The Islamic State and China

Sinica Podcast

Kaiser Kuo

Culture, China News, Hangzhou, Chinese, International Relations, Chongqing, Beijing, Sichuan, Currentaffairs, China, Politics, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, China Economy, News, China Politics, Business, Film, Shenzhen

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2014

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

With the recent capture of a Chinese ISIS soldier (in September of 2014) triggering speculation about the involvement of Chinese citizens in the Iraqi civil war, Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn are joined in our studio by Edward Wong from The New York Times and Prashant Rao of AFP, both of whom have spent considerable time reporting from Iraq. Their discussion starts off with an exposé on the nature and identity of the Islamic State before moving on to China, talking about the ways in which the rise of the militant Islamic movement has affected Iraqi perceptions of China. Finally, they take a look into how these events relate to the broader crisis in the Middle East and U.S.-China relations. Recommendations: The Five Eyes Show: http://thefiveeyesshow.com The Islamic State (full length movie): https://news.vice.com/video/the-islamic-state-full-length Endgame in Iraq: http://www.foreignaffairs.com/endgameiniraq The Forever War, by Dexter Filkins: http://www.amazon.com/The-Forever-War-Dexter-Filkins/dp/0307279448 Patrimony, by Philip Roth: http://www.amazon.com/Patrimony-True-Story-Philip-Roth/dp/0679752935 American Pastoral, by Philip Roth: http://www.amazon.com/American-Pastoral-Philip-Roth/dp/0375701427 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:04.9	I'm Kaiser Guo, joined, of course, by Jeremy Goldcorn, Jufrode avatar of mischief and mayhem mayhem.
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1:14.6	Very well. No fro, no.
1:16.7	I'm shorn my locks.
1:18.8	So, Jeremy, you'd agree that we are not the sort of podcast hosts who would insist on
1:23.5	interpreting anything and everything that happens globally solely through the lens of how it impacts
1:27.7	China or focus just on the Chinese tape. Is that right? I guess so, although we do typically
1:33.1	focus on China. We've done some shows that wandered pretty far afield. Anyway, good. That said,
1:39.4	so this is, yes, a podcast about China and as China's global profile continues to grow, it's inevitable
1:44.7	that there's going to be a China angle to more and more major events.
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