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China's Church Divided
New Jan 08, 2026 40 min

China's Church Divided

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Paul Mariani, Professor at Santa Clara University and author of the new book, China’s Church Divided: Bishop Lou...

The Broken China Dream
Dec 11, 2025 39 min

The Broken China Dream

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Minxin Pei, author of the new book, "The Broken China Dream: How Reform Revived Totalitarianism." Minxin traces the e...

China's Demographic Dilemma
Nov 25, 2025 45 min

China's Demographic Dilemma

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Philip O’Keefe, Professor of Practice at the University of New South Wales Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing ...

China's Africa Strategy
Nov 13, 2025 35 min

China's Africa Strategy

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Cobus van Staden, Managing Editor of the China Global South Project, host of the China in Africa podca...

How Firms Serve the Party-State
Oct 30, 2025 31 min

How Firms Serve the Party-State

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Ning Leng, assistant professor at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and a Wilson Center China...

Behind the Scenes of U.S.-China Summitry
Oct 16, 2025 38 min

Behind the Scenes of U.S.-China Summitry

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Sarah Beran, who managed the U.S.-China relationship in senior roles at the State Department, the American Embassy in...

China's Economic Transition
Oct 02, 2025 48 min

China's Economic Transition

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Dinny McMahon, Head of China Markets Research at Trivium China, and Andrew Polk, Co-Founder and Head of Economic Rese...

Who does Xi Jinping trust?
Sep 18, 2025 42 min

Who does Xi Jinping trust?

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Jon Czin, the Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and a fellow with the John L. Thornton Ch...

China’s Quest to Engineer the Future
Sep 04, 2025 35 min

China’s Quest to Engineer the Future

In this joint episode between Pekingology and the ChinaPower Podcast, CSIS Freeman Chair Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin and co-host CSIS China Power Project Deputy Director and Fellow Brian Hart are...

Is China’s Military Ready for War?
Aug 21, 2025 37 min

Is China’s Military Ready for War?

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by M. Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies...

The Locknet: How China Controls its Internet
Aug 07, 2025 34 min

The Locknet: How China Controls its Internet

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Jessica Batke, Senior Editor for Investigations at ChinaFile, and Laura Edelson, Assistant Professor of Com...

History, Memory, and the Party
Jul 24, 2025 40 min

History, Memory, and the Party

In this episode of Pekingology, CSIS Senior Fellow Henrietta Levin is joined by Dr. Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School. Henrietta and Rana discus...

Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy
Jul 10, 2025 45 min

Kurt Campbell on China Strategy and Diplomacy

In this episode of Pekingology, Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, is joined by Kurt Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State and President Biden’s “Asia...

New Episodes of Pekingology Coming Soon
Jun 30, 2025 1 min

New Episodes of Pekingology Coming Soon

Pekingology is back with all-new conversations hosted by Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. Tune in on July 10th for our next episode featuring Dr....

China Across CSIS: What Are U.S. and NATO Views on China?
Jun 12, 2025 42 min

China Across CSIS: What Are U.S. and NATO Views on China?

In this episode from The Impossible State, host Victor Cha moderates a discussion with Henrietta Levin, former Deputy China Coordinator for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and former...