15 APR 2021

17 MAR 2021 · Pretty much a discussion on the proceedings of the 2021 Two Sessions.

2 MAR 2021 · February was a short month, plus there was the Chinese New Year holidays, so we just did a full month update.

1 FEB 2021 · We discuss the big headlines in the second half of January 2021.

28 GEN 2021 · This episode we talk about the particularities and features of the Party-State: its dual-track system, administrative rankings, and promotional patterns/rules for Party Cadres. We also talk some random China anecdotes at the end.

22 GEN 2021 · This is the first episode of our miniseries on understanding the Chinese political system.

20 GEN 2021 · Jack Ma has reappeared! We discuss his future, as well as that of Alibaba. We also look at the fresh COVID-19 outbreak in Mainland China, along with the fates of local politicians present when the pandemic first broke out in Wuhan.

19 GEN 2021 · An overview of interesting events in the first half of January 2021.

19 GEN 2021 · Inside the Courtyard is a podcast focused on analyzing political and economic events in the Greater China Region. This episode we look at the recent "disppearance" of Jack Ma Yun (马云), founder of Alibaba (阿里巴巴); the failed IPO of Ant Financial (蚂蚁金服); and what will become of Alibaba as the Party-State continues its anti-trust pursuits against the company and the wider tech sector.

19 GEN 2021 · This episode we do a high-level overview of what happened in 2020. 8:00 Phase 1 US-China Trade Deal 22:50 Phase 1 and wet markets 33:50 COVID management 54:20 Changes in Chinese diplomacy 1:12:45 Hong Kong 1:24:20 Taiwan 1:31:30 Macao and e-payment anecdotes 1:45:58 Beidaihe Summer Retreat, Two Sessions, Plenum 1:49:55 Outro