Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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At a moment of renewed uncertainty in US-China relations, Kaiser Kuo offers a perspective few can match. Now back living in Beijing after a decade interpreting China for American audiences, he brings rare inside-outside insight to a defining question: what does this fragile balance feel like from the ground?

Neither academic nor pundit, Kaiser blended historical depth, cultural fluency, and analytical sharpness. He unpacked why Western assumptions about China are being tested—and what the growing gap between lived reality and narrative reveals about both sides.

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Intro (00:00)
Opening Remarks (00:11)
Fireside Chat (04:45)
Q&A (56:21)
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