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The Battlefield Vulture—China’s Postwar Build-Back Playbook

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:30:00 -0400

Beijing avoids the battlefield, then shows up for the rebuild. Precedents include Iraq and Afghanistan. The Chinese regime moved quickly to secure oil, minerals, and influence.

In this way, the regime acted like a vulture on a battlefield.

When the Iran war enters a new phase, what role will China play in reconstruction? And how can the United States respond to protect its strategic interests?

I spoke with Max Meizlish of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Galia Lavi of the Institute for National Security Studies in Israel for more insights.

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Learning Machines or Machine Learning? How Education Shapes the U.S.–China Tech Race

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:30:00 -0400

How much could concepts such as high school education and high-tech development overlap? Terri says a lot.

Hear in this week’s episode, along with producer Daniel, how China’s education system builds people who are very specifically trained for certain tasks—and trained away from other tasks.

The specific innovations—and the shocks from China’s AI industry—appear to follow a certain pattern, something that is ingrained in the populace from a very young age.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Beijing Is Facing the Biggest Challenge to Its Soft Power

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:15:00 -0400

For decades, a core assumption about China has gone largely unchallenged: That the Chinese Communist Party can legitimately represent Chinese culture—or is inseparable from it.

Then came Shen Yun.

For 20 years, the dance company has presented a vision of traditional Chinese culture independent of the regime—one that, some say, counteracts a century of the Party’s efforts to harness culture as soft power.

A new documentary reveals the extent to which the regime has tried to suppress the dance troupe.

Terri speaks with the film’s executive producer about why the Chinese Communist Party fears Shen Yun, and the untold stories behind the campaign to stop it.

Unbroken: The Untold Story of Shen Yun (Watch)

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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When China’s Growth Deflates to Zero—What It Means for the US

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:15:00 -0400

China has set its lowest growth target since 1991, reinforcing concerns that its economy faces structural challenges that may be difficult to reverse.

Some analysts have taken it further, asking the fundamental question: “When does China stop growing altogether?”

And when that happens, what does it mean for the United States?

Join Terri as she presents expert views on this question.

Thomas Duesterberg’s policy memo (Read)
Derek Scissors’s report (Read)

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The Villain’s Dilemma—The Trouble of Soft Power With No Support System

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:50:00 -0400

When an ally, even a business partner, is in dire straits, one would think that others would come to their aid. It would be unwise to make this assumption about a partner such as China.

As the war in Iran continues, China is being placed in a deeper dilemma about how to handle its relationships with the United States and Iran.

It manifests similarly to how many movies and stories have portrayed villains: in a state of total indifference toward their underlings and what happens to them.

Join Terri in this week's episode to hear how the Chinese Communist Party truly treats its people and allies, according to historical cases, and why this explains the lack of support for falling regimes such as those in Venezuela and Iran.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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China Sets Lowest Economic Growth Target in Decades—What It Doesn’t Want You to Know

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -0400

China has long maintained a 5% economic growth target, even as many analysts questioned the reliability of the numbers. But this year, Beijing broke that streak.

If growth figures have been widely seen as inflated, why lower the target now?

And what does the move signal as China prepares for a potential Trump–Xi summit at the end of March?

Meanwhile, China’s export numbers look unusually strong. But what might be behind those stellar figures, and what might Beijing prefer the world not to notice?

Join Terri as she examines the signals behind China’s latest economic messaging and what they could mean for China’s economy and its geopolitical posture.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Is the Iran War All About China?

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:35:00 -0400

“The energy rice bowl must be held in our own hands.” That’s Xi Jinping’s mantra on China’s energy security. It has guided Beijing’s policy for years.

Now, the Iran war is testing that strategy, shaking the very “rice bowl” Xi has warned must remain firmly in China’s hands.

But could the conflict also fit into a broader U.S. strategic calculus toward China?

Join Terri this week as she speaks to Tamuz Itai, a geopolitical columnist based in Israel and a contributor to The Epoch Times.

