Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of The China Desk Podcast, host Steve Yates sits down with journalist and documentary filmmaker Jan Jekielek, host of American Thought Leaders and author of Killed to Order.
The conversation explores the disturbing allegations surrounding forced organ harvesting in China, a practice critics say is linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s detention system and repression of dissident groups.
Jekielek explains how the issue first emerged through reports from prisoners of conscience and human-rights investigations, and how China’s transplant system raised questions among medical experts due to extremely short wait times for organs. He discusses the role of propaganda, state control, and international medical partnerships, and what this controversy reveals about the structure of power inside the CCP.
The discussion also examines broader geopolitical implications, including how Western governments, institutions, and medical systems have responded—or failed to respond—to the allegations.
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2pOWxsTq9u3pbXVL1hms5r
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-desk/id1673496111
#China #ChineseCommunistParty #OrganHarvesting #HumanRights #ChinaNews #Geopolitics #ChinaPolicy #FalunGong #InvestigativeJournalism #Podcast #ChinaDesk #JanJekielek #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations #ChinaInvestigation
In this episode of The China Desk Podcast, host Steve Yates sits down with journalist and documentary filmmaker Jan Jekielek, host of American Thought Leaders and author of Killed to Order.
The conversation explores the disturbing allegations surrounding forced organ harvesting in China, a practice critics say is linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s detention system and repression of dissident groups.
Jekielek explains how the issue first emerged through reports from prisoners of conscience and human-rights investigations, and how China’s transplant system raised questions among medical experts due to extremely short wait times for organs. He discusses the role of propaganda, state control, and international medical partnerships, and what this controversy reveals about the structure of power inside the CCP.
The discussion also examines broader geopolitical implications, including how Western governments, institutions, and medical systems have responded—or failed to respond—to the allegations.
🎧 Listen to the Podcast:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2pOWxsTq9u3pbXVL1hms5r
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-desk/id1673496111
#China #ChineseCommunistParty #OrganHarvesting #HumanRights #ChinaNews #Geopolitics #ChinaPolicy #FalunGong #InvestigativeJournalism #Podcast #ChinaDesk #JanJekielek #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations #ChinaInvestigation
