The Bridge to China

The US jobs that China supports

10 Feb 2025

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New research by the US-China Business Council suggests more than 900 thousand people in the US are supported by exports to China. Will a trade war lea...

An American Kungfu Master and Daoist Priest in China

04 Feb 2025

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Jake Lee Pinnick has been training martial arts since 2010 when he made his initial voyage to Wudangshan, China. He is now dedicated to daily cultivat...

China's 'Super Bowl'

26 Jan 2025

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The Spring Festival Gala, for Chinese New Year, saw 1.5 billion viewers in 2024 and is the largest TV event on earth. We discuss this spectacle and ho...

How the west gets China wrong?

21 Jan 2025

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We are joined Kyle Ferrana, author of “Why the World Needs China.” We discuss the disconnect between the reality of China and the imagined China o...

Should kids be allowed online?

21 Jan 2025

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According to Pew Research Center, online apps remain widely used among U.S. teens. “Some say they’re on these sites almost constantly.” Beibei, ...

Decoding China’s economy

15 Jan 2025

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Economist Dr. Liang Yan joins us. We break the cipher of China’s real economy, and explore western critiques of China’s foreign policy, looking at...

Americans are sad about what is happening to earth

13 Jan 2025

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According to Pew Research Center, 73% in the US say they are ‘sad about what is happening to the earth.’ We take a look at public opinion on clima...

A new paradigm for US-China relations?

07 Jan 2025

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Mitch Presnick of Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies joins the show. We discuss the state of play between the US and China. And Mitch pitch...

What’s ‘Middle Class’ in the US and China?

06 Jan 2025

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According to Pew Research, Most Americans Feel Good about their Job Security but not their Pay, we take a look from at American Finances from China. A...

What is it like for American start-ups in China?

31 Dec 2024

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Today’s guest is Pat Yiu, an entrepreneur, Head of Strategy Nouns Esports & Nouns Agency, who’s served as COO of Valts, Co-Founder and CEO of ...

China and the USA: 2024 in Review

30 Dec 2024

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From SpaceX Chopsticks to celebrity deaths and everything in between, we take a look back at 2024 from Beijing to Boston. Listen in, we have a treat f...

Yes, Santa Visits China

24 Dec 2024

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We invite American Professor Frank Stonier on to discuss his life in China and how he celebrates Christmas from the other side of the world. Frank liv...

The electric vehicle debate between China and the U.S.

23 Dec 2024

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The USA, former world champion of free trade, is throwing up walls to keep Chinese EVs out, as Ford calls for government subsidies. We discuss how Chi...

Macao’s Return to China

17 Dec 2024

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We discuss the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to China. Dr Warwick Powell describes his boyhood in the former Portuguese colony, its modernizati...

What's the difference between Chinese and American homes?

15 Dec 2024

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What’s it take to buy a home? And what habits define home life in China and the United States? From drying your clothes to who washes the dishes we ...

Science, business and China

11 Dec 2024

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We interview professor Steven Hsu, a theoretical physicist, engineer, and entrepreneur from Michigan State University. We discuss the US-China busines...

Is “Polywork” just a nightmare of excess work?

08 Dec 2024

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Polywork, or working more than one job is on the rise. Is this the path to more meaning in our work lives? Or is this just a fancy label for exploitat...

What was China like more than 40 years ago?

03 Dec 2024

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We're joined by Roberta Lipson, Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China. We ask her about her 40+ years in China and founding United Fam...

Why US companies keep choosing China?

01 Dec 2024

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We discuss new policies in China which make it easier than ever to set up a factory in China, open a show in China, or just export from China. We talk...

The US-China business landscape

26 Nov 2024

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China has made investing in manufacturing easier than ever. China-US business expert Cyrus Janssen joins the show to discuss the potential for interna...

Where's the US $1.2 trillion infrastructure money?

24 Nov 2024

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Is US infrastructure crumbling? Or is US investment in bridges and highways setting the US up for a century of triumph? We put the US efforts into a g...

China, the G20 and the global economy

20 Nov 2024

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Youtube influencer Jerry Grey joins us. Jerry rode on his bike and travelled across China for numerous times, and he is also a China observer and comm...

What will the G20 accomplish?

16 Nov 2024

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The 19th G20 Summit, is scheduled for Nov. 18-19, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They’ll discuss feeding the poor, taxing the super-rich, energy, the en...

Elyn MacInnis: Retracing U.S.-China friendship

12 Nov 2024

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Kuliang, located on the outskirts of Fuzhou, Southern China, was once a summer resort for foreigners in the early 20th century. Since 1886, people fro...

Why is China's economy so successful?

05 Nov 2024

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We're joined by journalist and economist, Ben Norton. He breaks down China's economy in a way anyone can understand. We examine just why China’s eco...