Related Report:

In Charts: How Iran War Tests China’s Oil Supply (Read)
Beijing Afraid Iran Strikes Will Spur Uprising in China, Insiders Say (Read)

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Activating, Countering a ‘Dragon Vein’ Linking Asia, Europe

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:15:00 -0400

While much of the international news focuses on what is happening in Iran, other moving pieces in the region will play additional critical roles in America's future foreign business efforts.

And there are consequences for China as well.

Listen as Terri and Daniel discuss how America is expanding into its last “Economic Frontier,” which counters many of the power players in the area.

Learn how this concept exists as a “Dragon Vein” for both China and the United States, and what having it, or losing it, means.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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The ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ of China’s Critical-Mineral Monopoly

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:30:00 -0400

China proudly holds a total global monopoly on critical minerals—at least, that’s what they’d like you to think.

As one of this week’s experts explains, “And as long as the perception of dominance remains, dominance remains.” And that is the case for China in terms of its control on this important product, a “smoke-and-mirror” monopoly.

Daniel and Terri first examine why early reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Trump-era tariffs may be overstating the impact—particularly when it comes to China.

Then they turn to a deeper shift underway: why China’s control of the global supply chain of critical minerals is slipping.

This is the analysis you hear first on China Watch.

Related Report:

Here’s How a New US-Led Mineral Alliance Could Sideline China (Read)

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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A New Lunar Year, a New Co-Host, and a New Look: Discussion on Propaganda

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:30:00 -0400

Happy Lunar New Year! The year of the Horse has arrived, and so has a new co-host for this week’s episode.

Show producer Daniel Holl joins Terri this week for a more lighthearted discussion on Chinese propaganda. That is, the kind that takes movie form, which can be unintentionally comical to a non-Chinese audience.

And if you noticed issues with Daniel’s audio, he’ll have them fixed for next week’s show! Let us know what you think of the co-host dynamic.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Connecting Dots—Seeding Future Leverage Against China

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:18:00 -0400

The Panama Canal, the Board of Peace, and the Critical Minerals Ministerial seem to be unrelated projects, but they’re all coordinated moves against the Chinese Communist Party.

Listen to Terri Wu connect these seemingly unrelated dots to explain how they’re part of a broader geopolitical strategy by the United States to address Chinese influence and how the interconnectedness is working in the broader interests of the West.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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A Shifting Global Order: Why Greenland Is at the Center, Where We Are Heading

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:05:00 -0400

Greenland stands at the center of a global power struggle between the United States and an aggressive China. Both countries have been jockeying to assert influence on the island, with U.S. President Donald Trump recently taking a decisive lead.

What is the significance of the island to each of these countries? Why does the European Union take a contrary stance to Trump?

Find out with Terri Wu and her group of select experts on this week’s episode of China Watch.

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Encircling the US: What Would a China-Occupied Greenland Look Like?

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:57:00 -0400

China has been pursuing a long-term strategy to position itself along key geographic and economic chokepoints surrounding the United States. It’s a long game, with a metaphorical example in one of the country's oldest and most famous games: Weiqi.

While it’s often a strategy to encircle the opponent without them realizing it, it seems China has been caught out this time. That may be the reason why U.S. President Donald Trump has been so dedicated to acquiring Greenland, in part or in full.

Listen to the history behind the massive, sparsely inhabited island and how China had been planning to use it in its campaign against the United States.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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What’s China’s Stake in Iran? It’s Not Oil.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:39:00 -0400

U.S. President Donald Trump has called for “new leadership in Iran.”

The country’s economy is on the brink of collapse. What began as an economic protest quickly escalated into a nationwide anti-regime movement.

Iran’s nuclear capabilities and terrorist proxies have also been significantly diminished, and the Islamic regime appears to be more fragile than ever before during its rule since 1979.

What does that mean for China? Many focus on the oil trade between Iran and China, as China buys the majority of Iran’s sanctioned oil.

Terri Wu spoke with experts who pointed out deeper strategic concerns Beijing holds in Iran.

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Maduro’s Capture and the Unmasking of China’s ‘Anti-Stealth’ Promise

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:20:00 -0400

In the aftermath of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the U.S. military, a wide range of questions have gone unanswered.

