US-China Geopolitical Competition Heats up. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Journalist Chris Cottrell discusses three main topics: 1. Meaning of new US-Philippines EDCA agreement in light of South China Sea aggression against Filipinos: 2. U.S. Embassy opening in Solomon Islands and local hopes: 3. The meaning of […]
The Belt & Road Initiative in the Pacific Islands (Global Connections)
How will the Games Affect Local Athletes. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Christopher Cottrell is an Indo-Pacific focused editor based out of Bangkok but presently in Suva, Fiji covering the current Fiji elections and South Pacific affairs. 1. He discusses his reporting in China and how Xi’s […]
The Covid Resurgence and the Chinese Economy (Global Connections)
Maybe They Have Not Handled it so Well. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. The resurgence of covid in Shanghai and elsewhere in China has been mt with an aggressive response by the government, and that in turn has been met by an angry response by the people. […]
Update on Civil Liberties in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
It’s Getting Worse all the Time. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Michael Davis helps us understand three major developments in Hong Kong: (1) the “election” of John Lee, (2) the cancellation of the Human Rights Press awards, and (3) the arrests of 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund Trustees […]
Xi Jin-ping’s Strategy in Supporting Putin’s War (Global Connections)
How Valuable is his Relationship with Russia. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, will help us understand recent events and strategies in China, including Xi Jinping’s continuing support for Putin and Russia, and the troubles about China’s current covid lockdown, with […]
Figments Special Edition: Hot Topics (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Ukraine War, China Lockdowns and More. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Dan “Fig” Leaf, security consultant and retired Air Force three-star general, shares his insight on the Blinken/Austin visit to Ukraine and how the US role in the conflict should evolve. He also examines the situation in China with COVID-19 […]
Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression (Global Connections)
Where Can Hong Kong Go Now. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Beijing has brutally advanced the 2047 return of Hong Kong to China, and it has changed the open character of the city to full-tilt repression in the space of only a few years. Civil liberties and […]
30th Tiananmen Square Commemoration (Global Connections)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Democracy Movement in Beijing. The 30th Tiananman Square Commemoration was June 4th, 2019. The hosts for this episode are Jay Fidell and Marsha Joyner. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through […]
Art and Artists in China Today (Understanding China)
Host Xiaofang Zhou North, recently arrived home from Beijing, hosts this program about a project she managed at the United Nations in September, 2018. In conjunction with “The Right to Peace,” a delegation of students and young artists journeyed from across China to New York, as part of the celebration of the 120th birthday of […]
The New Landscape of Finance in China (Understanding China)
Interviews and talks from key participants in an advanced Executive Briefing in Tianjin, China.. This episode catches up with Liu Kunfang, a billionaire investor from Shenzhen, who is using principles of Chinese philosophy in his management of real estate and natural resources. Also featured is the young translator for the whole project, a professionally-trained young […]