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16 episodes · Mar 7, 2022
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S2E1Monday 7/3/2022
Mar 7, 202229mStan 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.
S2E2Monday 14/3/2022
Mar 14, 202229mWill 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.
S2E3Monday 21/3/2022
Mar 21, 202230mAs 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?
S2E4Monday 28/3/2022
Mar 28, 202230mChina'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.
S2E5Monday 4/4/2022
Apr 4, 202231mThe 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.
S2E6Monday 11/4/2022
Apr 11, 202230mThe 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.
S2E7Monday 25/4/2022
Apr 25, 202228mChina 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.
S2E8Monday 2/5/2022
May 2, 202230mHow 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.
S2E9Monday 18/7/2022
Jul 18, 202230mThe 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.
S2E10Monday 25/7/2022
Jul 25, 202229mWhy 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.
S2E11Monday 8/8/2022
Aug 8, 202229mPelosi'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?
S2E12Monday 15/8/2022
Aug 15, 202231mAs 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.
S2E13Monday 22/8/2022
Aug 22, 202229mIs 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.
S2E14Monday 29/8/2022
Aug 29, 202229mWildfires 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.
S2E15Monday 5/9/2022
Sep 5, 202231mChina'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.
S2E16Monday 12/9/2022
Sep 12, 202231mLost 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'.