One of those is the role Chinese defense equipment may have played in letting the United States complete its mission unharmed.

Venezuela operates Chinese-built radar systems that Beijing has long advertised as capable of neutralizing U.S. stealth advantages.

Epoch Times reporter Sean Tseng joins Terri Wu to examine what “Operation Absolute Resolve” reveals—and what remains uncertain—about China’s military capabilities.

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Inside China’s Mixed Military and Political Messaging

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:40:00 -0400

For one of the rare times in recent history, the Chinese Communist Party has not been in lockstep across its branches in external activities.

While rhetoric in 2025 was toned down from outwardly aggressive to friendly and businesslike, the military has been more provocative than ever.

The direct threats to America and its allies in the East seem to disconnect with China’s need for economic partners. Listen as Terri Wu describes what may be causing the schism, and what it means for us in the United States.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times, covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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How China Spies in America: The Whole-of-Society Model Operation

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:20:00 -0400

When you think of a spy, do you think of a military officer who is a master of languages and disguise? If you do, then you may not understand how China uses its massive web of spies throughout the United States.

Instead, think professors, white-collar workers, engineers, and researchers. They aren’t professional spies, but their loyalty to the Chinese regime runs deep.

Hear Terri Wu’s in-depth discussion with a former federal and CIA employee, who now focuses his research on China’s espionage practices, and learn the details of the tactics that the regime uses, most of which would never even cross the mind of the average American.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Deciphering Shifts in National Security Strategy, Toward the Americas and China Alike

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:27:00 -0400

The second Trump Administration published its first National Security Strategy document this month, and it’s a far departure from what the world has seen in recent years.

While it adopts a much more business-like tone than before, some analysts say it’s an indicator of a weak United States.

Is that the case? And what implications does the new foreign policy vision have on U.S.–China relations?

Listen to Terri Wu and the experts she interviewed on the new National Security Strategy, which may set the tone for decades.

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A Setting Sun on Local Government Infiltration—The Case of Linda Sun

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:42:00 -0400

How would one infiltrate a foreign government? It seems like the idea would be to go straight to the top, but a recent trial in New York suggests otherwise.

Reporter Nick Zifcak has been covering the New York trial case of Linda Sun, who is accused of acting secretly as an agent of the CCP.

Hear how she got into her position, who she worked for, everything she is accused of doing, and her side of the story.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Behind the Sino-Japanese Clash: How an Assertive Japan Upends China’s Strategy

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:09:00 -0400

Japan has a new prime minister, and she’s upending the political tradition that has guided geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.

China is already dealing with the chaos imposed by President Donald Trump’s trade tactics. Now, it has the added pressure from Sanae Takaichi, the Iron Lady of Japan.

Listen as Terri hears from experts, including one who attended the same prestigious institute as Takaichi. Learn what to watch for and analyze for China’s hegemony, or lack thereof, in the future.

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Delisting Chinese Companies to Stop ‘Funding Our Demise’

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:30:00 -0400

The financial information of Chinese companies is a black box. Yet these companies enjoy preferential access to U.S. capital markets.

How did it happen, and why was it tolerated?

For decades, China has been taking advantage of leniency and the openness of America’s market system. And it’s coming to a point where action needs to be taken.

Join Terri as she analyzes the predatory investment tactics China has used to intertwine itself with the U.S. economy and reap benefits in an all-too-cunning manner.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Economic War on the High Seas: Underreported Flashpoint of U.S.–China Tensions

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:07:00 -0400

Although a new trade truce was set, most analysts overlooked one critical part of the agreement.

That agreement is all about shipping. But its broader consequence is global control over the oceans and seas. And whoever controls the waters will become the leading world power.

Now that China is the top ship builder in the world, by a large measure, what does that mean for the United States?

Join Terri as she connects the dots on how the United States is countering the Chinese regime's massive shipbuilding capacity, both domestically and through its allies.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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A One-Year U.S.-China Trade Deal Truce—So What? So Everything!

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:58:00 -0400

It almost sounds like tabloid gossip to say, “Wow, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said something nice about President Donald Trump!”

