The Bridge to China

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The Bridge to China episodes

August 12, 2024 The high cost of heat waves
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 the very high price of energy at a time when it literally saves lives.
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58 min
August 11, 2024 China reaches Peak Carbon early
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 you want the facts, this is the place.
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56 min
August 08, 2024 Bringing Chinese Philosophy to the West
Professor Bryan W. Van Norden of Vassar College joins The Bridge for a discussion on Chinese philosophy. He explains how folding Chinese philosophy into the western canon could broaden our horizons. Listen in.
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59 min
August 04, 2024 The rebirth of city bicycle culture
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.
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56 min
July 30, 2024 China, the Dollar, and the global economy
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 and NATO’s overreach in Asia.
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56 min
July 24, 2024 How China became prosperous
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 poverty in the 1950s to the present. And also about plans to promote high quality growth moving forward.
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1 hr 4 min
July 21, 2024 How US medical debt is destroying America
About 79 million Americans face health-related financial burdens. New laws are set to tame this monster. Is getting sick sickening the US economy?
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56 min
July 16, 2024 An American finds her home in China
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 the country permanently.

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56 min
July 12, 2024 Xi Jinping’s personal encouragement of an American in China
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. We discuss poverty alleviation and how Xi Jinping personally encouraged Dr. Brown’s to write more than 20 books.
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54 min
July 08, 2024 What can the west learn from the rest?
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 Global Civilization Initiative. We have the details you need for the next big thing.
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57 min

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Our hosts, from the US and China, discuss what unites us. Using enlightening stories and brilliant guests from all walks of life, we join hands in laughter, building bridges across our cultural…