The China Current with James Chau

The China Current team is proud to present a special conversation with C.H. Tung. In Part 1 of the interview, Mr. Tung, the First Chief Executive of Hong Kong, shares with James Chau his personal story of living and working in the U.S., how people from different backgrounds and cultures can achieve better trust and understanding with one another, and why he is a long-time believer that the entire planet benefits when the two largest economies, the U.S. and China, work together. He does so using his unique insights, his experience in leadership, and his own emotional connection with America and the American people.

 

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Part 1: Building Trust and Understanding

Part 2: Opening Up

Part 3: Securing Our Global Future

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Chinese dumplings are enjoyed everywhere, but a group of young Yale and Peking University graduates are now popularizing a lesser-known style of Chinese comfort food in the US. Yong Zhao and Chef Lucas Sin are the co-founder and culinary director of Junzi Kitchen, which boasts a menu of thoughtful, northern Chinese comfort foods, such as noodles and "bings," a thin, savory pancake often sold as a street snack. With multiple restaurants already across New Haven and New York, Junzi Kitchen highlights the versatility and nuance of Chinese food and artfully leverages the appeal of global food culture with fast-casual dining to make this lesser-known cuisine accessible to everyone. Join James in New York, where he tries out Junzi's new branch near Bryant Park!

150 years ago, the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed, revolutionizing travel in the U.S. by linking the east and west coasts with 1,912 miles of track. Built largely by Chinese laborers, it brought mobility to millions of Americans. But according to Nancy Yao Maasbach, President of the Museum of Chinese in America, it is also filled with untold stories of the early Chinese settlers in the U.S. who gave their talent and lives to build the major innovation of its time.

Dr Bright Eric Ohene is a cardiovascular surgeon at Beijing’s Anzhen Hospital, where he uses innovative approaches to improving the health of his patients. In this interview, he compares his experiences in Beijing with those from his home country, Ghana, and discusses how he uses language and culture to connect with his colleagues and enhance the way he treats his patients. 

The largest gathering of world leaders has kicked-off in New York, but what do they do? James Chau takes you behind and around the scenes at the UN General Assembly, where climate change, universal health coverage, and the Sustainable Development Goals are the headliners this year.

Six months ago, when we launched The China Current, we promised to bring you up close to fascinating people shaping our shared global future. Six months later, James Chau looks back at some of those stories: Emma Yang, Ge Yang, Tasmin Little and more. He also reflects on the environment, women in tech, and other key issues we've covered that bind us together.

Surgeons in China have achieved a medical ‘first’, successfully performing three simultaneous operations using the precision of robots and the speed of 5G networks. The operations were conducted by a team of physicians in Beijing, but with patients located across the country – up to several thousand kilometers away. Powered by high-speed 5G networks, the achievement opens a gateway to providing quality healthcare to patients in remote areas or disaster zones around the world.

Costco's first store in China has opened in Shanghai to enormous crowds, with three-hour waits for a parking spot and shoppers capped at 2,000 people per day. Videos of the first day’s deluge have gone viral on social media, as much for the enthusiastic scenes as for the signal they send — that American businesses are thriving in the world's biggest consumer market. James Chau takes a look. 

A new hit series is taking the Internet by storm – and it’s about life in China more than 1,000 years ago. ‘The Longest Day in Chang’an’ – similar in format to the U.S. show ‘24’ – breaks down one full day in the Tang Dynasty, complete with drama, intrigue, and mystery. With great acting and painstaking research, it’s bringing history back to life. 

 

‘How to Make a Difference’ is the title of the new book by two architects of a global youth movement: Ella and Kate Robertson. We first previewed Ella’s story in our recent podcast, and in this new video James Chau speaks with Ella, Managing Director of One Young World, the annual global forum she launched for young people in 2009, about how a decade of working with some of the globe's finest has given her an inside look into China's emerging geneation of youth - who are they and what will they contribute to the global community?