As evidence, not just of a lab origin, but of a high level cover up, continues to mount, the team discusses the many nuances of the ever thickening "gain of function" plot. In the spy vs. spy world of "bio-defense", defense and offense are often the same thing and working with your enemies might be the best way to keep an eye on their capabilities. As this rabbit hole gets deeper and deeper, we hope you join us on the climb.

As two of the most enigmatic and controversial figures in geopolitics face off, the China Watch Radio team asks "who is George Soros really?" and "what could his possible motives be?"  Meanwhile, the Zero-COVID policy in China seems to have a sharp edge when it comes to political dissidents. Will the extreme "track and trace" technologies ever be relaxed? Moreover, will the West follow suit with its own version of a Social Credit System? Delve into these questions and more in this episode of China Watch Radio.

Leon Lee, director of the award winning movie "Unsilenced" discusses the motivations that drove the making of the emotional true story of the struggle to reveal the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners to the world. The discussion covers the role of Truth or lack there of in maintaining authoritarian systems. Find out more about this extraordinary film, now showing in San Jose, at unsilencedmovie.com

The team discusses the draconian steps taken to make the Bejing Olympics COVID free, the effect of China's low birthrate and Xi Jinping's recent speech at the World Economic Forum. Vivian Wang describes her early life during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, then moves on to describe the trust she came to feel for the people of the United States and the sense that our nation has an identity beyond material acquisition.

Evidence continues to mount that Fauci's NIH funded dangerous gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and then covered it up. The Chinese prepare to host the Olympic's while convincing themselves and the rest of the world that a "Zero COVID" policy is a possibility, despite the societal cost and mounting evidence. Nordic Dave joins us to discuss Chinese culture.

How many University Professors are on the CCP's payroll through the "Thousand Talents" program? Seems like something we should know. As Apple pays the CCP $275 billion for market access and special treatment and hits a $3 Trillion valuation, we discuss whether the CCP controls Apple or Apple controls the CCP. The city of Xi'an, population 13 million, is in dramatic lockdown. People's apartment building doors are being welded shut, many people are struggling to access food and thousands are being transferred to hastily built quarantine camps. Russia and China are working to create an alternative to the SWIFT bank transfer system. Is it the end of the dollar?

Dr. Anders Corr, author of The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy & Hegemony, joins Michael Olsen and Jonty McCollyer for a unique discussion on the roll of elite capture in facilitating China's rise as a potential global hegemon. Dr. Corr advocates for policies and strategies to limit Chinese economic coercion, while isolating the political class of the West from CCP bribery. Michael Olsen helps describe a 20 year old war with China that the US didn't know it was fighting. Jonty questions whether being ruled by a totalitarian government that eliminates all religious traditions and most cultural traditions doesn't make the CCP guilty of genocide against the Chinese people.

Shen Yun is a dance that cries out for the right of people to worship how they wish to.

Did Biden's Democracy Summit actually advance to cause of democracy? How does the Belt And Road debt trap compare to other nations forms of economic coercion? Are Taiwanese microchip manufacturers playing hardball with US sanctions? Is the Belt And Road initiative falling apart? Is China becoming a colonial power? Are all communists evil or is some evil communist? Does China have the most advanced electric grid in the world? Listen as our team and our engaged audience explore these ideas and many more.

Is the CCP more dangerous than ever or has the US gained the upper hand? Has "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy backfired? Will Apple become a Chinese company? At what point does human right abuse trump national sovereignty? Why does the US's main stream response to COVID look like a cartoon? Delve deeper into all these questions and more on this episode of China Watch Radio.