Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang
Episodes
Jinghan Zeng on the controversy and reality of Confucius Institutes and China–UK relations
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I’m joined by Professor Michael Jinghan Zeng from the Department of Public and International...
How far has China come on gender equality? - with Yueping Song
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I’m joined by Professor Yueping Song from the School of Population and Health at Renmin Univers...
A Japanese student’s “social experiment” across China
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Reading Room section of Inside the China Room podcast. I’m your host, Jiang Jiang. This is a new segment I’ve added to the show, wh...
What Silicon Valley Learned in Shanghai: China’s AI boom - with Rui Ma
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I’m joined by Rui Ma — founder of Tech Buzz China and longtime tech analyst— to unpack what...
Wuchang, Wukong, and China’s AAA Game Boom: Gameplay, culture & China’s soft power – with Jianlin Zhong
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I’m joined by Jianlin Zhong — a Shanghai-based investor and lifelong AAA gamer — to unpack ...
Grassroots Football in China: How a 13-city league sparked a summer craze – with FIFA’s Chen Jun
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I’m joined by Chen Jun—better known as CJ—FIFA’s Football Development Manager for East As...
Confucianism in China Today: Tradition meets geopolitics – with Daniel A. Bell
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room with Jiang Jiang, I'm joined by Daniel A. Bell, vice president of the International Confucian Association and chair...
Ep15. After the tariff shock: Bert Hofman on China-U.S. trade, global fallout, and the future of economic governance
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) is joined by Bert Hofman, professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School at the National University of Sing...
Peer into 2025 through the eyes of a Chinese data CEO: A conversation with Robert Wu
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) is joined by Robert Wu, CEO of BigOne Lab, a leading alternative data and research firm in China....
Exploring new trends in China's film industry with independent producer Annie Song – opportunities for young filmmakers
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Annie Song, a young Chinese film producer and art director of 林象文化 Jungle Vision...
Prof. Tang Xiaoyang on China-Africa dynamics and the FOCAC Summit
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Prof. Tang Xiaoyang 唐晓阳, a distinguished scholar from Tsinghua University who spec...
Discuss China's reforms with Bob Chen, an economist-turned-venture capitalist from China-based VC fund Mangrove Capital
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Bob Chen, an investor working for Mangrove Capital 沣源资本, a China-based ventur...
Discuss China's consumer market with Yaling Jiang, founder of Following the yuan
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Yaling Jiang, the founder of Following the Yuan, a newsletter covering China's consumer ...
Taiwan's elections and the impact on cross-Strait relations -- views from Prof. Wu Yongping, dean of Institute of Taiwan Studies from Tsinghua University
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Prof. Wu Yongping 巫永平, the dean of the Institute of Taiwan at Tsinghua University ...
China's economy in transition: Prof. Yao Yang discusses the road ahead and policy implications
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Inside the China Room, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes Prof. Yao Yang 姚洋 , one of China's leading economists and the dean of Peking Univers...
Decade Review: Did Belt and Road Initiative meet its ambitions? A conversation with Wang Yiwei, Jean Monnet Chair professor, Director of Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes 王义桅 Wang Yiwei, who is Jean Monnet Chair professor, Director of the Institute of Inte...
A deep dive into China-India relations & India's growth prospects with Mike Liu, Vice President ＆ Senior Fellow of CCG
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang (JJ) welcomes 刘宏 Mike Liu, who is Vice President, Senior Fellow – Center for China and Globalizatio...
The academic obligation of communication as U.S.-China relations strain -- Stephen D. Mull, Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia"
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang welcomes Stephen D. Mull, who is Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of Virginia (UVA) and ...
China's post-COVID diplomacy & Track Ⅱ diplomacy -- views from Wang Huiyao, Founder and President of Center for China and Globalization (CCG)
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang welcomes Dr. Henry Huiyao Wang, who is the Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalizatio...
Alibaba, TikTok, and the changing landscape of Chinese tech in the US – views from Ivy Yang
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Ivy Yang, who writes an op-ed column called “Discourse Power” or 话语权时代 for FT China and has written for...
Closing gap with OpenAI: China's efforts in developing ChatGPT-like products, with AI scientist Yihan Zhou
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ginger River Radio, Jiang Jiang, the founder of GRR newsletter, welcomes Yihan Zhou, an AI scientist for Mind AI, a South Korean company ...
China’s data regulation and economic recovery from COVID, a firsthand view from Robert Wu, CEO of BigOne Lab
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the first episode of the Ginger River Radio (GRR) podcast, Jiang Jiang (JJ), the founder of GRR, chats with Robert Wu, CEO of BigOne Lab,...