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Jensen Huang admits an affair as Nvidia launches an urgent investigation. What is behind the controversy? This episode of China Insights examines the story, looks at Chinese women around some of the world’s wealthiest men, and explores the program’s claims about a CCP “honey trap.”Share your thoughts in the comments and subscribe to China Insights for more analysis.#JensenHuang #Nvidia #CCP #China...

Trump ousts his chief of staff, putting Stephen Miller in the spotlight. Who is the man taking over, and what is behind the White House shake-up? This episode of China Insights explores Miller’s background and his role in Trump’s team, along with the encounter in which Xi Jinping was seen watching him closely.#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteHouse #XiJinping #USPolitics #ChinaInsights

Vance is going on the attack—and rumors about Marco Rubio resigning and Pete Hegseth being replaced are raising questions about tensions inside the Republican Party. Is Rubio really leaving? What is behind the talk surrounding Hegseth? And what does Vance’s intervention tell us about the divisions in Washington? This episode of China Insights focuses on the Republican infighting and the uncertaint...

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections are almost here—and Donald Trump is fighting to keep Republicans in control of Congress. After weeks of nonstop campaigning, Trump is delivering an urgent message: Republicans must win. But election forecasts and prediction markets suggest Democrats may have a real chance to take back the House, while control of the Senate remains fiercely contested. So what happens...

Taipei's first mayoral debate between incumbent Chiang Wan-an and challenger Puma Shen has produced a surprising political twist. While several commentators praised Chiang's confident performance, a post-debate poll cited in this episode suggested that more viewers favored Shen—including a notable advantage among independent voters. So who really won the debate? In this episode, we break d...

A mysterious Chinese businesswoman reportedly gained remarkable access to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—even persuading him to show up at a late-night gathering in Taipei. Now, a New York Times investigation has raised serious questions about her alleged intelligence connections, her business dealings, and billions of dollars in Nvidia AI chips. The woman, identified as Alice Huang, was linked to Megasp...

Kylian Mbappé made a joke about a meme featuring Mao Zedong. Within hours, the Real Madrid superstar was facing a major backlash in China. Chinese sponsors cut ties with him, state television suspended La Liga broadcasts, and his social media presence came under restrictions. Yet many Chinese internet users were left asking the same question: What did Mbappé actually say? The controversy began wit...

Hu Chunhua was once widely regarded as a possible future leader of China. Today, the former rising star of the Chinese Communist Party is once again at the center of speculation after an unusual absence from a major political event. Was he sidelined, placed under investigation, or simply absent for health reasons? Hu's political journey tells a much bigger story about power and succession in B...

A new poll suggests a dramatic shift in Taipei's mayoral race: challenger Puma Shen is leading incumbent Mayor Chiang Wan-an by 17 percentage points. But the bigger story may be how Shen is running his campaign. Instead of relying solely on traditional speeches and campaign promises, Shen's team collected more than 60,000 public comments, held face-to-face discussions with residents, and t...

France has been rocked by protests and political unrest. But a much bigger question is emerging: who funds the activist networks that operate across borders? At the center of this investigation is Neville Roy Singham, an American technology entrepreneur who founded ThoughtWorks, worked as an adviser to Huawei, and later became a major financial supporter of left-wing organizations around the world...

For years, Li Zhanshu was one of Xi Jinping's most trusted political allies—a man who survived repeated controversies and rose to become China's third-highest-ranking official. Now, new rumors surrounding his daughter, Li Qianxin, and her business connections in Hong Kong have brought renewed attention to the former Chinese leader's family. How did Li Zhanshu rise from a provincial off...

Elon Musk has unveiled a flying car concept—but the story behind it may go back more than two decades, to a bitter Silicon Valley rivalry. In 2000, Musk was pushed out as CEO of the company that would become PayPal. Peter Thiel, his former rival, took over. Their relationship was marked by fierce competition, a spectacular McLaren crash, and a boardroom power struggle. But in 2008, when SpaceX was...

