Superpower Showdown: Jane Perlez
March 12th, 2026
”Will the United States still be the primary power in the world?”
We discuss the influence of the U.S.-China relationship on American democracy, on issues ranging from “garbage time” to soft power to geopolitical dominance of the South China Sea.
Jane Perlez is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, former New York Times Beijing bureau chief, and fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. She's also the podcast host of Face-Off: The U.S. vs. China.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Jane are:
Visit China!
Read To Change China by Jonathan Spence and/or Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Jane Perlez
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis