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China Unscripted
Hosted by Chris Chappell · EN
From the team that brought you the satirical TV news show China Uncensored comes a...well...less scripted look at China. Chris Chappell and his team are off the teleprompter and on the mic to interview China experts, or discuss the issues of the day. And frankly, anything else they feel like discussing.
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Why China Loves "Asian Hate"
6d ago00:09:40Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-340 Remember when talking about Covid-19 coming from China was smeared as "Asian hate"? Well that's become a favorite label to slap on whatever the CCP doesn't like. Our guest is Chris Fenton, the producer of Bad Counselors, which comes to theaters July 22-27, 2026. https://www.badcounselors.com
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Why China Never Gets Cast as the Villain?
1w ago00:09:56Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-340 Why China is never the villain in Hollywood movies, why time travel is banned in China and other censorship issues in Chinese movies. Our guest is Chris Fenton, the producer of Bad Counselors, which comes to theaters July 22-27, 2026 https://www.badcounselors.com
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How You Can Keep Taiwan Independent
1w ago00:09:12Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-339 You may have heard a lot about China's threat to invade Taiwan and felt powerless to do anything to prevent it. We asked Taiwan's ambassador to the US, Alexander Yui, what Americans can do to help a fellow democracy half way around the world that is fighting for survival. His answer: try Taiwan's stinky tofu.
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Taiwan is Becoming a High Tech Military Fortress
2w ago00:11:01Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-339 Taiwan is increasing its defense spending to make sure any attack from the CCP is met with strong resistance. It has taken advantage of the US's Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 to buy up some of the United States' most advanced weapons systems, turning the island into a high-tech military fortress. Taiwan Ambassador Alexander Yui Tah-ray joins us.
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How Did Trump Get China to Bend Over for Him?
2w ago00:08:16Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-338 Donald Trump got the red carpet treatment during his meeting in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. His predecessor, Barack Obama, was given the opposite treatment - he was forced to walk out of the "ass" of the plane because the Chinese side supposedly couldn't find stairs for him to come out the side. How did Trump get China to bend over for him?
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Is Trump Selling Out Taiwan to Win Over China?
2w ago00:08:15Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-338 Donald Trump said he discussed Taiwan arms sale with Xi Jinping, which goes against the longstanding "Six Assurances" issued by Ronald Reagan, which says that US presidents won't discuss Taiwan arms sales with Chinese leaders. This made some speculate that Trump is using Taiwan like a bargaining chip in dealings with China.
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China Watches Helplessly as the US Destroys Allies
3w ago00:13:02Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-338 China claims to have brotherhood-like relations with several authoritarian countries, but that brotherhood is being put to the test as the US attacks China's supposed allies.
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CHINA TROLLED PUTIN
4w ago00:09:42Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-337 When Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China, his hosts played a part of the Russian ballet "Swan Lake" for him, which would be perfectly OK except that it's become a Putin resistance song that has political connotations tied to the fall of the Soviet Union. Was China trying to send a message? Or was this just an error? Matt, Chris and Shelley get into that and more in this episode.
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Trump is Being Trump and China is Freaking Out
May 2700:09:50Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-337 Donald Trump is like a rorschach test - if you think he's tough on China, you will see lots of evidence he's tough on China. And conversely, if you think he's soft on China, you'll find evidence of that too. But Trump is just being Trump, and that means he's likely in neither box. In this episode, Chris, Matt and Shelley discuss Trump speaking to Taiwan's president William Lai Ching-te, China's narrative warfare on Taiwan, and the Trump distortion field, among other things.
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What Did Nvidia's CEO Just Say?
May 2300:09:00Tap to summarizeWatch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-333 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang did an interview with Dwarkesh Patel, and one of the things he was asked about was China and whether selling advanced microchips to China could enable it to attack the U.S. His answer will leave you speechless.
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