If it were any other political circumstance, it may just be gossip, but this is coming from the head of the Chinese Communist Party, who, according to one expert, has never uttered such words about any American president.

What is the significance of that, and especially at this time? And even more importantly, who won this round of trade talks, and how can we be sure?

Find out as Terri explains and hears from experts in this episode of China Watch.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Game Theory, Pain Points, and Economic Vulnerability—A Macro Investor’s Analysis of Trade War 2.0

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:30:00 -0400

It’s easy to say that another country is weak, vulnerable, or unable to win in a confrontation. But what about when those claims are backed up by concrete numbers?

In this episode, Terri converses with Alexander Campbell, who has an extensive history in global macro investing and a penchant for analyzing both numbers and strategy.

In his book “China Can’t Win,” he describes through various lenses, such as Game Theory methodology and hedge fund experience, how one can conclude that the Chinese Communist Party is more economically vulnerable than it’s letting on.

Find more about this episode’s guest on Alexander Campbell’s Substack.

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Temptation in The Pacific—The Hail Mary Plays in the U.S.–China Trade War

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:15:00 -0400

Desperate times call for desperate measures. And what may be the key to U.S.–China relations now and in the future is the temptation for both sides in the Pacific Ocean.

Join Terri as she discusses the significance of the island of Taiwan, and how important it is to both the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Here’s a hint: It’s not about semiconductors.

Find out what’s at stake for the future of both leaders and countries in this episode of “China Watch.”

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‘Smiling Tiger, Warring Dragon’—Collateral Effects of Fighting Chinese Factions in US Markets

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:20:00 -0400

A hallmark of communist rule is constant internal struggle and infighting. And it’s not just person to person, it’s entire groups, like gang warfare hidden beneath the veneer of unification.

And while knowing that fighting may be interesting in and of itself, those conflicts can now directly impact the money of Americans.

Listen as Terri Wu describes who the factions are, and how they battle for territory and control, like martial artists in underground fighting rings, and most importantly, how those fights are impacting U.S. markets, and how China watchers can know what to keep their eyes peeled for.

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Why China Is Attempting a Knockout Strike With Rare Earths

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:15:00 -0400

China has chosen to play hardball with the United States, using its biggest trade weapon—rare earths.

Join Terri as she deciphers the sudden escalation in the U.S.–China trade war and Beijing’s motivation behind it.

What does this mean for the U.S. tech sector? Why did it happen during the government shutdown? And will the U.S. response be enough?

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Opening the Alaska Front—Civilian Facades and Strategic Moves

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:58:00 -0400

China has been encroaching on the distant coasts of Alaska, and the U.S. Coast Guard has been loud about it during the summer.

Join Terri Wu as she analyzes what is happening in the far North, as nations jostle for both economic and military control of the Arctic Circle. Receding ice from longer seasons is making the frozen ocean viable for more consistent access, and China wants a piece.

Listen to how the United States is responding, and why this frozen wasteland, or what lies beneath it, is so valuable.

Included below is the link to the polar shipping routes promised in the episode: https://transportgeography.org/contents/chapter1/transportation-and-space/polar-shipping-routes/

The names of the five most significant ports along Russia’s Arctic coastline are Murmansk, Sabetta, Arkhangelsk, Tiksi, and Uzhden.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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A Cartel’s Best Friend—The Insidious System Maximizing Narcotics Profits

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:50:00 -0400

Chinese money laundering networks (CMLN) put about $2 trillion of illicit money back into the global financial system each year, according to John Cassara, a former Treasury special agent and the author of “China-Specified Unlawful Activities: CCP Inc., Transnational Crime and Money Laundering.”

That’s on par with Russia’s GDP, which is the 11th largest in the world.

Think of how much underlying crime $2 trillion of money laundering can support annually.

Join Terri to explore the brief history of CMLNs, their potential threat to U.S. national security, and hear experts’ recommendations on the next steps.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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How China’s Hidden Debt Still Holds the Key to Its Economic Recovery

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 13:08:00 -0400

It’s one thing when massive debt is public for the world to see and know. But what happens when mountains of debt are secretly issued and traded under the table?

