ChinaTalk: Sci-fi Mecha Wu Zetian, YouTube on China and C-drama Fails
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NYT bestselling YA author Xiran Jay Zhao (@XiranJayZhao) joins me to talk about her new book, Iron Widow, a Pacific Rim meets Handmaiden's tale sci-fi retelling of the story of Wu Zetian. Co-hosting is ChinaTalk's editor Callan Quinn (@quinnishvili).
We discuss:
- Chinese history Easter eggs in Iron Widow
- Going viral and Youtube China content
- How censorship is stifling creativity in C-dramas
- Why Xiran thinks Confucius was an arsehole
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Link to Iron Widow:
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Widow-Xiran-Jay-Zhao/dp/0735269939
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Jordan Schneider is the host of the ChinaTalk podcast and newsletter. He previously worked at Kwai, Bridgewater and the Eurasia Group. His Chinese landscape paintings "show promise."