Cabbage, China’s Auto Industry Sales Decline

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers ongoing recovery efforts following the recent landslide and flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, and the

China Insider | China’s Role in US-Canada Trade Dispute, Niu Lai Disrupts Chinese Cinema, Hong Kong Court Convicts Tiananmen Activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the recent escalation in trade tensions between the US and Canada over transshipment concerns, and China’s pivota

China Insider | Death of Former Premier Zhu Rongji, Japanese Defense Minister Visits Yasukuni Shrine, COVID-19 Cases Surge in China

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the death and legacy of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji who served from 1998-2003 and played a pivotal role in

China Insider | China’s New Immigration Regulations, Henan Homicide Gains National Attention, China-Philippine Conflict in Panatag Shoal

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu looks into China’s new immigration regulations concerning entry and exit management that will go into effect starting Se

China Insider | US-Taiwan Coast Guard Joint Exercise, 73rd Anniversary of Korean War Armistice, OFAC Sanctions Chinese Entities over Iran

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu looks into joint maritime exercises conducted by US and Taiwanese coast guard vessels, and details the historic developm

China Insider | Xi Jinping’s Speech at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Typhoon Noul Makes Landfall in Southern China, 2026 Fields Medal Recipients Hong Wang and Yu Deng

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews statements from President Xi Jinping delivered at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, and

China Insider | Chinese Interference in US Elections, US Sanctions on Hong Kong, Tenth Anniversary of 2016 UNCLOS Arbitration Ruling

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews President Trump’s address related to Chinese interference in the 2020 US election, and the the extent to which e

China Insider | Chinese Economist Gao Shanwen’s Death, China’s Missile Test, Legacy of PM Shinzo Abe

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the passing of Chinese economist, Gao Shanwen, known for his outspoken views on China’s economy and capital marke

China Insider | US 250th Anniversary and China, CCP’s 105th Anniversary, China’s Ethnic Unity Law

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the 250th anniversary celebrations in the US, and examines the impact of these events on China and Chinese societ

China Insider | China Purges Ma Xingrui, Beijing Plane Crash, US-China Academic Exchange

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers President Xi Jinping’s latest round of purges among high-level party officials, including key members of China’s

China Insider | China Detains US Scholar, EU-China Trade Imbalance, G7 Targets China’s Rare Earth Minerals Coercion

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu looks into the detention of U Min Zin, a US and Myanmar scholar, while attending an academic workshop in Yunnan Province

China Insider | Kim-Xi Summit, KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun’s US Visit, China’s Sports Industry

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers President Xi Jinping’s high-profile state visit to North Korea last week, detailing the bilateral conversations h

China Insider | 37th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square, China’s Declining Economic Growth Rate, CCP Coercion in US Academia

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu observes the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and discusses how families of the victims plan to honor

China Insider | 2026 Shangri-La Dialogue, China Penalizes Overseas Brokerage Firms, KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s Begins US Visit

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers remarks given by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, and what his s

China Insider | US Arms Sales to Taiwan, Putin-Xi Summit, Shanxi Province Mining Disaster Caption:

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the moratorium of US weapon sales to Taiwan as part of a $14 billion package approved by Congress, and how the d

China Insider | Trump–Xi Summit: Strategic Developments, Outcomes, and Implications

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses the two-day summit held in Beijing between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping. The discussion covers the strategi

China Insider | Chinese Defense Ministers Receive Death Sentence, Trump-Xi Summit, Chinese Perspectives on Trump Visit

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses the sentencing of former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, and how the rulings fit into the larger

China Insider | State of Press Freedom in China, CCP Changes Approach to Lying-Flat Movement, KMT Internal Division and Taiwan’s Special Defense Budget

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses the state of press freedom and media rights in China in the wake of the 2026 Reporters Without Borders World P

China Insider | US Sanctions Chinese Shadow Fleet Vessels over Iranian Oil, Significance of Japan’s Increasingly Tough Defense Posture Targeting China, New Chinese Regulations Target Foreign Companies From Decoupling

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses the latest sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Controls targeting Chinese sh

China Insider | Sinicization of Religion in China, PLA Lessons from the US Naval Blockade, China’s Real Estate Market Decline

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses Xi Jinping’s campaign for the sinicization of religion by the CCP and the increased repression of religious fr