Travelling to Xinjiang

29 Oct 2024

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Ghanian Influencer King Kwesi joins the show to talk about his trip to Xinjiang. Our host, Jason, compares trips to China’s west and the two talk ab...

Is telecom fraud a global threat?

27 Oct 2024

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We compare how governments are dealing with Telemarketing and fraud. From creating a family password to the latest in AI phone fraud, we discuss the d...

Navigating the China-US business environment

22 Oct 2024

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Today's guest is CEO of Blue Diamond Artisan Strategies, US veteran and Marine David J. Carlson. David guides clients through the obstacle course of C...

Why has China’s retirement age been raised?

21 Oct 2024

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China’s retirement ages have bee raised by up to three years in some cases. One host from China and one host from the USA discuss the implications a...

Worker's rights and the developing world

15 Oct 2024

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Dr. Immanuel Ness, Professor of Political Science at City University of New York, joins the program to discuss his newest book “Migration as Economi...

China's Belt and Road: debt trap or lifeline?

09 Oct 2024

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We are joined by Sri Lankan development expert and Director of the Belt and Road, Sri Lanka Yasiru Ranaraja. He tells us about China’s role in Sri L...

Can Apple survive in China’s competitive market?

07 Oct 2024

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Huawei Mate XT tri-fold handset sees over 6 million pre-orders. With the largest consumer market in the world, is China big enough for Apple? And whet...

An American influencer's 25-year adventure in China.

30 Sep 2024

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We interview Mario Cavolo, who's lived in China for 25 years. We discuss how China's changes, the end of poverty and what Chinese people really think ...

China’s Golden Week:why the world is watching?

29 Sep 2024

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Hotels and tourist destinations are bracing for a flood of eager spenders as October’s Golden Week arrives. We discuss the People’s Republic of Ch...

Oil in America: dirtier than we think?

23 Sep 2024

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According to a recent article by The Guardian “Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil." Is ...

China is offshoring jobs to the USA

18 Sep 2024

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China is building joint-venture factories in the USA. According to The Institute for Energy Studies, China will own enough solar manufacturing plants ...

Is China transforming the developing world?

17 Sep 2024

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We ask special guest, Hussein Askary of BRIX Sweden, a non-profit association on the Belt and Road Initiative, especially its economic and strategi...

Weird American habits: the view from China

09 Sep 2024

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Are Americans weird? How does the rest of the world see the US? We discuss aspects of American and Chinese culture through a foreigner’s lens, and a...

China, Africa, and the developing world

03 Sep 2024

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Dr. Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss China's model of poverty alleviation. How can it inform Africa's journey to modernity? And how can the US work w...

Are back to school supplies breaking the bank?

02 Sep 2024

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For many Americans these days, buying back to school supplies might mean skipping meals. We discuss inflation and how to budget for the fall rush. Fin...

China and the future of Africa

27 Aug 2024

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We interview Astrid Haas, a sustainability expert, about the future of Africa. In Beijing, leaders from all over Africa set out to plot a path with Ch...

Chinese tourists boost destination economies

25 Aug 2024

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Chinese are super-savers but when travelling they tend to spend a lot of that. Alex Shi, a young Chinese lady explains where and why Chinese spenders ...

Avoiding a new Cold War

20 Aug 2024

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Former Director of Department of Economic and Business Policy in London and economist John Ross joins The Bridge. We discuss China, the US, the global...

A US think-tanker on Sino-US relations

13 Aug 2024

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We invite a research coordinator from PAX Sapiens to discuss strategies for deepening understanding between the US and China, and what’s at stake. H...

The high cost of heat waves

12 Aug 2024

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Hot on the tail of cooling inflation comes the cost of staying cool. We look at the tragedies that have struck people across the US this summer and th...

China reaches Peak Carbon early

11 Aug 2024

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We discuss how China has become the global leader in green energy technology. And how China is leading the world into a greener, renewable future. If ...

Bringing Chinese Philosophy to the West

08 Aug 2024

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Professor Bryan W. Van Norden of Vassar College joins The Bridge for a discussion on Chinese philosophy. He explains how folding Chinese philosophy in...

The rebirth of city bicycle culture

04 Aug 2024

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From Beijing to Boston, bikes are coming back. How is biking in China and the U.S. similar and different. We discuss the future of global cycling. Hos...

China, the Dollar, and the global economy

30 Jul 2024

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Noted economist Warwick Powell joins the show. We discuss travel, trade, China’s Third Plenum, and plans for the future. We also discuss the dollar ...

How China became prosperous

24 Jul 2024

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We invite economist, Professor Michael Dunford of Sussex University on to explain China's economy. We talk about how China began raising people out of...

How US medical debt is destroying America

21 Jul 2024

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About 79 million Americans face health-related financial burdens. New laws are set to tame this monster. Is getting sick sickening the US economy? Hos...

