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COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests have turned race and racism into hot topics in both the United States and China. Throughout the pandemic, President Trump has been condemned as a racist for labeling the coronavirus "Kung Flu," "China virus," and "Wuhan virus." Meanwhile, protestors and rioters throughout the country--from New York to Minneapolis to Portland--have been violently assailing America as one big racist enterprise for the past two plus months. China has eagerly fanned this narrative to deflect criticisms of its human rights abuses. Our latest episode features four first-generation Chinese Americans who personify the American Dream. They share views that do not fit into commonly preferred narratives of identity politics and political correctness. In particular, the guests reject the mentality of victimhood and the accusation that Trump is a racist, while condemning real racism as manifested in policies such as racial quotas and preferences. Further, they offer a resounding defense of America as a country that is not racist. Guests: Zhenya LI came to the United States as a graduate student and obtained her PhD in biochemistry. She is actively involved in local politics in Montgomery County, MD, including in opposing sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants. Cheng TU came to the States to attend graduate school at University of Maryland. He is a small business owner residing in Rockville, Maryland. George SHEN is a technology executive, strategic thinker and published author on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, big data, and other topics. Currently, he is an associate partner with IBM. Linda YANG is a small business owner in Washington State and founder of Washington Asians for Equality. Last year, she was the co-chair of the Let the People Vote--Reject Referendum 88 campaign, which defeated the attempt to reinstitute racial quotas and preferences in Washington. Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/china-vs-usa/kung-flu-is-funny-america-is-not-a-racist-country/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to China Vs USA in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

Washington seems to be having conflicts with Beijing on almost every front. There's everything from the trade war to China's culpability in spreading the coronavirus to its repression of civil liberties in Hong Kong. News headlines regularly scream about a new Cold War between the United States and China.  Are we in a new Cold War with China? China would be a much more formidable enemy than Iraq, the Taliban, or ISIS. How should the United States confront China in multiple realms--economic, political, military, public health, human rights--while avoiding an unintentional war?  We speak with retired Admiral Gary Roughead, former Chief of Naval Operations, and one of two people in the Navy's history to command both the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/china-vs-usa/confronting-china-without-starting-a-war/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to China Vs USA in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.

Hong Kong has very much been part of Washington's policy discussions of late. Throughout 2019, anti-Beijing, pro-democracy protests rocked the city, rebuking China's encroachment upon the city's autonomy. Dismayed by the historic mass protests, China is imposing a new national security law on the city. U.S. policymakers and Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists denounce the move as effectively a ban on opposition political activity in Hong Kong and a death knell for the "one country, two systems" framework under which China had promised to govern the city until 2047. The Trump administration and the U.S. Congress have both vowed to punish China for its repression of civil liberties in Hong Kong and violations of international legal commitments made when Hong Kong reverted from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. What are the practical implications of recent U.S. legislation and the Trump administration's pronouncements? How effectively can Washington influence China's behavior in Hong Kong? We discuss with Julian Ku, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor at Hofstra Law School. Join the conversation and comment on this podcast episode: https://ricochet.com/podcast/china-vs-usa/can-the-united-states-save-hong-kong-from-china/.Now become a Ricochet member for only $5.00 a month! Join and see what you’ve been missing: https://ricochet.com/membership/.Subscribe to China Vs USA in Apple Podcasts (and leave a 5-star review, please!), or by RSS feed. For all our podcasts in one place, subscribe to the Ricochet Audio Network Superfeed in Apple Podcasts or by RSS feed.