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We continue our interview with returning guest Davide Melia to talk about his visit to the China-Myanmar frontier town of Ruili. And we talk about Chinese politics. This is a preview of the part 2 of the interview. Part 2 will be made available to our premium subscribers on Patreon Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter: twitter.com/CarlZha |...

We interview returning guest Davide Melia who is back in China on the Yunnan-Myanmar border region of the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture. We talk about Malaria that killed Mongol Khan, secret Chinese military project to aid Vietnam during Vietnam War, cross-border Jade trade and Chinese Silk Road Project going thru Myanmar to Indian Ocean. This is part 1 of the interview. Part 2 will be made available to our premium subscribers. Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow...

We interview Otto Kolbl, Research fellow at Université de Lausanne, to talk about his time spend in Eastern Tibet, a little known part of the World. We also talk about Western Media reporting on China and particular incident in 1989 Tiananmen Square Student protest. Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Otto can be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otto.kolbl Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha |...

We discuss Turkey's role in the multi-dimensional proxy war in Syria waged by US, Russia,Turkey,Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel, with focus on Turkey's conflict with Kurds. We discuss the impact of domestic politics and Turkish coup on Turkey's pursuit of war in Syria, as well as US-Russian Great Powers geopolitical rivalry. The Red Line and the Rat Line Seymour M. Hersh on Obama, Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels:...

Turkey invaded Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin. We talk about the origin of Turkish-Kurdish conflict, PKK, and Syrian War that gave rise to Syrian Kurdish militia YPG. How PYD/YPG carved out Afrin Canton in Northwest Syria. We will continue this talk in the next episode about the current Turkish invasion of Afrin and Great Powers geopolitics behind it. The Red Line and the Rat Line Seymour M. Hersh on Obama, Erdoğan and the Syrian rebels:...

We interviewed "Mike", a participant of both 1986 and 1989 student protest in China. In 1st hour, Mike talked about his personal experience as a freshmen at the Tongji University in Shanghai. The 2nd part of the interview on 1989 Tiananmen Square protests will be available to our premium subscribers in a special episode. Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter:...

We cover current events: Uyghur Jihadists from China to Syria; Jihadist Apologists in MSM, AP and Voice of America; Drone attack on Russian airbase in Syria; Yemen Houthi shooting down Saudi F15; Iran Protest Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter: twitter.com/CarlZha | twitter.com/CLASH_of_CIV |twitter.com/PopularWarfare Email: clash.civilization@gmail.com

You have heard Richard Kim gave excellent talk on massive Sui dynasty China invasion of Korea on the Radio War Nerd with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames last year. Just ahead of Richard's upcoming return to RWD to talk about Imjin War between Korea, China and Japan, we brought Richard on CLASH! podcast to bridge that history from the origin of Korea all the way up to the Sui Chinese invasion. In the latest Richard Kim's Korea interview series, we talk about the rise of the most gloriously...

Following our Rise of Korea episode, we bring back Richard Kim to talk about the Rise of Three Kingdoms in Korea, and historic linkage between ancient Korea and beginning of Japan. Finally you will have the historic context for historic Korean Dramas such as Queen Seondeok and Ja Myung Go! Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter: twitter.com/CarlZha |...

Our origin story. I talk to Nate about growing up in China post Cultural Revolution, how I came to United States in the aftermath of Tiananmen Square student protest, adjusting to life in US and living the age before Internet, also how eXile opened my eyes about Western Media Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ClashPodcast/|www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter: twitter.com/CarlZha |...

We start the Holidays with a Bang! CLASH! presents much anticipated interview with former Argentinian Journalist Gabriel Uriarte on Falkland War. Naval Warfare is notoriously hard to track. Gabriel dropped knowledge on us like a million of depth charges, totally blew us out of the water. Only at CLASH! To our subscribers, Happy Holidays! The Full episode is available to our $5 and above patrons on our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-18-falklands-15998323 Our Patreon Page:...

Easter Egg on Christmas! We feature Richard Kim in Extra segment from our recording on Korean history. We talk about Japanese pirates and reveal our plan for Samurai and Pirates series! We show off our witty banter and good taste in Korean War Movies. Also revealed: why Oversea Chinese are called sea turtles and secret of Grass Mud Horse! Our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/clash_civ Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/carl.zha | www.facebook.com/Nathan.Daniel.Myers Twitter:...

Rise of Japan heralded a new dawn in Modernization of East Asia . But this chapter is rarely understood outside of Japan and East Asia. We are very excited to talk to Fellow War Nerd Fan and PhD candidate Avery Morrow about Modernization of Japan from Meiji Restoration to World War 2, how Japan transformed from Samurai dominated feudal society to ultra-modern society of today, and how nation-building in Japan led to path to War. Part 2 on rise of Japanese Nationalism and Fascism and...

We focus on current affairs in Asia this week. First we address the recent claim in media that Chinese special forces unit "Siberian Tiger" and "Night Tiger" are coming to Syria to fight Uyghur Jihadist Group Turkistan Islamic Party holding up in Idlib province of Syria. Then we talk about Beijing city-wide crack down on migrant workers to remove so-called "low-end population". Finally We address the latest North Korean ICBM missile launch and what it means to US geopolitical position and...

We cover some current events: US stopping arming the Kurds/SDF in Syria, Chinese connection in Zimbabwe coup and Robert Mugabe resignation, Child Abuse scandal in NYSE listed Chinese kindergarten and subsequent Chinese censorship, China bans Skype, How US forces RT to register as "foreign agent" really reflect the fear and insecurity that the dominant narrative is no longer the Western one, Bombing in Egypt, the shallow Western MSM narrative of "Moderate vs Extremist Islam" dichotomy,...

We interview the swash-buckling Icelandic MP Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson of the Pirate Party. He regale us with his adventures infiltrating ISIS, time in Palestine with Hezbollah, encounter with Qaddafi's Libyan officials in Beijing. We also discuss Origin of ISIS, Battle of Mosul, Saudi influence on spreading extremist Salafi/Wahabi ideology, Qaddafi's little Green Book, transformation of Libya after NATO intervention, the Osama Bin Laden and World Trade Center lighter from Beijing Flea Market....

We interview Fellow War Nerd Guest and Budding Historian Extraordinaire Richard Kim on Origin of Korea, Korean Creation Myth, Nationalism and contested history. Richard did such amazing job guiding us thru the rise of Korea from Gojoseon to Goguryeo, and the complicated historic relationship between China, Korea and Japan that you will finally understand the historical background of KDrama! You will also understand why North Korea's Kim Jong-il claim to be born inside an active volcanic...

We talk about Ukrainian dating service for Chinese men, Chinese social media, Chinese government internet censorship, Changes in China since 1980s, Why China bans Syrian War videos and Sino-Indian Conflict Videos, softcore on State Media, Japanese AV stars in China and KPop influence in China and Arab world.

In this episode we cover the dramatic rise of Turks in Mongolia; how Avars were driven from edge of China to besiege the wall of Constantinople. Covered in details: Legend of Mulan, War between East Roman and Persian Empire, War between Göktürks and Sassanian Persians. How Turks turn the tide in the Byzantine-Sassanid War, by foray into Middle East for the 1st time to fight the great Turko-Persian War! All set to dramatic steppe music!

Welcome to the Golden Triangle, the center of world production in Opium and Heroin. This will be the 1st episode to our Golden Triangle Series. We interviewed fellow War Nerd fan Davide Melia who had lived in an unique corner of China that borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, in other words, right on the border of the Golden Triangle. This is Yunnan province, literally South of the Clouds, with breathtaking landscape and diverse cultures that inspired the mythical utopia of Shangri-La...