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China Tonight

2021

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EP1 Monday 7/3/2022 Mar 07, 2022

Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong return for a new season of China Tonight. China and Russia are closer and more powerful than ever before but where does China stand on the war in Ukraine? The real reason WeChat cancelled Scott Morrison. Plus the banned but booming business of fortune-telling.

EP2 Monday 14/3/2022 Mar 14, 2022

Will China be the mediator between Russia and Ukraine? Plus the focus on food security, a look back at China's rich musical history and why women are angry about being asked to make more babies.

EP3 Monday 21/3/2022 Mar 21, 2022

As China walks a diplomatic tightrope between the White House and the Kremlin, is US-China co-operation the key to peace in Ukraine? A look at lockdown life in Shenzhen plus is the Metaverse China's chance to beat the west?

EP4 Monday 28/3/2022 Mar 28, 2022

China's military deal with the Solomon Islands, the investigation into the China Eastern plane crash, Jinghua Qian examines China's shifting attitudes towards mental health, plus a look at a new generation of wine makers.

EP5 Monday 4/4/2022 Apr 04, 2022

The secret trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei; The dark side of a global fashion juggernaut; Stan speaks with the dissident author who looked into what was really happening in Wuhan during the dark days of January 2020.

EP6 Monday 11/4/2022 Apr 11, 2022

The growing personality cult of Xi Jinping - is another Cultural Revolution underway in China? Honouring ancestors during the tomb-sweeping festival of Qingming. Annie Louey explains what happened to China's bicycle kingdom.

EP7 Monday 25/4/2022 Apr 25, 2022

China and the Solomon Islands: a new era or a red line? China's leading military expert responds to Australia's warning. Also, hunger and anger in Shanghai's lockdown, and the quest to save China's declining dialects.

EP8 Monday 2/5/2022 May 02, 2022

How China's censorship authorities use increasingly sophisticated tools to track and silence critics overseas including in Australia. Hong Kong's diminishing freedoms and why China's Gen Z is still waiting on better Sex Ed.

EP9 Monday 18/7/2022 Jul 18, 2022

The fight between China and the US to be best friends with the Pacific. How traditional martial arts like Kung Fu fit with the popularity of modern combat sports. Plus Western brands imposing their beauty standards in China.

EP10 Monday 25/7/2022 Jul 25, 2022

Why are Chinese citizens refusing to pay their mortgage? Stan Grant explores the state of China's economy and the property market. How do young people learn about sex in China? Plus a government crackdown on the use of VPNs.

EP11 Monday 8/8/2022 Aug 08, 2022

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan ramps up China/US tensions, but will it be Taiwan that pays the price? Stan Grant with views from Beijing and Taipei. Plus the world's most popular spirit, is China's drink of the people under threat?

EP12 Monday 15/8/2022 Aug 15, 2022

As China/Taiwan tensions escalate, Stan Grant examines China and Japan's complicated history. Plus a vegan revolution takes hold as China's appetite for meat declines plus the holiday from hell for tourists trapped in Hainan.

EP13 Monday 22/8/2022 Aug 22, 2022

Is Beijing deepening ties with Moscow? Stan Grant is joined by former PLA Colonel Zhou Bo to discuss China's upcoming military drills with Russia. Plus China's devastating heatwave and the murder mystery craze gripping Gen Z.

EP14 Monday 29/8/2022 Aug 29, 2022

Wildfires and drought as China's brutal heatwave stokes fears of global food shortages. Who will care for China's ageing population? Plus revving into the future, China's race to get ahead in the world of motor sports.

EP15 Monday 5/9/2022 Sep 05, 2022

China's fury after UN accusations of Uyghur human rights abuses. Also, tuning into 'Xi Jinping Thought' - what does it stand for? Plus coming into the cold: China's advance into Antarctica.

EP16 Monday 12/9/2022 Sep 12, 2022

Lost in translation: how cultural understanding impacts language. Also is the backlash against MSG rooted in racism? Plus how to satisfy a hungry ghost and the crackdown on 'mooncake madness'.
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A fresh look at news and current affairs from inside China going beyond the headlines of trade and politics to examine the challenges and triumphs, the people, the history and the ambition.

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