# China: rise of a superpower

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Podcast: [The Bridge to China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bridge-to-china-4605491)
Published: 2026-06-22T03:59:02+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-bridge-3/episodes/china-rise-of-a-superpower
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## Resource

Joining us today is Carl Zha, a Sichuan-born Chinese-American political commentator, raised between China and the United States, with education at Caltech, and living in Bali. He tells us the story of the PRC’s rise to geopolitical superpower. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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