In this episode, I am joined by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, the China reporter for Axios. Today, we talk about the Chinese communist party, the upcoming Winter Olympic games in Beijing, and state of global affairs.

Meet Bethany:

Bethany leads the weekly Axios China newsletter and she covers China’s role in the world. She was previously a staff editor and contributing reporter at Foreign Policy magazine, where she wrote investigations, deeply reported narratives, and analysis related to China. She is also writing a book about China for HarperCollins entitled Beijing Rules: Capitalism, the Coronavirus, and China’s Quest for Global Influence due to release in spring 2023.

Resources:

• Red Carpet by Erich Schwartzel
• The War on the Uyghurs by Sean R. Roberts
• The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom by John Pomfret
• Freedom by Nathan Law
• Ai Superpowers by Kai-Fu Lee
• The Third Revolution by Elizabeth C. Economy

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