What is ChinaTalk?
A newsletter featuring deep, thoughtful coverage on China, technology, and US-China relations with over 65,000 free subscribers.
Endorsements
“I like it.” —National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
“The podcast is my go-to Peloton listen.” National Security Advisor HR McMaster
“Don’t tell the other podcasters but ChinaTalk is one of the few shows I actually listen to.” — CEA Chair Jason Furman
“The only place where someone explained to me what the hell was going on"—NYTimes’ Chris Buckley.
Where’s a good place to start?
My best writing:
A piece on the long-term implications of America’s semiconductor export controls.
A data-driven deep dive into the woeful ineptitude of Chinese influence operations on Twitter
I made a Spotify playlist for ChinaTalk’s best podcasts.
What should I do now?
First, push the orange button.
Then…
Advertise on ChinaTalk!
I’m starting to incorporate more native advertising, and, where the fit is right, co-creating sponsored content and paid interviews.
The ChinaTalk audience is as influential as it gets. Thousands of senior government officials and business leaders rely on ChinaTalk to inform their decision-making. From key leadership in the White House to senior appointees, career officials at every relevant US agency, and senior Congressional staff, ChinaTalk readers quite literally write the policies that govern America’s relations with and response to China. And it’s not just in the US; half of the podcast’s listenership is abroad, with policymakers from capitals and embassies around the world engaging regularly with the platform.
ChinaTalk boasts deep readership in C-suites and executive ranks at Fortune 500 companies, the world’s largest sovereign wealth and hedge funds, as well as leading VC and PE investors.
ChinaTalk also drives coverage. For over a thousand journalists worldwide, ChinaTalk is a must-read. The newsletter boasts over two hundred active subscribers from the NY Times, WSJ, and FT alone.
If this is an audience you’re interested in reaching, respond to this email for a pitch deck and to start a conversation! ChinaTalk has recently brought on an experienced partnerships development professional who will be able to help bring your organization’s message to our global audience of policymakers, business executives, and key stakeholders in the China policy space.
Reach out at jordan@chinatalk.media.
Our Team
Jordan Schneider
Jordan Schneider is ChinaTalk’s founder and editor-in-chief. He previously worked for the Rhodium Group and Bridgewater. Jordan received a master’s degree in economics from Peking University’s Yenching Academy and a BA in history from Yale. His research has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Wired, and Lawfare.
Lily Ottinger
Lily is ChinaTalk’s managing editor. She holds a degree in mathematics and studied Mandarin to fluency while teaching policy debate in Taiwan. Her research interests include Sino-Russian relations, Chinese influence in Central Asia, and the diplomatic techniques of unrecognized states. She previously served as an assistant researcher to Professor J Andrés Gannon, and is an Emergent Ventures grant recipient.
Irene Zhang
Irene grew up between Beijing and Vancouver, Canada. She is now based in the San Francisco Bay Area after completing a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies at Stanford, where she focused on Chinese politics. She writes about AI in China and other topics related to technology, politics, and culture for ChinaTalk’s newsletter. When not reading or writing, she’s usually in the kitchen or exploring public transit around the Bay.
Nick Corvino
Nick Corvino is a Tarbell AI Journalism Fellow and writer for ChinaTalk. He earned his M.A. from the Yenching Academy of Peking University, where he studied Chinese philosophy and religion, and his B.A. from Northwestern University in philosophy and international relations.
Nicholas Welch
Nicholas is an editor for ChinaTalk. Before law school, he worked as an intern for Senator Mitt Romney and as an open-source analyst at the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He holds a BA from Stanford and learned Mandarin while living in Taiwan and Hong Kong (still working on Cantonese).
Arrian Ebrahimi
Arrian Ebrahimi is a 2L at the Georgetown University Law Center and author of the Chip Capitols substack. He analyzes international trade and the semiconductor industry for ChinaTalk.
Prior to law school, Arrian was a Yenching Scholar at Peking University in Beijing from 2022 to 2024, where he wrote and defended his master’s thesis in Mandarin. He got his B.A. at St. Edward’s University in Austin, where he was a full-tuition Moreau Scholar. He has worked at TSMC in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in DC. Arrian speaks Persian, French, and Mandarin Chinese.
