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Two of The Economist’s China correspondents, Alice Su and David Rennie, analyse the stories at the heart of this vast country and examine its influence beyond its borders.

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Teen troubles: China’s disciplinary centres for “deviant” youth
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Teen troubles: China’s disciplinary centres for “deviant” youth

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: what happens when young Chinese challenge the social conservatism of their parents?

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Climate change: could China lead the world’s fight?
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Climate change: could China lead the world’s fight?

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the world’s biggest polluter is also pumping out the technologies needed to save the planet

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Trump’s return: the dangers and opportunities for China
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Trump’s return: the dangers and opportunities for China

Our weekly podcast on China. This week we explore the country’s perspective on the dangers and opportunities of a second Trump presidency

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A rock in a hard place: a trip to the South China Sea
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A rock in a hard place: a trip to the South China Sea

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, we join a tourist trip to an island at the heart of tensions between China and the Philippines

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Climbers (part four): The American dream
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Climbers (part four): The American dream

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the final episode of a four-part series, we travel to California to catch up with the migrants who made it to America

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Climbers (part three): The wall
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Climbers (part three): The wall

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the third episode of a four-part series, we visit the spot where many Chinese migrants first arrive on US soil

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Climbers (part two): Snakeheads and ladders
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Climbers (part two): Snakeheads and ladders

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the second episode of a four-part series, we follow the journey of the migrants as they encounter smugglers and cartels in Mexico

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Climbers (part one): A way out of China
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Climbers (part one): A way out of China

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, in the first episode of a four-part series, we travel to Colombia to meet Chinese migrants en route to the southern border of the United States

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Black boxes (part two): Michael Kovrig on his three-year detention inside China’s secret security state
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Black boxes (part two): Michael Kovrig on his three-year detention inside China’s secret security state

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the second of two episodes with the former Canadian diplomat who spent 1,019 days in Chinese detention

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Black boxes (part one): Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China
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Black boxes (part one): Michael Kovrig on how he became a political hostage in China

Our weekly podcast on China. This week: the first of two episodes with the former Canadian diplomat, who spent 1,019 days in Chinese detention

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