Asia Abridged

Movie legend Jackie Chan has appeared in more than 150 films dating back to 1962, and he’s performed his own stunts in almost all of them. In this episode, Chan talks candidly about his most famous scene — and other stunts he says he honestly thought might kill him.

As Donald Trump threatens to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif — who was instrumental in negotiating the agreement — discusses what will happen if Trump delivers on his threats.

Asia Society Policy Institute Diplomat in Residence Daniel Russel explains why, despite President Trump’s rhetoric, U.S. policy toward North Korea hasn’t changed as much as people think. He also explains why North Korea has a nuclear weapon that it “can’t use.”

The Rohingya Muslims have long been a stateless persecuted minority in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. But over the past few weeks, their plight has gone from bad to worse as they’ve endured widespread rape and killing, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the country. In this episode, Debra Eisenman explains how it got to this point.

There are more than 35 million slaves around the world today — more than at any time in human history — and two-thirds of them are in Asia. In this episode, human trafficking expert Matt Friedman describes the ways in which people are lured into modern-day slavery on the continent — and what can be done about it.

Though the cult of Mao Zedong has long subsided, there has been speculation that a personality cult is being crafted around Chinese President Xi Jinping, which comes amidst a sweeping crackdown on dissent. But is the public buying it? In this episode, former New York Times Beijing Bureau Chief Ed Wong speaks with the Center on U.S.-China Relations' Orville Schell about China’s “adaptive authoritarianism," the prospects for political change, and relations with the United States in the age of Trump.

In a time when representation and diversity are at the forefront of conversation in Hollywood and media, Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ has attracted a lot of attention. In this episode, Kwan and director Jon Chu discuss the challenges that come with working on the first big budget film about the Asian American experience.

In spite of a steady stream of sanctions and international condemnation, North Korea continues to develop and test increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, and may soon be able to strike the continental United States with a nuclear missile. In this episode, analysts Sue Mi Terry, Danny Russel, and Chung-in Moon look at the realistic options for dealing with the crisis.

Two years after Iran agreed to a historic nuclear deal, President Donald Trump’s hard line stance on the country is raising fears that diplomatic gains may be reversed and Iranian hardliners emboldened. In this episode, analysts John Limbert, Karim Sadjadpour, and Gary Samore look at the status of the nuclear deal, its context in domestic Iranian politics, and the broader U.S.-Iran relationship.

Despite greater opportunities in cities across the country, more than 20 million Indian women disappeared from the labor force between 2005 and 2012, which is creating a major drag on India's economy. In this episode, New York Times journalist Ellen Barry explores the cultural, historical, and economic factors that explain India's missing women workers — and what can be done about the issue.