Inside China

Inside China

Want to learn more about China first-hand, from reporters on the ground? In every episode, we take a deep-dive into a specific topic, mixing independent reporting and exclusive interviews to bring you unique insights into an emerging potential superpower. Now, we’re featuring regular updates on the coronavirus pandemic from across the country. Brought to you by the South China Morning Post.

South China Morning Post News & Politics 50 rész
Dr Ben Cowling on Hong Kong & herd immunity; China's new vaccine, passport politics and COVAX
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Dr Ben Cowling from the HKU School of Public Health discusses what herd immunity looks like for Hong Kong and how new Covid-19 variants will affect vaccinations; SCMP reporter Simone McCarthy discusses the latest vaccine manufactured in China, how Beijing's vaccine diplomacy is being countered by the West and how the global COVAX agreement and debate over IP are affecting vaccines for developing nations.
China's feminist backlash; the women who #ChoosetoChallenge marriage and motherhood
25 perc 50. rész
Mimi Lau presents an International Women's Day special: Phoebe Zhang reports on the backlash against feminists and women's rights activists, as well the ongoing fight for single women to be allowed to freeze their eggs; Qin Chen reports on how China's plunging birth rate is being driven by the daughters born and raised during the years of the One Child policy.
China's historic 2021 Two Sessions: what will happen
22 perc 49. rész
Mimi Lau explains the workings of China's two annual political meetings that include the world's largest parliamentary gathering, the National People's Congress. Beijing-based reporter Mai Jun looks at the combined forces of history and future plans influencing this year's event, from the announcement of the five year plan and 2035 vision as well as the centenary of China's Communist Party and the role of China's President Xi Jinping.
Explaining Douyin, TikTok and why ByteDance is listing on the New York Stock Exchange
23 perc 48. rész
If China's tech giant ByteDance lists on the US stock exchange it will be the first Chinese social media company to launch an IPO in American stock history.  Zhou Xin discusses the background to this move, starting with Donald Trump's threat to ban TikTok in Agust of 2020, and the red lines Beijing will have for any access to the powerful algorithms that power Bytedance technology. China tech specialist reporter Masha Borak explains the big differences between TikTok and its Chinese equivalent…
Chinese zodiac Year of the Ox forecasts: wealth, health, love and luck
34 perc 47. rész
Beijing-based reporter Qin Chen presents a Lunar New Year special on the forecasts for the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. SCMP China society editor Luisa Tam has consulted with top feng shui masters and sources to find what theYear of the Ox portends for health, wealth and relationships as well as what colours, numbers and dates may be lucky.
How China's Lunar New Year is affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
23 perc 46. rész
China is trying to contain outbreaks of Covid-19 during the Lunar New Year by asking its citizens to stay where they are instead of travelling home for the annual re-union dinner. Kinling Lo speaks with reporters Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen and Qin Chen Beijing about how these controls are affecting New Year plans and the mood of locals and migrant workers, while tech reporter Masha Borak details how China's big tech companies are expanding their services and reach in an effort to help people…
China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission and its fast-growing space industry
30 perc 45. rész
SCMP journalist Nadeem Shad speaks with freelance space journalist and China space industry expert Andrew Jones about the Tianwen-1 mission to Mars, and the audacious plan to deliver a vehicle to the Martian surface. Hear how the other missions being sent by NASA and the United Arab Emirates are not a new 'space race', and how it might just take FBI permission to allow an American spacecraft to communicate with a Chinese one. Andrew Jones also unpacks why 2020 was one of the busiest years in…
Covid-19 one year on: return to Wuhan, WHO inquiry begins, how it changed China
36 perc 44. rész
Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo speak with fellow journalists at the South China Morning Post, one year after our first podcast reporting on the coronavirus outbreak which became a pandemic. Simone McCarthy details the latest on the WHO investigation team which has landed in mainland China and what they hope to find; video journalist Thomas Yau discusses his return to Wuhan one year after being among the first journalists to head in to the city; Finbarr Bermingham analyses the impact of the pandemic on…
Explaining China's five Covid vaccines, test results and global distribution plans
33 perc 43. rész
Analysis of China's five Covid-19 vaccines now in the final phase of testing, and plans for global distribution. Kinling Lo speaks with Josephine Ma about vaccines developed by Sinovac, CanSino, Sinopharm and Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, comparing their designs and test results in south east Asia and Brazil. Simone McCarthy reports on Xi Jinping's plans for these vaccines to be a 'global public good', which nations are ordering these vaccines, and the logistics needed to inocculate…
Huawei and the US: what next for 5G, phones & Meng Wanzhou
38 perc 42. rész
Is the US trying to contain Huawei - or kill it? SCMP tech editor John Artman analyses the increasing US sanctions on Huawei's access to high-tech tools and silicon chips and what it means for the company's existence, while Vancouver-based senior reporter Ian Young reports on the two year anniversary of the continuing extradition trial of Huawei CFO Meng Wangzhou, courtroom revelations and the impact of China's 'hostage diplomacy', imprisoning Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor…
Covid vaccine reality: supply, anxiety, QR codes & 'Covid normal' travel
44 perc 41. rész
Kinling Lo looks at vaccine success and the issues ahead: SCMP China desk editor Josephine Ma previews the supply chain issues for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, price comparison with others as well as China's vaccines on the verge of official approval. Earth A.I CEO John Ricketts reports on global online sentiment analysis of the extent of 'vaccine anxiety', concerns over Chinese made vaccines and the response for calls to make vaccines a condition of international air travel. Tech reporter…
What will change in US-China relations under Biden and Blinken?
21 perc 40. rész
