FCC vs the PRC

The main muscle of President Trump's second-term China policy isn't at the State Department. Nor is it at the Department of Commerce. Instead, it's the U.S. television regulator.

Reporter Noah Berman and editor Andrew Peaple are back this episode to discuss Noah's analysis of how the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, headed by Brendan Carr, has come to be the lead agency on so many import regulations on advanced Chinese technology.

Read: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/20/the-fcc-vs-the-prc/

And as President Xi Jinping touches down in Washington DC for a much-anticipated summit — and expected discussion of AI — we share a clip from our interview with Concordia AI's Brian Tse on how China thinks of AI safety.

Read: https://www.thewirechina.com/2026/09/24/brian-tse-on-how-china-plans-to-keep-ai-safe/

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