Chinese Whispers

Baby bust: what happens when China's population shrinks?

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

Politics and language: decoding the CCP

Why does China care about the Olympics?

The power of Weibo

What is it to be 'Chinese'?

Is 'common prosperity' the road to common poverty?

Healing the 'cancer' of the Cultural Revolution

Will Xi invade Taiwan?

The Chinese love of drinking

Has China got over the Japanese invasion?

Ancestors and demons: a brief history of Chinese religion

Will China become Afghanistan's new sponsor?

Ketamine in China: has the country got over the opium wars?

Black cat or white cat? Reconciling the two Deng Xiaopings

China's 'snowflake generation'

The podcast explores the emerging sense of despair among Chinese millennials and Zoomers facing intense work and life pressures. It examines the concepts of "Tang Ping" (lying flat) and "Neijuan" (involution), reflecting a desire to opt out of unending competition. Karoline Kan, a Beijing-based journalist and author of...

Hong Kong's National Security Law, one year on

Has economic engagement with China failed?

Journalism in China: what can and can't you say?

The fightback against facial recognition