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Monday 8/8/2022
China Tonight - S2 - E11
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan ramps up China/US tensions, but will it be Taiwan that pays the price? Stan Grant with views from Beijing and Taipei. Plus the world's most popular spirit, is China's drink of the people under threat?
China Tonight: Season 2 - 16 Episode s
2x1 - Monday 7/3/2022
March 7, 2022
Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong return for a new season of China Tonight. China and Russia are closer and more powerful than ever before but where does China stand on the war in Ukraine? The real reason WeChat cancelled Scott Morrison. Plus the banned but booming business of fortune-telling.
2x2 - Monday 14/3/2022
March 14, 2022
Will China be the mediator between Russia and Ukraine? Plus the focus on food security, a look back at China's rich musical history and why women are angry about being asked to make more babies.
2x3 - Monday 21/3/2022
March 21, 2022
As China walks a diplomatic tightrope between the White House and the Kremlin, is US-China co-operation the key to peace in Ukraine? A look at lockdown life in Shenzhen plus is the Metaverse China's chance to beat the west?
2x4 - Monday 28/3/2022
March 28, 2022
China's military deal with the Solomon Islands, the investigation into the China Eastern plane crash, Jinghua Qian examines China's shifting attitudes towards mental health, plus a look at a new generation of wine makers.
2x5 - Monday 4/4/2022
April 4, 2022
The secret trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei; The dark side of a global fashion juggernaut; Stan speaks with the dissident author who looked into what was really happening in Wuhan during the dark days of January 2020.
2x6 - Monday 11/4/2022
April 11, 2022
The growing personality cult of Xi Jinping - is another Cultural Revolution underway in China? Honouring ancestors during the tomb-sweeping festival of Qingming. Annie Louey explains what happened to China's bicycle kingdom.
2x7 - Monday 25/4/2022
April 25, 2022
China and the Solomon Islands: a new era or a red line? China's leading military expert responds to Australia's warning. Also, hunger and anger in Shanghai's lockdown, and the quest to save China's declining dialects.
2x8 - Monday 2/5/2022
May 2, 2022
How China's censorship authorities use increasingly sophisticated tools to track and silence critics overseas including in Australia. Hong Kong's diminishing freedoms and why China's Gen Z is still waiting on better Sex Ed.
2x9 - Monday 18/7/2022
July 18, 2022
The fight between China and the US to be best friends with the Pacific. How traditional martial arts like Kung Fu fit with the popularity of modern combat sports. Plus Western brands imposing their beauty standards in China.
2x10 - Monday 25/7/2022
July 25, 2022
Why are Chinese citizens refusing to pay their mortgage? Stan Grant explores the state of China's economy and the property market. How do young people learn about sex in China? Plus a government crackdown on the use of VPNs.
2x11 - Monday 8/8/2022
August 8, 2022
Pelosi's visit to Taiwan ramps up China/US tensions, but will it be Taiwan that pays the price? Stan Grant with views from Beijing and Taipei. Plus the world's most popular spirit, is China's drink of the people under threat?
2x12 - Monday 15/8/2022
August 15, 2022
As China/Taiwan tensions escalate, Stan Grant examines China and Japan's complicated history. Plus a vegan revolution takes hold as China's appetite for meat declines plus the holiday from hell for tourists trapped in Hainan.
2x13 - Monday 22/8/2022
August 22, 2022
Is Beijing deepening ties with Moscow? Stan Grant is joined by former PLA Colonel Zhou Bo to discuss China's upcoming military drills with Russia. Plus China's devastating heatwave and the murder mystery craze gripping Gen Z.
2x14 - Monday 29/8/2022
August 29, 2022
Wildfires and drought as China's brutal heatwave stokes fears of global food shortages. Who will care for China's ageing population? Plus revving into the future, China's race to get ahead in the world of motor sports.
2x15 - Monday 5/9/2022
September 5, 2022
China's fury after UN accusations of Uyghur human rights abuses. Also, tuning into 'Xi Jinping Thought' - what does it stand for? Plus coming into the cold: China's advance into Antarctica.
2x16 - Monday 12/9/2022
September 12, 2022
Lost in translation: how cultural understanding impacts language. Also is the backlash against MSG rooted in racism? Plus how to satisfy a hungry ghost and the crackdown on 'mooncake madness'.