Mike Chinoy is a non-resident senior fellow at the USC US-China Institute and the author of Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis.
Chinoy is a former senior fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy, and a senior Asia correspondent and Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN.
Contact: Website
Mike Chinoy on KCRW
More from KCRW
Amazon workers vote against unionization in Alabama. What does this mean for the online retail giant?
Business & EconomyWorkers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama voted against unionization on Thursday night. It was a big win for Amazon, the second largest employer in the U.S. after Walmart.
Director Cullen Hoback on the HBO series ‘Q: Into the Storm’
HollywoodDocumentarian Cullen Hoback maxed out his credit cards in his quest to unmask the person behind the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory.
Joe Mathews: Climate change touches every issue in California
Environment"Judging California’s climate change policies by greenhouse gas emissions is backwards.
Analysis: Derek Chauvin chooses not to testify in his trial, and the defense rests
NationalFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin elected not to testify on Thursday in his own defense — in the trial over George Floyd’s death.
How Asian American women have endured a history of sexualized racism
NationalWomen of Asian descent were six of the eight victims killed in the shootings at three Atlanta-area spas earlier this week.
How crime patterns have changed, and why Californians are buying more guns
CaliforniaThis year kicked off with an alarming rise in shootings in Los Angeles, according to the LAPD’s public stats. Homicides are up, robberies are down, rapes are down, car thefts are up.
Los Angeles is a leader in poverty and inequity, and it’s dragging the rest of the state down
HomelessnessZocalo Public Square commentator Joe Mathews says that while much of California has prospered in recent decades, Los Angeles has floundered.
Newsom recall effort gains traction thanks to KABC-AM show
CaliforniaThe recall of Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to appear on the fall ballot as state officials announce they’ve validated more than 1.2 million signatures on the petition.
Biden meets the press
NationalJosh Barro speaks with panelists Megan McArdle and Christine Emba about the possibility for gun control policy, immigration and border administration and the Biden administration’s…