{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The U.S.-China Fight to Understand and Address Inequality","description":" Inequality in the United States and China&amp;nbsp;remains&amp;nbsp;problematic as policymakers grapple with&amp;nbsp;high costs, tepid&amp;nbsp;employment, and&amp;nbsp;an uncertain&amp;nbsp;global economy. Social policy scholars work to highlight the visible and invisible factors contributing to inequality in both countries. Common solutions have&amp;nbsp;emerged&amp;nbsp;over&amp;nbsp;time&amp;nbsp;like a focus on&amp;nbsp;children\u2019s education&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;women\u2019s empowerment. Despite&amp;nbsp;best&amp;nbsp;efforts,&amp;nbsp;common challenges&amp;nbsp;have also persisted. While cultural contexts differ, the shared fight against poverty and other forms of inequality could provide a basis for collaborative U.S.-China efforts in the future.&amp;nbsp;  Qin Gao&amp;nbsp;joined us on&amp;nbsp;Feb 26,&amp;nbsp;2026 to share her observations of common themes and challenges the United States and China face in fighting inequality and her story starting out in the social policy field. ","author_name":"The US-China Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/chinapodcast.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40538720\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199852640"}