That’s what Terri is looking at this week: how China’s secret local-government finance industry is keeping the entire economy bound together, in terms of both keeping it afloat and holding it back.

Where does it come from? What does it do? And what does it mean for the rest of the people in China, and even the world looking in from the outside?

The video post mentioned in the show: https://x.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1960869950333083801

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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The Woman Cloaked in White—How a Regime Drives Its Citizens to Emigrate

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 19:29:00 -0400

The COVID pandemic lockdowns may feel like a long-gone memory at this point. But for today’s guest, it was a major event that triggered her decision to leave her motherland, perhaps for good.

Join Terri as she talks with Elena Yan, a former government worker in China. Her work mandated her to join the legions of the white-clad men and women who forced daily COVID tests on her fellow citizens.

That, and more, drove Elena’s decision to leave. Terri learns just how common Elena’s experience is among the greater populace under the regime’s control.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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Immortality Obsession, Regime Succession, and ‘Hot Mics’

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:24:00 -0400

While the most talked-about topic from the Chinese Communist Party’s military parade this month was the infamous “hot mic” moment, its meaning is much more subtle than it appears on the surface.

This week, Terri talks about how the hot mic conversation between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on organ transplantation may have been completely intentional.

Why would the regime allow such a seemingly unprofessional gaffe to happen, and about such an uncommon topic as longevity?

Terri answers all that and more in this episode of China Watch.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com.

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The Kinetic War Hedge—Explaining the Government Acquisition of Stakes in Intel

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 21:41:00 -0400

There was much stir about the Trump administration taking a stake in Intel. But was it for the right reasons?

While many people were caught up arguing over “state capitalism,” the real issue may be how this confronts China.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be looking to monopolize the global chip-manufacturing supply chain. Capturing Taiwan, for example, the world’s breadbasket for state-of-the-art chips, has been on its agenda.

Terri describes how the United States’ stake in Intel may be its way of hedging its bets against the CCP taking control of that vulnerable supply chain.

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One Man’s Story of How ‘Lying Flat’ Has Turned Into Gaming China’s Debt

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:18:00 -0400

For those who haven’t heard the term “lying flat,” it’s how Chinese people describe a passive mindset of giving up on life. Some call it a lifestyle.

Now, it’s evolving into something bigger: a way to take advantage of China’s debt system.

Join Terri as she shares the story of a typical young Chinese family, whose life she has tracked over the past two years, and connects their lot in life to macroeconomics.

Hear from today’s interviewee, “Randy,” as he describes how he’s fighting the Chinese Communist Party the only way he knows how under the rule of the regime.

But Randy is not alone. It’s a new trend catching on in China.

Randy’s identity has been kept anonymous for this episode due to the high risk of retaliation he could face at home.

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How Xi Jinping is Pushing the MAGA Agenda Forward

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:34:00 -0400

While Beijing sees America as an adversary and the “Make America Great Again” movement as a threat, it is unwittingly helping the United States achieve some of its America-first policies.

Join Terri Wu as she discusses how the actions of China’s ruling communist party, under leader Xi Jinping, are goading the American economy back in a direction of manufacturing and self-reliance.

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The Difficulty in Countering Tariff Evaders

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:45:00 -0400

China’s export economy relies on the United States, and they’ll do anything to keep that, including getting around tariffs.

That’s what Terri is talking about today: trans-shipments. It’s a system of getting around tariffs.

But one American business is doing everything it can to lead the charge in ending such unfair trade practices. Unfortunately, it’s hardly that easy.

Hear how Chinese shippers are taking advantage of America’s current system, and what’s being done to fix the situation.

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What Does a Communist Regime Fear Most?

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

The Chinese Communist Party is met with adulation by some and fear by many. But the regime, and those who use the theory of communism in its many warped forms, have their own fears as well.

Join Terri as she looks at some of the major fears of the Chinese Communist Party and how these impact the country as a whole, as well as the man leading it.

