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It's no secret that China is facing a myriad of economic problems with many commentators predicting the impending collapse of the Chinese economy. But what would really happen is the world's second largest economy collapses? 0:00 - 2:22...

In this special edition of Nature League, Brit explores nature in the context of diplomacy by sitting down with an international colleague, Theo Blossom.

Over the past 30 years China has experienced perhaps the most impressive economic growth of any country in history. But these impressive growth numbers all come from official government statistics bureaus. How much can we trust the...

In this video we will rank the European Union (EU) as if it were a country on the Economics Explained National Leaderboard, after exploring the economic challenges and opportunities facing all current member states. The EU collectively...

In this video we wanted to highlight the paradox of global economic growth alongside isolated national crises. Why do certain economies like Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan face collapse when the global economy is reaching unprecedented...

We're exploring South Korea's impressive economic transformation, from an agrarian backwater to a global powerhouse. Home to internationally recognized companies and cutting-edge industries, South Korea is a fascinating case study for...

A ten minute regents based concept lecture aimed at the heart of the United States History Regents Exam as it related to Cold War. Part 4 of 4.

Find out the skinny on the Chinese Exclusion Act, passed in 1882 and a superb example of nativism and xenophobia.

By taking a phone call with Taiwan, President-Elect Donald Trump caused a minor tremor if Chinese-US Foreign Relations. In this video we'll explain the history of Taiwan and how it has effected the United States relationship with China.

There is a reason why its called the "Forgotten War", because most people have no clue about the basics. Let HipHughes grease up your frontal cortex and then slide down the hill of learning going through the basic causes and fundamentals...

A short yet fun and informative video review of the period of Detente that existed between the US and China and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

In which Hank discusses loanword adaptation for two minutes in order to distract himself from the crushing reality of all of what he must do. One thing that I did not say in this video...that's just for you dear dedicated dooblydoo...

In which Hank talks briefly about the fundamental shift in espionage, warfare, crime, and activism that may re-define our age.

Hackers have been mounting increasingly sophisticated attacks. Billions of dollars have been stolen, and...

I almost titled this video "Is fracking good?" but I decided not to do that because, like, obviously, no. Anything that increases the amount of fossil fuels we can get out of the ground is bad. But, at the same time, natural gas is used...

This weekend we attended the Munich Security Conference, where we met with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. During the conversation we talk about future US arms shipments to Ukraine and the threat posed by China. The Munich...

This week it was announced that Britain had officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. This is a major grouping for Britain to join post-Brexit, but it's on the other side of the world;...

When we think of opium dens of the 19th century, the conjured image is usually a hazy, smoke-filled room full of questionable characters, right? Well, at one point in the early 19th century, everyone and their mother was taking opium...

China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, using fossil fuels to drive rapid industrialisation. So why is it now investing billions of dollars in green technology?

Today Jasmin goes to China, to meet his friend Ming the panda ! Discover this new episode to know all about pandas !