‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump  
Podcast: The Audio Long Read
Rating: Explicit Published On: Mon Nov 03 2025
Description: Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part newscaster, part professor, part friend By Lauren Hilgers. Read by G Cheng. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod