Sinica Podcast
05.26.17

Chinese Power in the Age of Donald Trump

Jeremy Goldkorn, Kaiser Kuo & more
from Sinica Podcast

When Joseph Nye, Jr., first used the phrase “soft power” in his 1990 book...

Culture
01.05.16

In ‘Mr. Six,’ China’s Changing and Staying the Same

Jonathan Landreth
from China Film Insider

Playing an aging gangster railing against the “little punks” who kidnapped his son in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang gives a solid performance as the title character of Mr. Six: a gravel-throated vigilante shaken when his go-it-...

Sinica Podcast
10.10.14

The Sounds of Old Beijing

Kaiser Kuo & Jeremy Goldkorn
from Sinica Podcast

This week on Sinica, Kaiser and Jeremy are joined by Colin Chinnery from the Beijing Sound History Project, a recording project that aims to preserve the distinctive clangs, songs, and shouts of traditional Beijing life. In addition to sampling...

A Streak Of Brooklyn In Beijing

Gulou residents have been joined by a new breed of Chinese and expatriate clad in skinny jeans, riding fixed-gear bikes and a loyal customer base for restaurants that offer locavore menu options.