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Pekingology

Center for Strategic and International Studies

China is one of the 21st century’s most consequential nations, and it has never been more important to understand how the country is governed. Pekingology is the podcast that unpacks Chinese politics, the inner workings of the Communist…

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Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy 2026-09-03 · 46m
China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia 2026-08-20 · 48m
Inside China's Dual Economy 2026-08-06 · 42m
Embodied AI and the Transformation of China’s Robotics Industry 2026-07-23 · 35m
Avoiding War in the South China Sea 2026-07-09 · 49m
China Was Ready for the Age of Anarchy 2026-06-25 · 44m
Inside the China-Russia Partnership 2026-06-11 · 42m
Can China Control North Korea? 2026-05-28 · 38m
BONUS POD: Trump and Xi Meet in China 2026-05-15 · 44m
How to Win a Summit: China’s Economic and Commercial Leverage 2026-05-14 · 44m
China and the Iran War: Beijing's Ambitions in the Middle East 2026-04-30 · 39m
Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War with China 2026-04-16 · 46m
How the Chinese Communist Party Stays in Power 2026-04-02 · 42m
Decoding China's Two Sessions: Politics, Purges, and a New Five Year Plan 2026-03-19 · 49m
Understanding Chinese Power 2026-03-05 · 51m
Can China Sway Australia? 2026-02-19 · 50m
China’s Growing Influence in Latin America 2026-02-05 · 43m
How Experts Shape Chinese Foreign Policy 2026-01-22 · 32m
China's Church Divided 2026-01-08 · 40m
The Broken China Dream 2025-12-11 · 40m
China's Demographic Dilemma 2025-11-25 · 46m
China's Africa Strategy 2025-11-13 · 36m
How Firms Serve the Party-State 2025-10-30 · 31m
Behind the Scenes of U.S.-China Summitry 2025-10-16 · 38m
China's Economic Transition 2025-10-02 · 49m
Who does Xi Jinping trust? 2025-09-18 · 42m
State of Play: Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together? 2025-09-05 · 29m
China’s Quest to Engineer the Future 2025-09-04 · 36m
Is China’s Military Ready for War? 2025-08-21 · 38m
The Locknet: How China Controls its Internet 2025-08-07 · 35m
History, Memory, and the Party 2025-07-24 · 41m
Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy 2025-07-10 · 45m
New Episodes of Pekingology Coming Soon 2025-06-30 · 1m
China Across CSIS: The Influence of Xi Jinping’s Father, Xi Zhongxun 2025-06-26 · 43m
China Across CSIS: What Are U.S. and NATO Views on China? 2025-06-12 · 42m
China Across CSIS: Lessons and Next Steps from Deals with China and the UK 2025-05-29 · 29m
China Across CSIS: PRC Leadership Decisionmaking with Mr. Jon Czin 2025-05-15 · 47m
China Across CSIS: Communication Amid Competition with Chen Dongxiao 2025-05-01 · 44m
China Across CSIS: China Weathers the Storm of U.S. Tariffs 2025-04-17 · 20m
Dictatorship and Information 2025-04-03 · 36m
Why Does the CCP Need a Core? 2025-03-13 · 36m
Coalitions of the Weak 2025-02-27 · 50m
How the CCP Finances its Global Ambitions 2025-02-13 · 40m
Outsourcing Repression 2025-01-30 · 33m
What Happens if Xi Jinping Dies in Office? 2025-01-16 · 32m
Overcoming the Emperor's Dilemma 2025-01-03 · 38m
Fragmented Authoritarianism in Xi's China 2024-12-12 · 44m
The Rise of Data Politics 2024-11-26 · 37m
The State Advances, The Private Sector Retreats 2024-11-14 · 32m
The Latecomer's Rise 2024-10-31 · 36m
The Idea of China 2024-10-17 · 47m
The Sentinel State 2024-10-03 · 36m
Xi Jinping’s Plan for Taiwan 2024-09-19 · 51m
China's Bird Cage Economy 2024-09-05 · 39m
China’s Role in UN Peacekeeping Operations 2024-08-22 · 38m
Sino-India Relations 2024-08-08 · 43m
Ambassador Nicholas Burns on the U.S.-China Relationship 2024-07-25 · 37m
Preference Falsification and Regime Stability 2024-07-11 · 35m
Authoritarian Deliberation 2024-06-27 · 37m
Does China’s Foreign Ministry Matter? 2024-06-13 · 38m
Disaggregating China Inc 2024-05-30 · 58m
Beyond China's Black Box 2024-05-16 · 45m
Mobilizing Patriotic Consumers 2024-05-02 · 31m
China's Extreme Inequality 2024-04-18 · 40m
Understanding China's Regionally Administered Totalitarianism 2024-04-04 · 62m
Overcapacity 2024-02-29 · 34m
China's New Domestic Politics 2024-02-15 · 37m
