We continue our coverage of US-China tech on Silk and Steel podcast, this time looking at China's response to US actions. I invited "Mr. G" who shares with us his knowledge of Chinese tech development and also a different take from our previous guest "Mr. T" on future of US-China tech competition. In a bonus patron only segment, we discuss the future of Huawei, 5G, China's effort to building independent tech base and possibility of bifurcation of internet along China and US verisons  

I talked to tech industry insider "Mr T" again about the latest escalation in US-China tech war after Trump admin slapped sanction against Chinese semiconductor chip maker SMIC and vetoed TikTok deal.

On the Day of Trump's ban on Wechat, I talked to an IT industry insider about ongoing US-China tech war, its origin, role of US intelligence agencies and US tech giants, and the future of US-China competition in the tech space

I talked with returning guest Sun Feiyang about original Chinese legend of Mulan and the latest Disney Mulan movie as well as controversies around it.

Original Chinese Ode to Mulan and English translation:

https://www.yellowbridge.com/onlinelit/mulan.php

‘The Ballad of Mulan’: A Rhyming Translation:

https://classicalpoets.org/2018/09/23/the-ballad-of-mulan-a-rhyming-translation/

Chinese women's live tweeting of Disney Mulan movie:

https://twitter.com/XiranJayZhao/status/1302352476465590272

My own reaction to Mulan movie and list of Chinese movie recommendations:

 https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1302582853968883713?s=20 

US Vice President Mike Pence Once Argued In An Op-Ed That Disney's "Mulan" Was Liberal Propaganda:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/andrewkaczynski/mister-ill-make-a-man-out-of-you

Intro/outtro music, Tradition Chinese music, 

 Liu Fang pipa solo "Ambush on 10 sides"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrthXXmKgA

We invited Amir Askari Yahyavi back for the epilogue of epic Rome vs Parthia battle of Carrhae: Did Roman POW end up in China?

for previous episodes on battle of Carrhae with Amir

 EP2: Rome vs Parthia Battle of Carrhae-The Prelude with Amir Askari  

 EP#10-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 1  

EP#11-Battle of Carrhae with Amir Askari Part 2

I interviewed long term China Expat Jerry Grey about his stay in China and his recent bicycling trip to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and what he witnessed there.

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We continue the Taiwan history series with Part 5 Cold War Taiwan and development of Taiwan Independence movement with Taiwanese Communist rapper Xiangyu

Xiangyu Music YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/user/XYZrap

I appeared on The East is a Podcast to talk about the Century of Humiliation and Orientalism in Western perception of China

We explore the China India relations thru history and origin of China India border conflict