The Bridge

How does China keep defying Western guesswork? We sit down with economist Dr. Warwick Powell who gives context to China's fundamentals, its future, and why the West gets it so wrong.

It's the end of the year; we've got the year end wrap. From words of the year, to innovations from China and the USA, to the events that shaped 2025, we’ve got it all. Find out more with Jason Smith and BeiBei.

US consumers pay for decorations, and tariffs at Christmas. But gifts aren’t sources at the North Pole; they are imported from Yiwu, China. Are Chinese enjoying a more affordable Christmas in 2025?

Author Kyle Ferrana joins us to discuss what the world can learn from China. From aquafarms to solar power and high-speed rail, China is a model of the future the world needs.

How is the Global South transforming the world? Analyst, Zoon Ahmed Khan joins us. We ask her about how the international system is experiencing a paradigm shift.

Journalist SL Kanthan explains how the Global Governance Initiative give all nations a respected voice in writing the rules. And, why it’s in the interests of the USA to look to China’s peaceful rise as a model.

Americans under 65 are most worried about their mental and physical health as they approach their elder years, followed by finances. How can we age well in the USA? And what can we learn from China?

Independent journalist Danny Haiphong explains why DC is using small countries near China to provoke Asia into a regional conflict. We discuss how China’s peaceful rise can serve as a model of peaceful development.

According to Pew Research Center, 41 million US citizens are on SNAP, otherwise known as ‘food stamps'. How is it that one in eight people, in one of the wealthiest nations in the world, are unable to afford to eat without help?