China Geopolitics Podcast
1) ‘Anti-woke’ movement recruits teen boys across Asia
More Asian internet users are influenced by far-right causes including white supremacism in the digital age. Listen to Post reporter Kimberly Lim explain more about the ‘anti-woke’ movement’s slow cre...Show More
2) Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia through China-US tensions
How does a country deepen its relationship and do business with China without risking retaliation by the US and its allies? How can a nation protect its territorial claims in the South China Sea yet m...Show More
3) Why Japan’s Harajuku is enjoying a surprising fashion revival
Harajuku, a neighbourhood in the Japanese capital Tokyo, has long been known as the birthplace of some incredibly colourful and unique fashion subcultures. The district had gone relatively quiet for y...Show More
4) Unravelling China and India’s roles in the US fentanyl crisis
The US has been grappling with an opioid crisis for decades, but the problem has been exacerbated by the arrival of fentanyl – a synthetic drug 50 times more potent than heroin. What roles do China an...Show More
5) Will Japan give Oppenheimer a chance?
Oppenheimer will finally make its Japan premier on March 29, 2024, eight months after the film’s world debut. How will the only country to suffer wartime atomic bombings react to a biopic about the Am...Show More
6) Why India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is so controversial
Protests continue in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which many say is a Hindu nationalist campaign targeting Muslims, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Post spoke wi...Show More
7) Why Japan’s yakuza crime groups are on the verge of disappearing
The yakuza are seeing a pop cultural renaissance with hit TV shows like Tokyo Vice and video games such as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. In reality, however, the Japanese organised crime groups are ...Show More
8) Inside China: What if Trump wins?
How might a second Trump presidency affect US relations with China, North Korea, Japan, Asean, India and more? Post US bureau chief Robert Delaney compares and analyses the foreign policies of incumbe...Show More
9) Ageing and fertility: why Asian women are freezing their eggs
A growing number of women are freezing their eggs as a means of prolonging their fertility, but what are the economic and social barriers they face along the way? The Post spoke with Dr Geetha Venkat ...Show More
10) Why the Philippines’ Duterte-Marcos alliance is disintegrating
The political marriage of the Philippines’ two most powerful families appears to be crumbling. Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, research fellow at the Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation, explains the...Show More