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Battle-tested: China is closing the gap in high-tech weaponry
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Battle-tested: China is closing the gap in high-tech weaponry

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we examine the role Chinese weapons played in the recent India-Pakistan conflict—and what it means for the future of warfare

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Film club: “Journey to the West”
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Film club: “Journey to the West”

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, for the return of our film club, we analyse three adaptations of “Journey to the West”, better known as “The Monkey King”

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Soft power: how China became cool
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Soft power: how China became cool

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: how the country is becoming cool—and building soft power

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Cash for kids: why China is paying women to have babies
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Cash for kids: why China is paying women to have babies

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the country’s new incentives to address the dramatic decline in the birth rate

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Call her Ishmaelle: a chat with Xiaolu Guo
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Call her Ishmaelle: a chat with Xiaolu Guo

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, a chat with the filmmaker and writer, most recently of “Call Me Ishmaelle”, a reimagining of “Moby Dick”

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Get-out-of-office message: China's overtime crackdown
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Get-out-of-office message: China's overtime crackdown

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: as the government tells people to work less, will they listen?

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Logos are no-gos: China's appetite for luxury goods is changing
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Logos are no-gos: China's appetite for luxury goods is changing

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, has the country fallen out of love with luxury?

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Village people: China's efforts to lure people back to the land
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Village people: China's efforts to lure people back to the land

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: how is China trying to revitalise its rural areas? And how effective are these efforts going to be?

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An existential question: what does it mean to be Taiwanese?
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An existential question: what does it mean to be Taiwanese?

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, why the search for Taiwanese identity is far from simple

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The Panama ports deal: Trump, Xi and Mr Li
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The Panama ports deal: Trump, Xi and Mr Li

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what the fate of the Panama ports deal means for Chinese business and global maritime trade

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