In this week’s episode of China Insider, Miles Yu covers the death and legacy of former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, who served from 1998 to 2003 and played a pivotal role in China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. Next, Miles details China’s disdain over Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s visit to Yasukuni Shrine last Saturday on the eighty-first anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the Second World War, and reviews the backlash in China and South Korea. Finally, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in China, and Miles looks into the spread and how current conditions have led to the surge and Chinese Communist Party efforts to contain the virus’s spread.
China Insider is a weekly podcast project from Hudson Institute’s China Center, hosted by China Center Director and Senior Fellow, Dr. Miles Yu, who provides weekly news that mainstream American outlets often miss, as well as in-depth commentary and analysis on the China challenge and the free world’s future.