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Sinica Podcast · 2026-02-04 · 64 min · 10,256 words

Uneasy Calm: Ryan Hass on Three Pathways for U.S.-China Relations Under Trump

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Welcome to the Cynical Podcast, the weekly discussion of current affairs in China. In this program, we look at books, ideas, new research, intellectual currents, and cultural trends that can help us better understand what's happening in China's politics, foreign relations, economics, and society. Join me each week for in-depth conversations that shed more light and bring less heat. to how we think and talk about China. I'm Kaiser Gua coming to you this week from my home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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