A $3 million Bugatti. A California real estate agent accused of acting on behalf of China. A mysterious business network with connections to Cambodia's notorious scam industry. What could these seemingly unrelated stories have in common? As new court documents and media investigations bring additional details to light, questions are emerging about the relationships surrounding Wanying Zhang, a...

A Taiwanese TV star attended a political rally in Taipei—and suddenly found himself at the center of a cross-strait controversy. Kevin Tsai, a popular television host who built a successful career in mainland China, appeared at a campaign event for Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen. Chinese state-linked media criticized his appearance, and a major Chinese brand moved to distance itself from him....

Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on October 12 as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Now, investigators have reportedly seized her phone and issued subpoenas to several people, including relatives. The search has renewed attention on longstanding allegations involving Omar's immigration history, past marriages and family finances. Omar den...

How did Warren Buffett go from selling Coca-Cola door to door at age six to building one of the greatest investment empires in history? In Part 1 of our two-part series, we explore Buffett's remarkable early life, his lessons from Benjamin Graham, the American Express salad oil scandal, and the tiny 12.5-cent dispute that led him to take control of Berkshire Hathaway—a decision he later called...

Puma Shen, a Taiwanese lawmaker and researcher known for his work on Chinese disinformation, is challenging incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an in one of Taiwan's most closely watched local elections. Beijing has labeled Shen a separatist and launched a criminal investigation against him. Meanwhile, his campaign has attracted large crowds, and one September poll showed him just 1.2 percentage...

The FBI spent years investigating cases involving alleged Chinese intelligence operations in the United States. From a U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling military secrets to an undercover FBI operation involving a fake IRS official, these cases reveal how investigators gathered evidence, followed digital trails and uncovered connections between individuals. How did the FBI know what was happeni...

A 28-year-old worker at a Russian anti-plague research institute has died from a mysterious case of severe pneumonia. Russia says it wasn’t plague—but the WHO is still asking questions. What makes the story even stranger? Just two months earlier, investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen published a book imagining a biological disaster involving pneumonic plague and a laboratory in Siberia. Coincide...

One week, Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis were exchanging “I love you” messages. The next, Zilis says their relationship was over—with no warning. She is the mother of four of Musk’s 14 known children. But their sudden breakup opens the door to a much bigger story involving four mothers, custody battles, secrecy agreements, multimillion-dollar offers and the man who helps manage Musk’s complicated priv...

A former Federal Reserve adviser shared restricted information with contacts tied by U.S. authorities to Chinese intelligence. The case involved secret meetings in China, money, a mysterious romance—and even nude photos. Prosecutors accused John Harold Rogers of conspiring to commit economic espionage. But after hearing the evidence, the jury acquitted him of that charge and convicted him only of...

A flydubai Boeing 737 carrying more than 170 people suddenly plunged thousands of feet after the captain was attacked inside the cockpit. What happened next was extraordinary. A wounded pilot managed to open the cockpit door, passengers rushed in to overpower the attacker, and an Israeli plumber who had never flown a plane helped stabilize the aircraft until other pilots could take control. This i...

Chinese real estate tycoon Pan Shiyi says he had already bought a ticket home when a close friend suddenly ran into serious trouble in China. He never went back. That friend was Ren Zhiqiang, another powerful property executive who was later sentenced to 18 years in prison. Their friendship stretched across nearly three decades of China’s real estate boom—and a recently surfaced video has brought...

When Lisa Su took over AMD, the chipmaker was struggling with years of losses, heavy debt and a collapsing stock price. Today, AMD is worth more than $1 trillion. So how did she pull off one of the biggest turnarounds in tech history? From the gamble on Zen and Ryzen to a controversial China technology deal and the AI boom, this is the remarkable story of Lisa Su and AMD’s comeback.#LisaSu #AMD #R...

Liu Huan, one of China’s most recognizable singers and the voice of the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, has died at 63.His four-decade career intersected with some of the biggest moments in modern Chinese history—from the 1990 Asian Games and the upheaval of state-owned enterprise reform to the Beijing Olympics. This is the story of a remarkable musician, the songs that defined an era, and...