ChinaTalk

Jordan Schneider

Booking Overview

This is an expert interview and panel show focused on China, technology, national security, and US-China relations, typically featuring analysts, policymakers, academics, and specialized industry experts. Credible candidates include senior foreign-policy and defense analysts, China and artificial-intelligence researchers, energy or commodities experts, former officials, and authors with original geopolitical analysis; booking is likely high difficulty because guests generally have substantial institutional expertise and public credibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 557

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jordan@chinatalk.media

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Host

Jordan Schneider - China-focused analyst, writer, and newsletter publisher covering Chinese politics, technology, and US-China relations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Senior analysts, policymakers, academics, former military or government officials, and specialized technology, defense, China, or energy experts with demonstrable subject-matter expertise.

Required Achievements:

Recent Guest Discussions

Rory Johnston - Oil-price Forecasting, China’s Opaque Oil Inventories, Global Energy Markets, Strategic Reserves, And Lessons From The Iran War.

Arnab Datta - China’s Crude Oil Import Reductions, Global Energy Markets, Strategic Reserves, And The Geopolitical Implications Of China’s Policy Control.

Bryan Clark - US Naval Operations, Iran Conflict Scenarios, Military Logistics, Fleet Readiness, And Defense Technology.

Recent Topics

China, Geopolitics, Technology, Foreign Policy, National Security

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

ChinaTalk

The Rise of China’s Electric Vehicle Industry

August 17, 2026

How did China grow its EV industry? Hint: it wasn’t really central planning from Beijing. It was a magical concoction of entrepreneurs and local officials using their guanxi to dance around giant SOEs and central-government regulation, leverage private and foreign capital, and just be really excellent business people. That’s led to our situation in 2026 — world-beating companies that have a ton of overcapacity and are set to take over the planet. To discuss, we have ANU Professor Fengming Lu...

China's Best Music in 2026 (So Far)

August 14, 2026

Jake Newby is the author of the Concrete Avalanche Substack, which covers the best music coming out of China. If you enjoy this playlist, check out Jake’s sets from 2025, 2024, and 2023, as well as his Chinese shoegaze feature. Tracklist: 1. ‘Undercurrent’ — Pu Poo Platter — from Undercurrent 2. ‘忧郁干杯乐园’ — the three mice — from where is my mice? 3. ‘错过的提醒’ — Lygort Quartet — from Through Voodoo Light to Shore of Tomorrow 4. ‘B1’ — gogoj aka Sheng Jie + Deng Boyu — from HEH 5. ‘心的傾訴 Jü...

$75k Contest Launch! ChinaTalk Hiring + Evals for the Situation Room

August 10, 2026

Contest links: General $50k https://www.chinatalk.media/p/50k-chinatalk-submission-hiring-contest we're looking at submissions on a rolling basis! AI evals: Due Over the past few years, we’ve seen hints of policymakers and national leaders using AI models in their actual policy decision-making. The Prime Minister of Sweden said he uses it for second opinions on policy; the German Chancellor is testing it to draft legislation; even Trump said he had it re-write a speech at some point. It’s ...

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