# Bill Hayton

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What’s wrong with the status quo?

Bill Hayton speaks at a Forum on Conflicts in the South China Sea, 19-20/10/17

Ep 435: A Primer on China

China looms large in our modern world -- and yes, is misunderstood, or not understood at all. Manoj Kewalramani joins Amit Varma in episode 435 of The Seen and the Unseen to put together a primer on China, from ancient times through all the kingdoms through Mao and Deng to Xi and this present momen…

Could China be the real winner of the US-Israeli war on Iran?

What could China win and lose from the US-Israeli war on Iran? China is a major buyer of Iranian energy and a vocal critic of the conflict, urging peace talks to end the war. With President Trump antagonising European allies over their resistant to help unblock the Strait of Hormouz, could China no…

Ep. 99 - Is China a Modern Invention? History, Myth & Power w/Bill Hayton

Is “China” as we understand it today really a continuous civilization — or a modern political construction? In this episode of The China Desk, host Steve Yates sits down with Bill Hayton, journalist and author of The Invention of China, to unpack one of the most provocative ideas in China studies:…

China rising, America in decline? The Trump-Xi summit

President Donald Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to Washington with the US-China dynamic in a moment of historic flux. China is rising economically and militarily, while the US is mired in the Iran war, alienating allies and pursuing Trump's unpredictable trade and tariff disputes. What do the two leade…

A compilation of Chinese Whispers: understanding China

As Chinese Whispers comes to an end, here is a compilation of some of the best discussions Cindy Yu has had across the podcast to understand modern China and President Xi. On this episode you can hear from: journalist Bill Hayton on what it means to be Chinese (1:10); writer and actor Mark Kitto an…

Chinese Whispers: Investigating China's 'historic' claims in the South China Sea

The South China Sea has been an area of regular clashes and heightened tensions under the leadership of Xi Jinping. It seems that, every few months, Chinese naval or coastguard ships clash or almost clash with vessels from South East Asian nations like Vietnam and the Philippines. Only last week, a…

Chinese Whispers: Japan's role in the making of modern China

Just before Christmas, it was reported that the billionaire Jack Ma had moved to Tokyo after getting into trouble with the Chinese authorities. If he's still living there, he'd be one of several well known Chinese who seems to have made Japan their home after run ins with Beijing.In so doing, they’…

Chinese Whispers: spy planes and infiltrators

The Chinese Communist Party likes to blame its domestic political problems on foreign interference, and it has done so since the days of Chairman Mao.But sometimes, does this paranoia, this narrative, have a point? Or at least during the depths of the Cold War, when the United States, via the CIA, …