See if you, by the end, come to the same conclusion as Terri as to what the greatest fear of the Chinese regime is.

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Breaking Borders: How Chinese Citizens Are Fighting Back CCP Oppression

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:03:00 -0400

Two Chinese Americans visiting China are stuck there due to exit bans that the regime imposed on them, according to recent news reports.

Exit bans are just one physical manifestation of the omnipresent controls that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) imposes on society.

The term “exit ban” in Chinese has many layers of meaning.

Join Terri for an analysis of what these are and how Chinese people are fighting back against the CCP’s invisible prison.

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To Disrupt A Mafia: How A 20-Year-Strategy Is Collapsing

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:27:00 -0400

From a cultural perspective, Americans are quite different from the people of China, whether it’s in daily habits or how they interact with others.

But in a very special way, there's one group of Americans that is similar to mainland Chinese: the New Yorkers. It has to do with how they understand business.

And because Chinese mainlanders and New Yorkers intuitively know what it takes to strike deals, one particular man from New York seems to be piercing through the Chinese Communist Party’s trade tactics—simply by being himself.

Join Terri for an analysis of why President Donald Trump has a unique perspective in handling the Chinese regime, and why the new stablecoins law pulls the rug from under the CCP and puts it on the defensive.

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The Evolving Trade War—A New Battlefield Opens Between US and China

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 01:20:00 -0400

Tariffs have yet to be finalized, but the U.S.-China trade war has moved on from them.

And perhaps very different from what you hear from the legacy media, the Trump administration’s tariffs haven’t been a failure—they have set a whole new precedent.

Behind the hustle and bustle of tit-for-tat tariffs, the global trade order has undergone a fundamental shift. Meanwhile, a new battlefield for financial dominance in the world is opening up right before our eyes.

Join Terri as she analyzes what’s next and how both countries are making their moves.

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Taking the ‘Rare’ out of Rare Earths: A Path to Western Independence

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:47:00 -0400

Rare earths have become a strategic weapon in China's trade arsenal.

That situation is by design, as the Chinese regime uses its supply-chain monopoly to influence worldwide trade.

How did we arrive at this point with such a heavy reliance on China? What were some of the past struggles to break free from China's control over rare earths?

Now, the United States is moving once again to build a domestic rare-earth supply chain.

Will it succeed?

And what makes it different this time? How do we know we will prevail this time?

Join Terri for a deep dive into the ever-changing supply-chain standoff.

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Shockwaves Reach the ‘Rising East’—U.S. Bombing of Iran Rattles Confidence in Beijing

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:29:00 -0400

The U.S. bunker-busters that ended the 12-day war in Iran sent metaphorical shockwaves all the way to the Far East.

The Chinese regime’s rhetoric has long been that of a “rising East” and “declining West.” But these strikes have flipped that narrative on its head.

The sudden and decisive action of the United States may have taken the wind out of the Chinese Communist Party’s sails.

The Chinese have one word—勢 (Shì)—for momentum or posture. But the character also carries further meaning: it’s the mystical luck that one needs to command the world.

Join Terri as she analyzes how the complex moving pieces in this short conflict have shifted the geopolitical landscape for both the United States and China, as their complicated relationship continues to go through abrupt but meaningful changes.

Related Report:

The Secret 15-Year Plan Behind US Strikes on Iran (Read)
How Iran War Exposed Limits of Chinese Influence in Region (Read)

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Chinese Economic Warfare: Past and Present

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:26:00 -0400

Everyone knows that history often repeats itself. Today, we’ll look at a case where people are actively seeking to repeat history.

Nearly 3,000 years ago, a famous chancellor in China successfully used trade to expand the power and territory of his state.

Today, the Chinese communist regime has borrowed strategy from the same playbook.

How China has used its rare earths trump card may reveal the regime’s major weakness.

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Experiencing Un-Brainwashing: How a Former Propaganda Expert Changed My Perspective

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:10:00 -0400

Back in May, I spoke with Professor Li Shaomin, a painter who created propaganda for the Chinese communist regime, including portraits of former leader Mao Zedong.

