After Venezeula, has America Become a Rogue State? | SinoPolitik EP10

[Roughly Chinese] Here is how the Internet ROASTS the Trump-Xi summit...

The Roughly Chinese POD is BACK! In this episode, our host Mimi Zhu and Yunpeng Zhang sat down for Trump's China visit memes circulating on both Chinese and English social media! Why did Chinese people "celebrate" Trump in Beijing on the Internet? What were Chinese people thinking about when Trump was in Beijing? How was the Chinese Internet bantering Elon Musk and Jensen Huang?  ALL in this episode! 00:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejn0uj13qo] Intro 01:30 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejn0uj13qo&t=90s] Memes break down 39:45 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejn0uj13qo&t=2385s] Stories from the Chinese Internet 47:55 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejn0uj13qo&t=2875s] Summit summary 59:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejn0uj13qo&t=3540s] HOT TAKES For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG5DWV94WG80ZWY3SlRhd2xMMFBfZTU5LXlhd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHNEU0JKOFZTREhWbjhXU1ZXZ1d5dXIzbnkwSlZ3dVpFZy14bzVsNWJvUUFYRnd6S3hUQU9veUNKclBydXVZMWo4ZTBnMndBaXFZQXRtTktWMVpTOUNWUldFZXp0ZV9sYjNLSGlMcFN5dUtNa3lIYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthechinaacademy.org%2F&v=KRdMrlghE-w]

[Thinkers Forum] Before the Belt and Road, There Were the Mongols ｜ Marie Favereau

Historian Marie Favereau joins Thinkers Forum to explain why the Mongols were not just conquerors — but builders of a mobile, connected Eurasian world that still changes how we think about China, Central Asia, and the Silk Road. We discuss: 02:38 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=158s]: why the story of the Mongol empire is much more than destruction? 09:20 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=560s]: what does a Mongol "city" look like? 11:21 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=681s]: how did the Mongols view us “city" people? 29:22 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=1762s]: had the Mongol rulers in China "gone native"? 34:48 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=2088s]: how similar were the Mongol and British Empires? 42:01 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=2521s]: the Mongol Silk Road--what does it look like? 47:24 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=2844s]: the Silk Road cities between China and Europe 56:31 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dKVK3UfyvM&t=3391s]: Prof. Favereau's message to the Chinese readers For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG5DWV94WG80ZWY3SlRhd2xMMFBfZTU5LXlhd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHNEU0JKOFZTREhWbjhXU1ZXZ1d5dXIzbnkwSlZ3dVpFZy14bzVsNWJvUUFYRnd6S3hUQU9veUNKclBydXVZMWo4ZTBnMndBaXFZQXRtTktWMVpTOUNWUldFZXp0ZV9sYjNLSGlMcFN5dUtNa3lIYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthechinaacademy.org%2F&v=KRdMrlghE-w]

After Venezeula, has America Become a Rogue State? | SinoPolitik EP10

On January 3, 2026, US special forces raided Venezuela, kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro from Miraflores Palace in a lightning operation, and flew him to face drug charges in New York. Trump claims it's about stopping narcotics, but is it really? Our analysis exposes the hypocrisy: America's long history with drug cartels (Iran-Contra, Honduras pardons), why Venezuela's oil (world's largest reserves) is the true target, and how weak global demand makes it economically dubious. No plan for democracy, no Guaidó or Machado involvement—just Neo-Jacksonian violence for spoils, echoing Andrew Jackson's frontier wars. For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG5DWV94WG80ZWY3SlRhd2xMMFBfZTU5LXlhd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHNEU0JKOFZTREhWbjhXU1ZXZ1d5dXIzbnkwSlZ3dVpFZy14bzVsNWJvUUFYRnd6S3hUQU9veUNKclBydXVZMWo4ZTBnMndBaXFZQXRtTktWMVpTOUNWUldFZXp0ZV9sYjNLSGlMcFN5dUtNa3lIYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthechinaacademy.org%2F&v=KRdMrlghE-w]

Neoliberalism Failed. So Why Is It Still Here? | SinoPolitik EP9

The 2008 financial crisis should have ended neoliberal economics forever. Instead, it was rebranded and became more powerful than ever. In this episode, Peter Yang break down how neoliberalism triggered the global financial collapse, why it escaped accountability, and how concepts like “inclusive institutions” ultimately helped preserve the system rather than reform it.  From Wall Street bailouts that made the next crisis even worse, to the Eurozone debt crisis that sacrificed an entire generation, rising inequality, and China’s post-2008 economic defiance, this video traces how the global economic order was reshaped and why it is now entering a new phase of crisis. For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG5DWV94WG80ZWY3SlRhd2xMMFBfZTU5LXlhd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHNEU0JKOFZTREhWbjhXU1ZXZ1d5dXIzbnkwSlZ3dVpFZy14bzVsNWJvUUFYRnd6S3hUQU9veUNKclBydXVZMWo4ZTBnMndBaXFZQXRtTktWMVpTOUNWUldFZXp0ZV9sYjNLSGlMcFN5dUtNa3lIYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthechinaacademy.org%2F&v=KRdMrlghE-w]

Unpacking the U.S. Propaganda Machine | Sinopolitik EP8

The U.S. is no longer just competing with China economically or militarily—it’s fighting a cognitive war. This video explains how Washington uses narratives, media, NGOs, and alliances to shape global opinion on China, from Huawei to debt traps and the China balloon incident. A deep dive into narrative power, propaganda, and the future of global order. For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG5DWV94WG80ZWY3SlRhd2xMMFBfZTU5LXlhd3xBQ3Jtc0tsZHNEU0JKOFZTREhWbjhXU1ZXZ1d5dXIzbnkwSlZ3dVpFZy14bzVsNWJvUUFYRnd6S3hUQU9veUNKclBydXVZMWo4ZTBnMndBaXFZQXRtTktWMVpTOUNWUldFZXp0ZV9sYjNLSGlMcFN5dUtNa3lIYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthechinaacademy.org%2F&v=KRdMrlghE-w]