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The investigative team from MIT Technology Review that found major flaws with the DoJ's China Initiative
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The investigative team from MIT Technology Review that found major flaws with the DoJ's China Initiative
FromSinica Podcast
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50 minutes
Released:
Dec 23, 2021
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This week on the Sinica Podcast, Kaiser chats with Eileen Guo and Jess Aloe, two members of the three-person team of reporters at the MIT Technology Review who took a data-centered look at the U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative and uncovered serious problems: an ill-defined mission, low conviction rates, post hoc efforts to remove cases previously described as falling under the China Initiative, and strong evidence of racial profiling.3:03 – The genesis of the report9:15 – How the Department of Justice defines — or doesn't define — the China Initiative19:00 – The deletion of China Initiative cases from the DoJ's website22:34 – Was the Anming Hu case a watershed?30:57 – The evidence for racial profiling38:26 – Biden's conundrumA transcript of this podcast is available on SupChina.com.Recommendations:Eileen: America for Beginners, a novel by Leah FranquiJess: The Expanse, a science fiction series on Amazon PrimeKaiser: Cloud Cuckoo Land, a novel by Anthony DoerrSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Dec 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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