The China Podcast

Looking at the 15-minute city concept in China and in cities worldwide. Why the need for them and why the conspiracy theory retaliation?

Reflecting on the renewed gusto and optimism that marked the recent Chinese New Year's celebrations as well as the annual inquisition that awaits young people returning to their hometowns at this time of year.

Unpacking the role of protest and smart technology in China as a means of ushering in societal changes.

In the second installment of the Expat Experience, Eoin talks to Mick, an Irishman based in Shanghai, who was present at the lockdown protests in the Wulumuqi road area of the city in the last week of November 2022.

In this edition, Eoin and Eric talk Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as well as the cultural phenomenon amongst young people in China of "lying flat" with its links to Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation of 1950s America.

Addressing a sickening incident in Tangshan that has shocked China, and discussing the performative deployment of governance in society from "Big Whites" to dancing real estate agents.

Social contracts have existed in China for generations, but what's their function, and how do those proposed by the CPC give ordinary people a sense of purpose and power?

Eoin and Eric take a look at the zero-COVID policy, how it is affecting residents of China's largest city, Shanghai, and what the rest of the country can expect in the event of the virus spreading.