An American finds her home in China

16 Jul 2024

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Chaniece is an American who had lived in China for a decade. She explains how she sees China, learns Chinese and shares her hope of settling down in t...

Xi Jinping’s personal encouragement of an American in China

12 Jul 2024

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We interview Prof. Brown at Xiamen University. Dr. Brown arrived in China in 1988 and earned honorary citizenship of Fujian from Xi Jinping in 2001. W...

What can the west learn from the rest?

08 Jul 2024

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The 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations convenes from July 10th to the 11th in the Confucius hometown of Qufu. This year’s agenda includes Glob...

Life in China's Greater Bay Area

02 Jul 2024

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We're joined by Jerry Grey, King of Takes on China. He discusses his life in China, exploring the Greater Bay Area and prospects for peace. Hosted on ...

"Kuliang Spirit" bridges American and Chinese people

02 Jul 2024

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The "mysterious" place is called "Kuliang," the Fujian dialect name of the Guling scenic area that even most Chinese were unfamiliar with. For over a ...

Hong Kong’s role in the Greater Bay Area

01 Jul 2024

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Special guest, author Nury Vittachi, discusses Hong Kong’s long history to rejoin the greater Chinese family after British Imperial rule. We discuss...

China’s Greater Bay Area and the global economy

25 Jun 2024

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Mitch Presnick joins the Bridge. Founder of Super 8 Hotels China, Presnick has spent 35 years in Beijing and Hong Kong. We ask him about China, especi...

The 'Spirit of Kuliang': A Model for Peace and Hope

23 Jun 2024

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Nestled in the beautiful province of Fujian, Americans began migrating to China as early as 1886. 'Kuliang' became the epicenter of generations of Sin...

Why the world needs China

18 Jun 2024

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Author of “Why the World Needs China” Kyle Ferrana comes to Beijing to discuss China’s role in our new multipolar world. He explains how China i...

‘Unqualified’ teachers in US classrooms?

13 Jun 2024

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The US teacher shortage has become more entrenched as the year advances. Many states are turning to people they describe as ‘unqualified’ just to ...

How is the US economy really doing?

11 Jun 2024

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Special guest, Kyla Scanlon, author of the new book “In This Economy: How Money and Markets Really Work” explains the economic sentiment in the Un...

The Belt and Road era and the developing world

05 Jun 2024

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Special guest Cyrus Janssen joins The Bridge to discuss the nature of The Belt and Road Initiative. How is China’s development aid and finance diffe...

Job hunting tips for graduates in the AI era

03 Jun 2024

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Abstract: As graduation season arrives in both China and the United States, university graduates in both countries face various challenges in their jo...

What’s inside China's economic engine?

27 May 2024

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Special guest Einar Tangen, a Senior Fellow of Taihe Institute, joins us for a peek inside China’s economy in a global context. Why has the west got...

The Belt and Road Initiative in global context

22 May 2024

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We discuss Xinjiang, the Belt and Road Initiative and our new multipolar world with Hussein Askary, Vice Chairman of The Belt and Road Institute in Sw...

Challenges US may face after TikTok ban

21 May 2024

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The US TikTok ban will affect one out of every two Americans in the US. Has the US abandoned freedom of speech? What will happen to the US economy? Wi...

A U.S. university tour of China

14 May 2024

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Visiting Assistant Professor at Vassar College in New York joins us to discuss a tour that university students took across China. We talk about their ...

Why Gen Z has had it with excess work

13 May 2024

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If you are okay with working 12 hour shifts 6 days a week, in a lot of countries, with the right education, you can make big bucks. But is it worth it...

A Serbian-American expat in China

07 May 2024

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China’s President Xi heads to Europe with a stop in Serbia. We spoke to Nik Stankovic, an expat in China from Serbia, on his thoughts on the Belt an...

The unknown danger of habitat loss

02 May 2024

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According to China Daily, Giant Pandas are no long an endangered species. But thousands more species are in peril. How will human lives be impacted if...

Tens of millions in the U.S. without internet?

30 Apr 2024

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More than 60 million U.S. households are at the risk of being kicked off their internet plans or facing skyrocketing bills. Those most likely to be af...

What is socialism with Chinese characteristics?

24 Apr 2024

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Carlos Martinez, author of The East is Still Red, joins us to discuss China's efforts in creating a just economy. How can the success of China's pover...

Is the U.S. business environment hostile?

19 Apr 2024

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The Singaporean CEO of TikTok has been grilled by a xenophobic Congressional panel twice so far in the U.S. Shortly after, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, was...

The US and the Asian Century

17 Apr 2024

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We are Joined by Carl Zha of Silk and Steel Podcast to discuss our new multipolar world. We talk about why the US economy is slowing down behind China...

