China In Context
China In Context is a fortnightly podcast by the SOAS China Institute (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) which offers expert analysis on the politics, economy, society, culture and history of China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. It features interviews with leading academics, researchers, journalists and other China-specialists from around the world.
Podcasting since 2021 • 202 episodes
China In Context
Latest Episodes
China and Britain — Thawing ties, underlying tensions
Sir Keir Starmer described his recent trip to China as a chance to end the ‘ice age’ in the two countries’ ties and build a more ‘sophisticated’ relationship. But despite the announcement of visa free-travel to China for British visitors, and t...
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Season 5
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Episode 202
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41:59
Mistress Dispellers and Shanghai Girls — Two female film-makers on love, marriage and divorce in China
In this episode we look at love, marriage and divorce in contemporary China, from the perspective of two female filmmakers. These are topics with a political as well as personal significance — the Chinese government is keen to boost the birth r...
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Season 5
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Episode 201
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42:34
Japan-China Tensions — Taiwan, Tourism, Migration
Relations between China and Japan — never smooth, given the legacy of Japan's invasion of China in the 1930s — are currently at their tensest in years. This follows the new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks in Japan's parliament ...
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Season 5
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Episode 200
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43:25
Involution and Lying Flat — The challenges for China’s young generation
While young people around the world face growing difficulties finding work and coping with the cost-of-living crisis, the situation confronting China’s youth seems particularly acute. Years of pandemic disruption, economic slowdown and mounting...
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Season 5
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Episode 199
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17:03
Trade War Truce — and a Five Year Plan
China and the US reached a truce in their trade war at the recent meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea. And the two leaders even pledged to visit each other’s countries next year. But US tariffs on Chinese imports remain a...
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Season 5
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Episode 198
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30:42
