# China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CSIS9824774211 Author: Center for Strategic and International Studies Episodes: 25 ## Resource Understanding China has become more difficult than ever, yet also more important than ever. Hardening geopolitics has made travel to China more difficult, but not impossible. Join host Scott Kennedy, the Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS, for an on-the-ground look at China, for conversations with people shaping China and scholars exploring the country firsthand. What makes China tick? Where is the country going? How should the U.S. respond to the China challenge? We’ll dive into all of that and more on China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683.md ## Episodes - [China’s Changing Commercial Landscape on the Eve of the Summit: A Conversation with Eric Zheng](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/china-s-changing-commercial-landscape-on-the-eve-of-the-summit-a-conversation-with-eric-zheng) — 2026-09-15T12:45:00+00:00 - [Complicating China’s Soft Power: Maria Repnikova on China’s Image-Making Efforts in Ethiopia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/complicating-china-s-soft-power-maria-repnikova-on-china-s-image-making-efforts-in-ethiopia) — 2026-09-01T16:18:00+00:00 - [History from Below: Harvard’s Michael Szonyi on Fieldwork, History, and U.S.-China Relations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/history-from-below-harvard-s-michael-szonyi-on-fieldwork-history-and-u-s-china-relations) — 2025-12-11T15:35:00+00:00 - [China’s Economic Progress and Challenges: A Conversation with Leading Chinese Economist Yao Yang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/china-s-economic-progress-and-challenges-a-conversation-with-leading-chinese-economist-yao-yang) — 2025-11-25T14:52:00+00:00 - [The Enduring Value of Studying in China: A Conversation with the HNC’s Adam Webb.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/the-enduring-value-of-studying-in-china-a-conversation-with-the-hnc-s-adam-webb) — 2025-11-12T05:00:00+00:00 - [Crossing Worlds: Han Shen Lin on Leadership, Finance, and U.S.-China Relations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/crossing-worlds-han-shen-lin-on-leadership-finance-and-u-s-china-relations) — 2025-10-22T14:18:00+00:00 - [Field Research and Governance in Xi’s China: Reflections from Middlebury’s Jessica Teets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/field-research-and-governance-in-xi-s-china-reflections-from-middlebury-s-jessica-teets) — 2025-10-08T04:00:00+00:00 - [Innovation and Involution: A Conversation with CSIS’s Scott Kennedy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/innovation-and-involution-a-conversation-with-csis-s-scott-kennedy) — 2025-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [Reporting on China’s Age of Uncertainty: A Conversation with CNBC’s Evelyn Cheng](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/reporting-on-china-s-age-of-uncertainty-a-conversation-with-cnbc-s-evelyn-cheng) — 2025-09-09T21:15:00+00:00 - [Communication Amid Competition: A Conversation with Chen Dongxiao](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/communication-amid-competition-a-conversation-with-chen-dongxiao) — 2025-04-03T17:24:00+00:00 - [The Terms of Trade: A Somber Prognosis from WTO Expert Tu Xinquan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/the-terms-of-trade-a-somber-prognosis-from-wto-expert-tu-xinquan) — 2025-03-10T15:16:00+00:00 - [Reasonable Paranoia: A Conversation with Kent Kedl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/reasonable-paranoia-a-conversation-with-kent-kedl) — 2025-02-28T16:03:28+00:00 - [The Evolution of China’s Government Affairs Industry: A Conversation with Yuan Haiying](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/the-evolution-of-china-s-government-affairs-industry-a-conversation-with-yuan-haiying) — 2024-09-16T04:00:00+00:00 - [Innovation in the Fast Lane: Discussing China’s Auto Industry with Michael Laske](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/innovation-in-the-fast-lane-discussing-china-s-auto-industry-with-michael-laske) — 2024-08-12T04:00:00+00:00 - [Taiwan’s Semiconductor Success: Industry Expert Jack Chang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/taiwan-s-semiconductor-success-industry-expert-jack-chang) — 2024-07-11T14:07:00+00:00 - [Investing in Innovation: Primavera Capital’s Veronica Li](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/investing-in-innovation-primavera-capital-s-veronica-li) — 2024-05-29T15:13:13+00:00 - [Building a Path Forward: Peking University’s Yu Tiejun on U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/building-a-path-forward-peking-university-s-yu-tiejun-on-u-s-china-scholarly-recoupling) — 2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 - [Observing the Iowa Caucuses: China’s Xie Tao on American Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/observing-the-iowa-caucuses-china-s-xie-tao-on-american-politics) — 2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00 - [China’s Climate Outlook Following COP28: ASPI China Climate Hub Director Li Shuo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/china-s-climate-outlook-following-cop28-aspi-china-climate-hub-director-li-shuo) — 2023-12-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [Candid Business Diplomacy: A Conversation about China with Joerg Wuttke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/candid-business-diplomacy-a-conversation-about-china-with-joerg-wuttke) — 2023-12-12T16:34:00+00:00 - [The State of Hong Kong’s Autonomy: A Conversation with Legislator Regina Ip](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/the-state-of-hong-kong-s-autonomy-a-conversation-with-legislator-regina-ip) — 2023-11-10T16:36:00+00:00 - [A New Generation of Chinese Intellectuals: Wang Zichen of the Center for China and Globalization](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/a-new-generation-of-chinese-intellectuals-wang-zichen-of-the-center-for-china-and-globalization) — 2023-10-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [Representing Brand USA in Beijing: AmCham China President Michael Hart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/representing-brand-usa-in-beijing-amcham-china-president-michael-hart) — 2023-09-22T13:42:31+00:00 - [40 Years in the Chinese Medical System: United Family Healthcare Founder Roberta Lipson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/40-years-in-the-chinese-medical-system-united-family-healthcare-founder-roberta-lipson) — 2023-08-08T04:00:00+00:00 - [A Chinese View of Deteriorating US-China Ties: Fudan University’s Wu Xinbo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/a-chinese-view-of-deteriorating-us-china-ties-fudan-university-s-wu-xinbo) — 2023-07-07T13:19:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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