The Bridge to China

Tickets to most games were sold out by August. 12,417 athletes from 45 countries and regions are taking part. So, what are the Hangzhou Asian Games and why is everyone talking about them? We tell you the firsthand answers. 

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China’s Golden Week means more spending. Eight days off means that trains, flights and hotels are all booked across the country. Venues will be slammed with crowds. China’s tourist economy rises like the phoenix.

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For every Mid-Autumn festival, families and friends gather to savor moon cakes and re-tell the story of Lady Chang’e and why she lives on the moon. Being the time for bountiful harvests and relishing in the season, the legends and the celebrations have also traveled abroad to nations all over the region.

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What do you find bizarre or maybe even off-putting about food from another culture? Alex and Jason explore the shocks from tasting foreign food.

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Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, Mario Cavolo just visited the US after living in China for 24 years. He offers some side-by-side comparisons between his experiences in the US and in China. From tipping to homelessness and the cost of living, we discuss how America has changed and what our nations can learn from one another.

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Arnaud Bertrand is an entrepreneur and CEO of Me and Qi, and former CEO of HouseTrip. A well-known commentator on economics and geopolitics with more than 100,000 followers on Twitter. He discusses how China has provided freedom from fear on the streets of its cities.

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In the age of Amazon, JD, and Taobao, why do people still go out to mammoth shopping centers? New research suggests that the business is evolving. The view from China is much the same, despite more and more malls being built at incredible speeds.

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Microplastics are now being found in the remotest parts of our earth. The half-life of microplastics is hundreds of years long, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. This may come at a high cost to all living beings on the planet.

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Jerry Grey, long time British-Australian resident of China, takes on some bad takes on China from the west. From doubts of safety to cries of collapse, let's hear the facts from Jerry instead. What is China's Social Credit Score? Where is the Greater Bay Area in China? Tune in and listen up.

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Electronic vehicles seem too good to be true. But, what do we do with the batteries when they reach the end of their lives? Solar panels harness the power of the sun so we can take high-speed rail or watch lots of TV, but what happens when the panels reach the end of their life cycle? Solar, EV, wind, and hydropower are saving the planet from climate change, but what will save us from them?

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