Do American tourists stick out in a crowd?

15 Apr 2024

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Americans tip when they're not supposed to in China. Chinese tourists spend on luxury items abroad they might not buy back home. We put our travel hab...

Multipolarity and the realities of China's economy

10 Apr 2024

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We are joined by economist, Professor Warwick Powell. He explains in detail how China's economy is really doing. We discuss the context in which China...

Four-day work week is trending

09 Apr 2024

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Countries around the world are adopting, testing and embracing the four-day work week for office employees. From AI to increasing productivity, we loo...

How workers around the world deal with burnout?

08 Apr 2024

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Globally, most of us are back at the office and a familiar work-place woe is also returning: burnout. According to the BBC, burnout “is a very serio...

Becoming famous in China, a British musician's story

03 Apr 2024

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Shaun Gibson is a self-described “visually impaired British musician living in China.” Shuan travels around doing live shows, filming videos, and ...

Will more direct flights mean more Americans coming to China?

01 Apr 2024

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US and China are set to increase direct flights between the two countries from 35 per week to 50. Will the increase in ease of travel encourage more p...

As Sino-US relations warm, panda’s on the way

29 Mar 2024

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With Sino-US diplomacy warming, the US is eagerly back at the table, to get more pandas. China could soon send two pandas to the San Diego Zoo. Is Pan...

How did China grow twice as fast as the US?

27 Mar 2024

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Today with us is Ben Norton, an investigative journalist and analyst. Ben is the founder and editor of Geopolitical Economy Report. He lived in and re...

35 years in China as an entrepreneur

19 Mar 2024

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We are joined by Mitchell Presnick, an American who is a Visiting Fellow of Practice at Harvard, founder of Super 8 Hotels China, 35-year resident of ...

Would you buy a house with a friend?

18 Mar 2024

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According to the BBC, 63% of new home buyers are now jointly signing mortgages. Given the dramatic increase in the cost of both renting and buying a h...

Do American adults need allowances?

11 Mar 2024

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In 1980's America, in the Suburbs of California, young Jason got 2 dollars a week from his mom and dad. But in today's America, many adult Gen Z kids ...

Beyond Women's Day

08 Mar 2024

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UN Women designated this year's Women's Day theme as 'Invest in women: Accelerate progress.' How do we transcend gender roles? And how does China's Tw...

Understanding China's Two Sessions

05 Mar 2024

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China's annual Two Sessions is imminent and forms the cornerstone of China's Whole-Process People's Democracy. American Professor Josef Gregory Mahone...

How visiting China changed one man's outlook?

04 Mar 2024

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We discuss how visiting China for the first time in 2017 changed a British man's mind about the country. Steven Weaver is a semi-retired language teac...

Can we store sunlight with good old bricks?

01 Mar 2024

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Sure, Solar power generates plenty of energy during the day time. Hydropower generates power when there isn’t a drought. Wind turbines generate powe...

What can Americans learn from China?

26 Feb 2024

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Geopolitical writer S.L. Kanthan joins us in discussing how traveling more can increase one's wisdom. We talk about the future of geopolitical economi...

Travel to China in 2024

22 Feb 2024

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Chinese tourists are the largest group of tourists globally. They are highly educated and are great savers who love to splurge on overseas travels. An...

Speaking four languages in China

21 Feb 2024

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Youtuber Alessia Donzello is a polyglot who speaks fluent Italian, English, Spanish and Italian, and dabbles in Arabic and Japanese. We discuss her ti...

Why fewer Chinese are migrating to America?

19 Feb 2024

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With far fewer Chinese migrants moving to America, we ask the data, why this is. We also discuss how to get a 5-star card in China, the new green card...

Life hacks for achieving your goals

13 Feb 2024

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A lot of people are either succeeding or failing at their new year resolutions. We discuss what science says. Want your plan to stick? We share the tr...

Chinese New Year and local traditions

09 Feb 2024

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Jason Smith, host of The Bridge, discusses his trip to the Chinese New Year Opera Gala show. Alex Shi talks about Chinese culture and shares her stori...

Hyperloop One shutters as China takes up the new tech

05 Feb 2024

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Why did Hyperloop One close? And what does China have up its sleeve? We’re joined by David Feng, the ‘Trains Guy,’ a well-known expert on all th...

Healthy wetlands mean a healthier world

02 Feb 2024

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The US Supreme Court struck down and limited federal protections of US wetlands. Meanwhile in China, the river chief system, a system for improving th...

Economic woes leave abandoned dogs in its wake

30 Jan 2024

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With inflation still devastating the US middle class, many pet owners are abandoning their pets to pay for family needs. The consequence can be summed...

Leaving America for a better life

24 Jan 2024

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The American dream is no longer to settle down in the States and having kids. According to CNN, quote "The American Dream is to Leave America." We dis...