The Bridge to China

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 home, is jointly buying a home with family or friends the new way into the property market?

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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 are also getting allowances from their parents according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. What has been driving the need to care for kids financially into adulthood?

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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 Two Sessions help women lead?

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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 Mahoney, professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University help us to understand this major political event. Listen in.

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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 teacher who regularly comments on China, having visited China on three long tours. We discuss his insights and what changed his mind about the country.

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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 power when it’s windy. But what if it’s night time, amidst a drought, when the air is still? 

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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 economics and how we can build better cultural bridges.

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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. And they choose destinations in nations which are friendly. We discuss this and also the measures China is taking to ensure that it’s easier than ever to visit both the ancient and the futuristic cities in China.

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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 time living in China, and get some tips and tricks for learning languages from an expert.

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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 for foreigners in China. And is college really free in Europe?

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