{"podcast":{"title":"The US-China Podcast","slug":"the-us-china-podcast-736105","podcast_index_feed_id":736105,"rss_url":"https://chinapodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://chinapodcast.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/3/a/c/93acf6b8c7f0710e27a2322813b393ee/Chop_trial_Buttercream.png","author":"National Committee on U.S.-China Relations","episode_count":100,"summary":"This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T06:19:03.263466+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-us-china-podcast-736105"},"episode":{"title":"The Vatican in Transition: China, Religion, and the Legacy of Pope Francis","slug":"the-vatican-in-transition-china-religion-and-the-legacy-of-pope-francis","published_at":"2025-12-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-us-china-podcast-736105/the-vatican-in-transition-china-religion-and-the-legacy-of-pope-francis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-us-china-podcast-736105","url":"https://chinapodcast.libsyn.com/the-vatican-in-transition-china-religion-and-the-legacy-of-pope-francis","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chinapodcast/Vatican_Program_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=126192","summary":"The death of Pope Francis came at a delicate moment in the Vatican's relationship with China. Since 2018, the Holy See has pursued a cautious and often controversial diplomatic engagement with Beijing to maintain the Church's relevance in China while navigating the Chinese Communist Party's strict control over religion. This approach has unfolded against a backdrop of repression of underground clergy and growing pressure from Beijing for the Vatican to sever ties with Taiwan . For observers, this period offers insight into how a global religious institution operates within a system in which space for religion and civil society is tightly constrained. With the new pope's first hundred days behind him, long-standing questions about religious freedom , geopolitical recognition, and the boundaries of engagement remain central, and may take on new dimensions under his leadership. In a conversation recorded on August 17, Ian Johnson, Francesco Sisci , and Karrie Koessel discuss the key issues currently shaping China–Vatican relations and how they may evolve under the new pope. About this program","meta_description":"The death of Pope Francis came at a delicate moment in the Vatican's relationship with China. Since 2018, the Holy See has pursued a cautious and often co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1973,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-us-china-podcast-736105/episodes/the-vatican-in-transition-china-religion-and-the-legacy-of-pope-francis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-us-china-podcast-736105/the-vatican-in-transition-china-religion-and-the-legacy-of-pope-francis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}