China's health care system has recently come to public consciousness in the U.S. with “TikTok Refugees” on Red Note comparing healthcare in the two countries.  On today's China report, KJ is joined by Dr. Margaret Flowers and author Mimi Zhu, and the three discuss health care in China and contrast it with that of the U.S.'s privatized system. 

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TikToks claiming luxury brand goods are manufactured in Chinese factories have gone viral in shoppers’ feeds. This comes after the closure of a major import loophole and 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. What do these videos reveal about American consumer culture and the course of this trade war?

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Cardinals at the Vatican have elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as the next Pope after a two-day conclave. The new leader of the Roman Catholic Church will be known as Leo the 14th or Leo XIV. 69-year-old Prevost is the first American to lead the papacy in 2,000 years of the church's history.

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The field of psychoanalysis has long colluded with Zionism, justifying Israeli crimes while pathologizing Palestinian resistance. Lara Sheehi, an assistant professor of clinical psychology and author of “Psychoanalysis Under Occupation: Practicing Resistance in Palestine,” was targeted for being unapologetically anti-Zionist. She joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches to discuss Zionist repression, psychological warfare, and the fight for decolonization.

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The real “Trump program” is coming into focus as the administration dramatically changes U.S. domestic and foreign policy. It’s “Robin Hood in reverse,” take from the poor to give to the rich. Protests have started around the country as the mass firing of public sector workers hits social programs, communities, and families.

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The United Nations says a funding crisis is putting millions of people in danger. An internal review of the organisation is also reported to be looking for drastic cuts and reforms. That's after its bigger donor - the U.S. - slashed foreign aid. So what is next for the UN?

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Sudan is suffering the world's worst famine in four decades, says the United Nations, as conflict between government and paramilitary forces rages. Yet international aid, which is never needed more than now, is dwindling. What's next for the people of Sudan?

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February 24 marked three years of U.S. proxy war in Ukraine. But now the Trump administration is holding peace talks with Russia to end the conflict, though some see this as a move to drive a wedge between Russia and China. In this episode, independent journalist Ben Norton joins Amanda to discuss what some are calling Trump’s “reverse Kissinger strategy” to isolate China, the fallacy of Trump as an “anti-war” president, and the new administration’s shift in policy toward the Pacific. Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.

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Trump’s return isn’t just chaos, it’s a calculated strategy. While liberals dismiss him, Trump understands raw economic power in a way centrists fail to grasp. What is his master plan, and how could it backfire?

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Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated following India’s launch of Operation Sindoor, a series of strikes that reportedly targeted what New Delhi called terror training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Pakistan proper. At least 29 people have been killed across both sides of the Line of Control. India claims it was targeting militant infrastructure, while Islamabad condemns the strikes, saying they hit civilian areas and mosques, and calling the operation an act of war.

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