Bates features in hundreds of videos, webinars, and podcasts focusing on Chinese and Asian affairs, reaching and informing hundreds of thousands of viewers and listeners around the world.
From taking part in high-level panels on the latest developments in China, to presenting his latest research, to participating in debates over U.S-China relations, to chairing discussions with world-leading experts on Asian and Chinese affairs, he offers authoritative, informed insights on what is happening in the world’s most dynamic region, why it is happening, and how governments, businesses, and societies can respond.
Selected recent videos and podcasts
“China’s Growing Role in Central Asia’s Security”, United States Institute of Peace, June 12, 2024, https://www.usip.org/blog/2024/06/chinas-growing-role-central-asias-security
“China 2024: Prospects for China’s Economy”, Center for China Analysis, February 1, 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuNwvnV8K-I
“One Year After the ‘White Paper’ Protests: Reassessing China’s Politics and Society”, Center for China Analysis, December 18, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5MHZ0qKfQ
“The Complex Domestic Politics of U.S.-China Relations”, Center for China Analysis, December 12, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xibIEhPV9v4
“Asia Outlook 2024: The Year Ahead”, Asia Society, December 12, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPKIaELMv_0
“China at the UN General Assembly: How to Read Beijing’s New Proposal on Global Governance”, Center for China Analysis, September 20, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_9Q5ZPrHtw
“China and the Shaping of Global Conflict Prevention Norms”, United States Institute of Peace, September 15, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdT2q1va_QA
“Differences Must Be Better Managed”, China-US Focus, August 16, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P8l1hYL054
“Qin Gang Out: Where is China’s Foreign Policy Heading?”, Center for China Analysis, July 28, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NdftAtgaQ0
“Decoding Chinese Politics: Where is Xi Jinping Taking China in His Third Term?”, Center for China Analysis, June 1, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxULybd04_8
“Daring to Struggle: China’s Global Ambitions under Xi Jinping”, East Asia Institute, National University of Singapore, April 9, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMK9H0JdXA
“Daring to Struggle, China’s Global Ambitions under Xi Jinping”, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University, March 6, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBHdAjVbso4
“China in 2022: Looking Back and Ahead”, Asia Society, December 13, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jRFOCD-Xuc
“Bates Gill in conversation with Richard McGregor” [book talk on Daring to Struggle], November 16, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sodeXiBZJo
“Daring to Struggle: China’s Global Ambitions under Xi Jinping”, Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 17, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdJgDc7VmU
“China in 2022”, Asia Society Australia, March 30, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGYGRtHJAt0
“China Executive Briefing: China’s Dual Circulation Strategy”, Asia Society Australia, September 14, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixgZ3WtuSWE
“Explainer: China’s National People’s Congress”, Asia Society Australia, March 3, 2021,
