121 Episodes

  1. A compilation of Chinese Whispers: understanding China

    Published: 05/05/2025
  2. What does it take to be 'an old friend of the Chinese people'?

    Published: 07/04/2025
  3. From Chimerica to Cold War II: how US-China relations soured

    Published: 24/03/2025
  4. Rana Mitter on the legacy of Sun Yat-sen

    Published: 10/03/2025
  5. What China's planned mega-dam means for Asia

    Published: 24/02/2025
  6. Have America's chips controls backfired?

    Published: 10/02/2025
  7. What is China's 'United Front' agenda?

    Published: 27/01/2025
  8. Eva Dou on the 'House of Huawei'

    Published: 13/01/2025
  9. What’s in a name? Peter Hessler on what English names can reveal about China

    Published: 23/12/2024
  10. Xi Jinping's PLA purges

    Published: 09/12/2024
  11. What's behind the Chinese migrant surge at the Darien Gap?

    Published: 25/11/2024
  12. Why Beijing is wary of a Russo-North Korean alliance

    Published: 11/11/2024
  13. Battle of Ideas – is China in decline?

    Published: 28/10/2024
  14. Corruption, power and the truth about my wife’s disappearance – with Desmond Shum

    Published: 14/10/2024
  15. Will AI be the next arms race?

    Published: 30/09/2024
  16. A father and son at the edge of the Chinese empire

    Published: 16/09/2024
  17. Investigating China's 'historic' claims in the South China Sea

    Published: 02/09/2024
  18. What would a second Trump presidency bring for China?

    Published: 19/08/2024
  19. How oil became the latest Chinese food scandal

    Published: 05/08/2024
  20. Why China loves Taylor Swift

    Published: 22/07/2024

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A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From Huawei to Hong Kong, Cindy Yu talks to experts, journalists, and long time China-watchers on what you need to know about China.

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