121 Episodes

  1. The Xi-Putin alliance: how China and Russia are getting ever closer

    Published: 2/7/2022
  2. Politics and language: decoding the CCP

    Published: 1/24/2022
  3. Why does China care about the Olympics?

    Published: 1/10/2022
  4. The power of Weibo

    Published: 12/13/2021
  5. What is it to be 'Chinese'?

    Published: 11/29/2021
  6. Is 'common prosperity' the road to common poverty?

    Published: 11/15/2021
  7. Healing the 'cancer' of the Cultural Revolution

    Published: 11/1/2021
  8. Will Xi invade Taiwan?

    Published: 10/18/2021
  9. The Chinese love of drinking

    Published: 10/4/2021
  10. Has China got over the Japanese invasion?

    Published: 9/20/2021
  11. Ancestors and demons: a brief history of Chinese religion

    Published: 9/6/2021
  12. Will China become Afghanistan's new sponsor?

    Published: 8/20/2021
  13. Ketamine in China: has the country got over the opium wars?

    Published: 8/9/2021
  14. Black cat or white cat? Reconciling the two Deng Xiaopings

    Published: 7/26/2021
  15. China's 'snowflake generation'

    Published: 7/12/2021
  16. Hong Kong's National Security Law, one year on

    Published: 6/28/2021
  17. Has economic engagement with China failed?

    Published: 6/14/2021
  18. Journalism in China: what can and can't you say?

    Published: 5/31/2021
  19. The fightback against facial recognition

    Published: 5/17/2021
  20. Respect your elders: how the Chinese see family life

    Published: 5/3/2021

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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.