I hoped he would help me resolve my emotional dilemma mentioned several episodes ago in “U.S.-China Breakup: It’s Getting Personal.”

When the Trump administration began revoking Chinese student visas earlier this month, my identity as a Chinese-American was shaken to the core. So I asked Professor Li to help me understand why I was having this reaction.

Well, he’s back on the show. And what he told me was beyond my expectations.

He demystified CCP propaganda for me by speaking of his own experience, and helped me identify its residual effects still within me, and granted me more inner freedom.

He also has advice for Americans who want to help their Chinese friends navigate this new era of U.S.–China conflict.

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Why China Will Stay Behind US in AI Development: Ethan Tu, Taiwan AI Labs

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:18:00 -0400

Welcome to an extra episode of China Watch.

In this interview with AI expert Ethan Tu, we talked about the natural divergence between the AI supply chains led by the United States and China.

How much of our impression of China’s AI leadership is shaped by Chinese propaganda? How has China redefined the game to look like it’s ahead of U.S.?

And what are the hidden ideological and technical risks in China’s AI products?

Here’s how that conversation went.

Read the full transcript here.

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The US–China AI Race to Dominance

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 21:31:00 -0400

The AI race is the defining aspect of the U.S.–China competition, similar to the previous Space Race between the United States and the former Soviet Union.

Rather than a competition in space, the AI race is happening around us in our daily lives more than many of us realize.

Join Terri as she unpacks the high stakes of the U.S.–China contest and the key drivers that will determine the winner.

This episode also shares viewpoints from leading experts in the field whom she spoke to during the recent AI+ Expo in Washington.

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US-China Breakup: It’s Getting Personal

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:10:00 -0400

The new visa policy for Chinese international students marks another major shift in the U.S.-China decoupling. It’s getting personal.

The potential impact is way bigger than tariffs.

It’s also personal for host Terri Wu because she came to America as a Chinese student.

There’s a lot to unpack: national security concerns, personal concerns, and emotional reactions.

The count of Chinese students in the United States began with 52 in 1978. Five years after that, it increased to 100,000. Today it's about 277,000.

Allowing Chinese students to study in the U.S. was part of the “People’s War” strategy deployed by Deng Xiaoping.

One expert, John Lenczowski, a former senior official in President Ronald Reagan’s National Security Council, said there are 25,000 Chinese intelligence collectors in Silicon Valley alone.

Join Terri as she explores the historical—and the emotional—aspects of the complex relationship between the United States and China, and by extension, the people of the two countries.

Related report:

Targeting Military Installations, IP Theft: A Look at Criminal Cases Involving Chinese Students (Read)

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How to Decipher Propaganda: A Conversation With Former Chinese Propaganda Artist

Tue, 27 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400

He created propaganda by painting Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong’s portraits.

He studied in America to try to figure out a way to help China’s economy.

But with free access to information in the West, he realized that his world views were not grounded in reality—they were shaped by the regime’s propaganda, which he now calls a mass “brainwashing project.”

Li Shaomin, professor of international business at Old Dominion University in Virginia, lived through China’s communist propaganda and outgrew it.

He shares his intriguing life story of how he deciphered Chinese propaganda—narrative by narrative.

Related Article:

How the Chinese Regime Uses YouTube to Influence Americans (Read)

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Humanoid Robots to Be Mass-Produced in China, 10,000 Units Deployed by 2027

Mon, 19 May 2025 22:37:00 -0400

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang once said that humanoid robots are the only AI product that can scale because they can do what humans do.

The sector is on the cusp of mass production this year. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may produce more than 10,000 units by 2027. One unit has already joined the police force, patrolling the streets in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.

The CCP is also developing AI weapons that are increasingly capable of making their own decisions.

Which company is supplying the CCP with the chips it needs to fuel its AI race?

Some analysts think it’s Huawei, the Chinese smartphone company banned by the first Trump administration in 2019.

Listen as Terri unpacks China’s AI landscape.

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The ‘Art’ of the CCP Deal

Wed, 14 May 2025 17:14:00 -0400

In this bonus episode, we’re not just going to rehash tariffs—we’ve heard enough of that. We’re going to talk about the scheming of China’s negotiators.

