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Peking Hotel with Liu He

Podcast by Liu He

English

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About Peking Hotel with Liu He

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. Their stories are a reminder of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming. pekinghotel.substack.com

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23 episodes

episode The Rise of Communism and the Forgotten Soviet Invasion of China in 1929 — with Frank Dikötter artwork

The Rise of Communism and the Forgotten Soviet Invasion of China in 1929 — with Frank Dikötter

In part one of this interview with historian Frank Dikötter about his new book Red Dawn over China, he discusses events from Republican-era China that have long been overlooked. 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. Music: Ballerina, Yehezkel Raz, Artlist Original Music Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

27 Apr 2026 - 54 min
episode Rerun: How A Faulty Map Led US Military To Bomb A Chinese Embassy — with Susan Shirk artwork

Rerun: How A Faulty Map Led US Military To Bomb A Chinese Embassy — with Susan Shirk

Faulty data was likely to blame for the U.S. airstrike of an Iranian school. A similar mistake caused a crisis in U.S.-China relations 27 years ago, recounts research professor Susan Shirk. 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]

18 Mar 2026 - 1 h 6 min
episode How Beijing Lost Hong Kong — with Mark Clifford, Jimmy Lai’s Biographer artwork

How Beijing Lost Hong Kong — with Mark Clifford, Jimmy Lai’s Biographer

Mark Clifford, journalist and biographer of the recently convicted pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai, talks about his journey from Hong Kong journalist to accidental activist. 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 Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

10 Mar 2026 - 1 h 4 min
episode An Unfinished Business: A World AIDS Day Special with Joan Kaufman artwork

An Unfinished Business: A World AIDS Day Special with Joan Kaufman

Professor Joan Kaufman, a leading expert on HIV/AIDS and China, talks about her experiences in public health while working in China with the UN, the Ford Foundation, and in academia.This podcast episode is a collaboration with China Health Pulse [https://chinahealthpulse.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]

1 Dec 2025 - 52 min
episode Decoding Beijing: How a CIA analyst tracked down Chinese politics in the '80s — with Alice Miller artwork

Decoding Beijing: How a CIA analyst tracked down Chinese politics in the '80s — with Alice Miller

Hoover Institution research fellow Dr. Alice Miller talks about how, as a CIA analyst, she could figure out political changes in China were afoot based on state media articles. 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 Hungarian Dance no. 5 Re-imagined, Guy Mintus, Johannes Brahms, Artlist Classics, Artlist Original Music Get full access to Peking Hotel at pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe [https://pekinghotel.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

2 Nov 2025 - 1 h 5 min
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