Has social media replaced main stream media? According to a Pew Research Study 52% of US TikTok users ‘regularly get news on TikTok.’ Are we really the media now? Find out more with Alex Shi and Jason Smith

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Luke Johnston is also getting a PhD in the use of AI for colorectal cancer detection. And he speaks Uygur as well.We ask him about his travels in China and the details of what its like to study at a Chinese university.

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New research by the US-China Business Council suggests more than 900 thousand people in the US are supported by exports to China. Will a trade war lead to unemployment and economic downturn in the USA? Listen in with BeiBei and Jason Smith.

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Jake Lee Pinnick has been training martial arts since 2010 when he made his initial voyage to Wudangshan, China. He is now dedicated to daily cultivating his practice and understanding of Wudang Daoism. He shares his special voyage with us. Listen in.

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The Spring Festival Gala, for Chinese New Year, saw 1.5 billion viewers in 2024 and is the largest TV event on earth. We discuss this spectacle and how to say Happy Chinese New Year to your new friends on RedNote. Find out more with Jason and Alex.

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We are joined Kyle Ferrana, author of “Why the World Needs China.” We discuss the disconnect between the reality of China and the imagined China of those in the US public who’ve never been. 

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According to Pew Research Center, online apps remain widely used among U.S. teens. “Some say they’re on these sites almost constantly.” Beibei, a Beijing mother discusses how to ease kids into the age of the internet.

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Economist Dr. Liang Yan joins us. We break the cipher of China’s real economy, and explore western critiques of China’s foreign policy, looking at what China is really doing in Africa.

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According to Pew Research Center, 73% in the US say they are ‘sad about what is happening to the earth.’ We take a look at public opinion on climate change in the US, China and around the world. How is public debate tied to outcomes? Find out more with Alex and Jason.

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Mitch Presnick of Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies joins the show. We discuss the state of play between the US and China. And Mitch pitches a new international relations paradigm. 

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