This topic is so significant that I rushed to talk to my favorite experts.

So, how should we understand communist-Chinese deal-making? Join us as we lay out Beijing’s “Art of the Deal.”

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A Simple Trick to Measure the True State of Chinese Economy

Mon, 12 May 2025 21:57:00 -0400

In June, another 12 million students in China will graduate from college. About 7 million of them will enter the job market, and the remainder will pursue advanced studies.

The influx of new workers is expected to strain a job market already defined by a high youth unemployment rate.

As a consequence, fewer young people are getting married in China—they cannot afford to. Many of them have to rely on their parents, who are also facing their own economic challenges.

Meanwhile, Beijing hasn’t been transparent about its economic data. How do we know where China is heading, and what we should be on high alert for?

Here’s the trick to understanding China’s data. Let’s look at metrics that are harder to lie about.

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It's Depression or Deal Time for China

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:32:00 -0400

Exports made up one-third of China’s economic growth last year.

If Beijing doesn’t resolve its tariff standoff with the United States soon, it will lose tens of millions of jobs.

That will drive China’s economy into depression, experts say.

Listen for more details that the Chinese regime doesn’t want you to know.

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Cancelling the Noise Surrounding the US-China Standoff

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:00:00 -0400

If you are confused and fatigued by the China tariff news, listen to this episode.

We cancel the noise for you and show you what matters in the trajectory of U.S.-China relations.

Reports covered in this episode:

In First 100 Days, Trump Reorganizes the Chess Board Against China (Read)
Chinese Exporters Begin to Feel Pain of Tariffs as Containers Stack Up (Read)

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Xi’s Drunk Fight in the '80s: A Window Into China's Next Move in the Trade War?

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:00:00 -0400

Xi Jinping’s drunk fight in the late 1980s offers a glimpse of his personality.

The two leaders also face different domestic pressures.

In addition, Xi has an extreme option he could use in the battle.

Read the original report:

With Tariff Escalations, US and China Enter a New Era

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A New Era for US–China Relations

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 23:45:00 -0400

Experts say U.S.–China relations have crossed a key threshold. A showdown between the world’s largest and second-largest economies has begun.

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A Unique Look at the Disappearance of Chinese Generals

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

A lot is going on in China, aside from tariffs. In this episode, we present a unique analysis of Xi Jinping’s grey hair, the serial disappearances of Chinese generals, and how they are connected to a well-known Chinese prophecy.

Show Notes:

Poem No. 46

有一軍人身帶弓　只言我是白頭翁

東邊門裡伏金劍　勇士後門入帝宮

There is a soldier carrying a bow,

A voice says, I’m just an old, white-haired man.

A golden sword is hidden in the east gate.

A warrior enters the palace through the back door.

—From “Tui Bei Tu” 推背图, a collection of prophecies from 7th century China.

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Icon Art courtesy of Library of Congress Online Catalog.

It’s a slightly different version from the text quoted in the episode. Similar to many ancient books, “Tui Bei Tu” went through variations.

How Fentanyl Fits in Communist China’s Endgame with America

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 20 percent tariff on all goods made in China, citing a national emergency on the continued trafficking of fentanyl—a deadly opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine—into the United States.

To this day, China remains the primary source of fentanyl precursors, which are shipped to Mexico, where they’re manufactured into the illicit drug. It is then smuggled into the United States mainly via the southern border.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called the fentanyl epidemic the United States’ “own problem” and has cast the U.S. tariffs as “blackmail.”

However, Yuan Hongbing, a former law professor at Peking University in China who now lives in Australia, said the American opioid epidemic is far from the self-inflicted wound the CCP has suggested it is.

The China expert, who has insider access to senior CCP leaders, further stated that fentanyl is at the core of Xi Jinping’s bid to “take revenge” on the West.

Read the Original Report:

China’s Role in US Fentanyl Crisis Directed by Regime Leadership, Expert Says

Clips Played:

President Trump Addresses House Republican Issues Conference via C-SPAN

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