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Mandarin Mayhem
In this episode, we look at Putonghua, the spoken language most people refer to as Mandarin. David wrote a book in 2016 on the evolution of Putonghua...
Are we still welcome here?
China has a long history of inviting barbarians in when useful, trying to civilize them, and then kicking them out when those barbarians prove difficult...
The Language and History of Public Health in China
The outbreak of Covid-19 has drawn attention to public health in China and around the world. In the early stages, there was considerable criticism of China's...
Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: Yaqub Beg and the Provincializing of Western China
Jeremiah and James look at the life and times of Yaqub Beg (1820-1877) and what his legacy means for Beijing's relationship with Western China and Central...
Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: China’s territorial claims on the rocks in the South China Sea
On Tuesday, an international tribunal at the Hague ruled that China’s attempts to claim almost the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory had...
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