Peking Hotel with Liu He

Stephen Roach talks about how, as the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, h ehad the hear of many Asian political leaders. But as he became more pessimistic about the Chinese economy, China’s leadership became less interested in what he had to say.About Peking Hotel The Peking Hotel podcast and newsletter are digital publications in which Liu He interviews China specialists about their first-hand experiences and observations from decades past. The project grew out of Liu’s research at Hoover Institution collecting oral history of China experts living in the U.S. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. Podcast music Tommy H. Brandon, The Last Road Trip. Artlist Original Music. Tomer Lavie, Silky Secrets. Artlist Original Music. Roie Shpigler, Clarity. Artlist Original Music. PBS, American Experience: Police Tactics at the Dow Demonstration. 2017. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Associate professor David Moser talks about how he has been a bridge between the U.S. and China. After so many decades, he’s disappointed in both countries. But China remains his “drug of choice.”Subscribe to our Substack newsletter at pekinghotel.substack.com [http://pekinghotel.substack.com] Podcast music: Mélodie, Kobi Salomon, Artlist Classics, Edvard Grieg, Ezequiel Jait, Artlist Original Music About Peking Hotel The Peking Hotel podcast and newsletter are digital publications in which Liu He interviews China specialists about their first-hand experiences and observations from decades past. The project grew out of Liu’s research at Hoover Institution collecting oral history of China experts living in the U.S. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

What’s it like for a foreigner to perform Xiangsheng—China’s traditional crosstalk comedy—on the biggest stage in the Sinophone world, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala? In 1999, David Moser did just that. Now an Associate Professor at Beijing Capital Normal University, David had already spent a decade in China by then, studying Xiangsheng under Master Ding Guangquan, translating books, and helping seed China’s underground jazz scene.Yet, despite his intimidating list of talents, when you meet him, you can’t help but call him ‘Lao Mo’ (老莫). He’s a jolly, funny, dynamic friend to spend time with. I will say no more than that this is the most entertaining chat I’ve done for Peking Hotel [http://pekinghotel.substack.com]. I hope you feel the same too. For quick navigation to the specific sections: * What is it like to perform Xiangsheng in front of a billion Chinese people? [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/i/166735189/what-is-it-like-to-perform-xiangsheng-in-front-of-a-billion-chinese-people] * A musician wanders into the Sinophone world through tongue-twisters and translation [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/i/166735189/a-musician-wanders-into-the-sinophone-world-through-tongue-twisters-and-translation] * Translating one of the first books on AI in China with half-baked Chinese [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/i/166735189/translating-one-of-the-first-books-on-ai-in-china-with-half-baked-chinese] * When Ancient Greek meets Ancient Chinese [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/i/166735189/when-ancient-greek-meets-ancient-chinese] * Apprenticing under Ding Guangquan, a Xinagsheng Master [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/i/166735189/apprenticing-under-ding-guangquan-a-xinagsheng-master] Music: High Rollin, Stefano Mastronardi, Artlist Original Music Subscribe to our Substack newsletter at pekinghotel.substack.com [http://pekinghotel.substack.com] About Peking Hotel The Peking Hotel podcast and newsletter are digital publications in which Liu He interviews China specialists about their first-hand experiences and observations from decades past. The project grew out of Liu’s research at Hoover Institution collecting oral history of China experts living in the U.S. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [http://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe] Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Prof. Judith Shapiro reflects on how the environment used to be a cause for which Chinese civil society was allowed to fight, until that too became sensitive.Host: Liu He Subscribe to our Substack newsletter at pekinghotel.substack.com [http://pekinghotel.substack.com] About Peking Hotel The Peking Hotel podcast and newsletter are digital publications in which Liu He interviews China specialists about their first-hand experiences and observations from decades past. The project grew out of Liu’s research at Hoover Institution collecting oral history of China experts living in the U.S. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Before her career switch to researching environmental politics, Prof. Judith Shapiro spent a whirlwind decade teaching, writing, and living in and about China as it awakened from the Mao era. Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]