China Insider

China Insider | White House Officially Designates 'Anti-Communism Week,' the Sentencing of Joshua Wong and the Fall of Hong Kong's Democracy to the CCP, and China's Global Arms Proliferation

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the White House's declaration of the week of November 1st to November 7th as "Anti-Communism Week,"  and the imp

China Insider | The CCP's Fifth Plenum, Kylian Mbappé Punished For Laughing at a Meme of Himself, and 2026 Elections in America, Serbia, Hungary, and Elsewhere

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu assesses the decisions made by and the personnel changes of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee during its F

China Insider | China's Coercion of Pratas and Other Taiwanese Outlying Islands, Kim Jong Un Alive and Visiting China, Major Joint US-Japan Military Exercises for a China Contingency

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses what China’s recent incursions on Taiwan's Pratas Island tell us about China's greater ambitions against Taiwa

China Insider | China's Worsening Economic Contradictions, China's Military Coercion of Taiwan Through Its National Day, and the Curious Case and Downfall of Huang Qifan

In this week's episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses how China's trade surplus skyrockets while domestic demand stagnates, representing a worsening economic contra

China Insider | Taiwan's Defiant Celebration of its National Day Despite China's Pressure, China's Shadow Over the Nobel Peace Prize Selection Process, and Comparing Russia's Plague Incident to the Wuhan COVID-19 Outbreak

In this week's episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses Taiwan’s National Day celebrations and what Taiwan's steadfastness in the face of the Chinese Communist Party'

China Insider | No Chinese CEOs at White House State Dinner, Xi Jinping Invites 100,000 American Students to Study in China, and China’s Geopolitical Ploys with Pandas

In this week's episode of China Insider, Miles Yu discusses three seemingly unrelated stories from Xi Jinping's recent visit to Washington: the guest list at the White Ho

China Insider | Trump-Xi Summit 2.0, China’s Japan Narrative, Xi’s Purge Campaign and China’s Economic Weakness

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews last week’s Trump-Xi summit, and details the key highlights from the second dialogue between the two leaders thi

China Insider | Trump-Xi Summit, BYD’s “Evergrande” Crisis, Xi Jinping’s Health Concerns

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu takes a look ahead at the Trump-Xi summit, and details what to expect during round two of meetings between Presidents Tr

China Insider | Chinese Actors Cited in Anthropic’s Threat Report, Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit, Chinese Workers Complain Abroad to Defend Rights

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu reviews the recent threat intelligence report released by Anthropic, developers of Claude AI, that details use of the pl

China Insider | G20 Coalition Against China, Trump-Xi Summit 2.0, CCP Plans Purges at Fifth Plenary Session

In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers updates from the recent G20 meeting, and looks into the emerging clash between the new coalition of nineteen agai

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