Xi’s New Growth Synthesis 2024-01-18 · 44m
Will Sanctions Deter China? 2024-01-05 · 36m
The Gilded Cage 2023-12-14 · 40m
The Party Knows Best: Aligning Economic Actors with China’s Strategic Goals 2023-11-22 · 35m
What’s Next for US-China Relations? The View from Congress 2023-11-09 · 48m
The Administrative Foundations of the Chinese Fiscal State 2023-10-26 · 34m
China’s New Navy 2023-10-12 · 36m
Party of One 2023-09-08 · 45m
Reshaping Corporate China 2023-08-25 · 54m
How Loyal is the PLA? 2023-08-10 · 34m
How the CCP Finances its Global Ambitions 2023-07-06 · 39m
The National Security Commission Meets 2023-06-15 · 41m
Interpreting the Recent Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Meeting 2023-05-25 · 45m
How Information Flows Impact Decision Making 2023-05-11 · 44m
Economic Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis 2023-04-13 · 47m
Outsourcing Repression 2023-03-30 · 33m
The Political Logic of Taxation in China 2023-03-23 · 41m
China’s Evolving Political and Economic System 2023-03-02 · 37m
Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics 2023-02-16 · 35m
Party Building in China's Institutions 2023-02-02 · 54m
China’s Influence and Investments in Africa 2023-01-19 · 51m
Dictatorship and Information 2023-01-05 · 36m
Consensus-Building Toward a New Top Priority 2022-12-15 · 40m
The Rise and Fall of the EAST 2022-12-01 · 71m
Missionary Roots of Nationalism 2022-11-10 · 61m
Political Selection of Local Cadres 2022-10-27 · 32m
China’s Strategic Opportunity 2022-10-13 · 37m
Chinese Influence through Technical Standardization Power 2022-09-29 · 37m
Surveillance State 2022-09-16 · 39m
Capital Mobility and Taxation 2022-08-25 · 26m
Picking Losers 2022-08-11 · 40m
Localized Bargaining 2022-07-28 · 37m
Terror Capitalism 2022-07-14 · 38m
Rebuilding Authority 2022-06-30 · 36m
Coalitions of the Weak 2022-06-16 · 50m
Factional Model-Making in China 2022-06-02 · 37m
China’s Power Position in Global Ports 2022-05-19 · 43m
Foreign and Security Policymaking in Xi Jinping’s China 2022-05-05 · 40m
The Rise of Data Politics 2022-04-21 · 36m
Elite Purges in Marxist-Leninist Regimes 2022-04-07 · 33m
Defending Stability Under Threat 2022-03-24 · 40m
The Xi Jinping Effect 2022-03-10 · 43m
Why Does the CCP Need a Core? 2022-02-24 · 35m
Grading Xi Jinping 2022-02-10 · 32m
Democratic Centralism 2022-01-27 · 31m
Performative Governance 2022-01-13 · 29m
From General Secretary to Chairman: Xi Jinping’s Third Road 2021-12-16 · 33m
Cyber Nationalism and Regime Support under Xi Jinping 2021-12-02 · 37m
Public Opinion in China 2021-11-18 · 36m
Special Deals with Chinese Characteristics 2021-10-21 · 41m
From Mao to Now 2021-10-07 · 39m
Political Risk and Firm Exit 2021-09-23 · 39m
Who Not What 2021-09-09 · 48m
Rethinking Chinese Politics 2021-08-26 · 40m
Workers and Change in China 2021-08-12 · 33m
Reading the People's Daily 2021-07-29 · 42m
Retrofitting Leninism 2021-07-15 · 32m
Visible Development First 2021-07-01 · 36m
Overcoming the Emperor's Dilemma 2021-06-17 · 37m
Patriotic Education 2021-06-03 · 35m
Cautious Bully 2021-05-20 · 47m
Ideology Matters 2021-05-06 · 35m
The Strength of a Weak Organization 2021-04-22 · 33m
Fragmented Authoritarianism in Xi's China 2021-04-08 · 44m
Provincial Power in a Centralizing China 2021-03-25 · 42m
Ideology and Law in Xi Jinping's China 2021-03-11 · 41m
Stock Markets with Authoritarian Characteristics 2021-02-25 · 30m
Grand Steerage 2021-02-11 · 43m
The New Realities of Party-State Capitalism in China 2021-01-28 · 38m
Does Xi Jinping Face a Coup Threat? 2021-01-21 · 38m
Statistics and State-Building in Mao's China 2021-01-07 · 49m
The State Advances, The Private Sector Retreats 2020-12-10 · 31m
Why the 19th Party Congress Matters 2020-11-19 · 39m
Do Intellectuals Matter in Xi's China? 2020-11-05 · 28m
China's Global Status Anxiety 2020-10-22 · 39m
China's Changing Strategy in Xinjiang 2020-10-08 · 35m
What Happens if Xi Jinping Dies in Office? 2020-09-24 · 31m
Mobilizing for Development 2020-09-10 · 39m
Revisiting China’s Social Volcano 2020-08-27 · 25m
Welfare for Autocrats 2020-08-13 · 25m
Communists Constructing Capitalism 2020-07-28 · 38m
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