Kaiser Kuo 郭怡廣
@kaiserkuo.bsky.social
Host of the Sinica Podcast (https://sinicapodcast.com), former guitarist of Tang Dynasty, about to re-form the band 春秋 (Spring & Autumn). Currently in Chapel Hill, moving back to Beijing soonish. Chinese history, politics, culture, society.
I have a new, long piece in The Ideas Letter called “The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn from China," arguing that we must learn from China even (or especially) when its successes unsettle our assumptions. Link below.
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I have a new, long piece in The Ideas Letter called “The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn from China," arguing that we must learn from China even (or especially) when its successes unsettle our assumptions. Link below.
The one and only Jeremy @goldkorn.bsky.social returns to the Sinica Podcast to say why he thinks — with DeepSeek, the TikTok Refugees on Xiaohongshu, and more — a narrative shift on China is now underway in the US. Tell us whether you agree! Link in the reply thread below.
February 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The one and only Jeremy @goldkorn.bsky.social returns to the Sinica Podcast to say why he thinks — with DeepSeek, the TikTok Refugees on Xiaohongshu, and more — a narrative shift on China is now underway in the US. Tell us whether you agree! Link in the reply thread below.
New from the Sinica Podcast: a new limited series from our friends at Johns Hopkins SAIS China Research Center — "Studying China in the Absence of Access: Recovering a Lost Art." The first episode features renowned Pekingologist Frederick Tiewes (emeritus, Sydney University). Link below.
January 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New from the Sinica Podcast: a new limited series from our friends at Johns Hopkins SAIS China Research Center — "Studying China in the Absence of Access: Recovering a Lost Art." The first episode features renowned Pekingologist Frederick Tiewes (emeritus, Sydney University). Link below.
Recorded just a couple of hours ago, here's the latest
Sinica Podcast — all about the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) "TikTok Refugees," with Ivy Yang of Wavelet Strategy and David Fishman of the Lantau Group. Fantastic insights from both of them! Links in replies.
Sinica Podcast — all about the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) "TikTok Refugees," with Ivy Yang of Wavelet Strategy and David Fishman of the Lantau Group. Fantastic insights from both of them! Links in replies.
January 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Recorded just a couple of hours ago, here's the latest
Sinica Podcast — all about the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) "TikTok Refugees," with Ivy Yang of Wavelet Strategy and David Fishman of the Lantau Group. Fantastic insights from both of them! Links in replies.
Sinica Podcast — all about the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) "TikTok Refugees," with Ivy Yang of Wavelet Strategy and David Fishman of the Lantau Group. Fantastic insights from both of them! Links in replies.
This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with @nytimes.com investigative reporters Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld about their extensive investigation into Shen Yun, the Epoch Times, and the new religious movement that ties them together, the Falun Gong. Links in replies below!
January 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with @nytimes.com investigative reporters Nicole Hong and Michael Rothfeld about their extensive investigation into Shen Yun, the Epoch Times, and the new religious movement that ties them together, the Falun Gong. Links in replies below!
The latest "This Week in China's History" column about the UK's recognition of the PRC on Jan 6, 1950, is free for everyone this week. Please support the invaluable work of @jayjamescarter.bsky.social (and the Sinica Podcast!) by becoming a subscriber.
January 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The latest "This Week in China's History" column about the UK's recognition of the PRC on Jan 6, 1950, is free for everyone this week. Please support the invaluable work of @jayjamescarter.bsky.social (and the Sinica Podcast!) by becoming a subscriber.
Very sad news just now from Beijing. A legend on the music scene has passed: Liu Yuan, the saxophone virtuoso probably best known for his work with China's greatest rock musician, Cui Jian, died this morning. May he rest in peace.
December 22, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Very sad news just now from Beijing. A legend on the music scene has passed: Liu Yuan, the saxophone virtuoso probably best known for his work with China's greatest rock musician, Cui Jian, died this morning. May he rest in peace.
Playing with Tencent's new Hunyuan AI video generator (腾讯混元文生视频). Really amazing! Here's my first effort. My prompt was ""一名容貌被毁的麻风病人在6世纪拜占庭肮脏的街道上乞讨，背景中拜占庭士兵正从他身后列队经过。"
December 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Playing with Tencent's new Hunyuan AI video generator (腾讯混元文生视频). Really amazing! Here's my first effort. My prompt was ""一名容貌被毁的麻风病人在6世纪拜占庭肮脏的街道上乞讨，背景中拜占庭士兵正从他身后列队经过。"
An early Christmas present to myself this year. When I was in Beijing I bought a PRS Custom 24, and loved it. So I just bought this PRS Semi-hollow body in lovely peacock blue, with a piezo pickup. Arriving Tuesday!
November 27, 2024 at 7:28 PM
An early Christmas present to myself this year. When I was in Beijing I bought a PRS Custom 24, and loved it. So I just bought this PRS Semi-hollow body in lovely peacock blue, with a piezo pickup. Arriving Tuesday!