Perspectives with Wenchi Yu

About Perspectives with Wenchi Yu

Perspectives with Wenchi Yu presents on-the-ground views from Asia about Trump 2.0's policies and politics and their implications for China, Taiwan, Asia, and beyond. Wenchi Yu interviews business and political leaders with deep experience working on and living in the Asia Pacific region.

Publisher

Wenchi Yu

Category

business · business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Jan 2025

Latest episode

31 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2026

   Ep. 44 Rui Ma on WAIC, Kimi K3, Chip Clusters, and China’s AI Future

   Host Wenchi Yu sits down with Rui Ma of Tech Buzz China to unpack China’s AI shift over the past year, from Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 launch at the World AI Conference (WAIC) to new U.S. scrutiny of Chinese models. She argues that the “distillation” allegations don’t fit the timelines, and that China’s real edge is not shortcuts but full‑stack competitiveness—especially Huawei‑led chip clusters that knit together thousands of weaker chips for compute, power, models, and applications. She maps a d...

2. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Ep. 43 From Navy Intelligence to Defense Tech: Ellen Chang on Investing in Autonomy, Drones, and Taiwan’s Security

   Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Ellen Chang, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer turned defense-tech and impact investor, about how her “happenstance” career led from Taiwan to the Pentagon, Northrop Grumman, and the cutting edge of autonomous systems. Drawing on tours at sea, years in the reserves, and work on platforms like Global Hawk and Triton, Ellen explains how military needs and commercial innovation in drones and autonomy have converged. She shares why dual-use technology and new form...

3. 

   6 Jul 2026

   Ep. 42 The Second Half of 2026: War, AI, and the New World Order

   As America’s 250th birthday coincides with a turbulent second half of 2026, host Wenchi Yu examines the implications of the U.S.–Israel war in Iran for the global economy, a fraught Trump–Xi meeting over Taiwan, and AI’s rise as a new strategic resource. She explains how these forces accelerate shifts in global power, fuel AI backlash, and test America’s ability to look inward while still leading on the global stage. Perspectives with Wenchi Yu YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkK1...

Who has been a guest on Perspectives with Wenchi Yu

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Ruby Wang
• Jane Perlez
• Michael Blum
• Olivia Plotnick
• Wang Xiangwei

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

13,586

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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