What will change after four years of Trump's inflammatory anti-China rhetoric, ruinous trade war, and escalating technology war against Chinese companies? Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo speak with SCMP Washington bureau chief Robert Delaney about how the incoming Biden administration will change tack in its policies to China, how the new Secretary of State Antony Blinken will differ from Mike Pompeo and the background as to how the mood in Washington has fundamentally changed about what China means to…
Chinese Americans and the US election: why generational change and Asian representation matters
48 perc 39. rész
Despite 'China' being a huge US election issue, not much was said about how Chinese Americans might vote - and election analysis spent very little time on the complexity of the 11 million Asian Americans casting their vote. Mimi Lau speaks with a first time voter, a radio veteran, Jeff Yang from the 'They Call Us Bruce' podcast and comedian Joe Wong about the impact of Trump's anti-China rhetoric, the power of Andrew Yang's run for nomination and how Black Lives Matter helped galvanise a…
China's Covid vaccines: mass inoculations begin, what the global Covax deal means
36 perc 38. rész
Hundreds of thousands of people in mainland China have already received Covid19 vaccines.  Josephine Ma details the enthusiasm for Chinese people to pay to take vaccines that are still classified as 'experimental' in phase 3 trials, and of countries like Brazil and Indonesia preparing to import large amounts of Chinese made vaccines. Simone McCarthy analyses the detail of China signing on to the WHO's global Covax agreement for vaccine distribution, and the reality of global supply chains…
Behind the Beijing Vatican deal and its links to US election 2020, Taiwan and Hong Kong
36 perc 37. rész
Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo analyse the deal announced between the Vatican and Beijing over the nomination of Roman Catholic bishops in mainland China and to reveal the broader links to the US presidential election. Why has US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo been so against it? How will this affect the lives of the estimated 12 million Catholics in mainland China? With expert analysis from Franesco Sisci, sinologist with the Renmin University of China and Lawrence C Reardon, associate professor of…
US election 2020 and China: reset, repeat or revenge?
40 perc 36. rész
Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo analyse the US presidential election from a Chinese perspective: what have trade war and the escalating tech war done to the Chinese economy, and would a potential Biden presidency be any different? Has the Republican strategy to 'blame China' worked? Does Beijing want Trump to continue America's decline, does Joe Biden's personal relationship with Xi Jinping count for much and how will the court hearing into the TikTok ban one week after the election mean? SCMP…
China's Golden Week and Mid Autumn Festival: nexus of culture, economics and political strategy
27 perc 35. rész
This year's Mid Autumn Festival coincides with China's national day and its 'Golden Week' holiday. SCMP Political Economy editor Zhou Xin breaks down why this makes for a test of Beijing's economic strategy and political management of the pandemic; Beijing-based culture reporter Elaine Yau discusses how Beijingers are planning to celebrate their Golden Week and food reporter Bernice Chan unpacks the meaning of the iconic moon cakes, and how they are evolving - with new visions of mooncakes…
Risk of war? The background to the South China Sea dispute
10 perc 34. rész
Alan Wong from Inkstone unpacks the background and the economics of the South China Sea dispute. Learn about the Nine Dash Line, freedom of navigation, the economic importance to China and how this dispute involves Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines as well as the United States.
Understanding Mulan: controversy, culture, feminism and China
36 perc 33. rész
The Ballad of Mulan is a 1,500 year old poem many Chinese kids learn to recite. Amidst the release of the latest Disney remake of Mulan, journalist Elaine Yau unpacks the controversies, the #BoycottMulan and the #RealMulan campaigns and criticisms of the 'Western' influences on this film as it prepares to open in Chinese cinemas. Gender studies academic Ting Guo explains the deeper meaning of Mulan, its cinematic incarnations in Hong Kong and mainland China through the decades and the original…
How the US wields the Hong Kong Autonomy Act
25 perc 32. rész
When Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act, he claimed Hong Kong had taken 'billions' from the US. Hear analysis of how this act strips Hong Kong of its special trading status, ends the 'Made in Hong Kong' label, bans the import of 'sensitive technology', and how it's forcing major banks to choose who they deal with - American or Chinese interests. Hosted by Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo, with journalists Finbarr Bermingham, Chad Bray and HKTDC research economist Louis Chan. #scmppodcasts …
Huawei vs the United States: from entity to enemy
20 perc 31. rész
SCMP technology editor John Artman unpacks the latest escalation in the US-China tech war, and the US Commerce Department's announcement restricting Huawei from accessing US-made semiconductors or related equipment. What does this mean for Huawei's 5G ambitions, why is the US so intent on limiting Huawei and what next for China's biggest and most successful telecommunications company? Presented by Mimi Lau.
Explaining WeChat: China's super app Donald Trump wants banned
48 perc 30. rész
The app that has 19 million daily US users faces an impending ban on 'transactions'. Phoebe Zhang in Shenzhen reports on how this impacts Chinese iPhone users; Professor Wanning Sun unpacks how the Chinese diaspora in the US used WeChat in support of Trump, and the political 'revolution' during the Black Lives Matter protests; Ron Diebert from Citizen Lab reveals the investigations into WeChat surveillance and use of user's posts and data.
Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy, nationalism and China
29 perc 29. rész
Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo present a deep-dive into the current state of Covid-19 vaccine development from China. Reporter Simone McCarthy analyses moves by Beijing to use vaccine development as a new method of diplomacy thoughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Philippines. China desk editor Josephine Ma details the companies behind the Chinese vaccine candidates to enter phase three trials and why a major company with one of the first vaccine candidates to go into human trials has…
Explaining China's flood crisis as the Yangtze River continues to rise
21 perc 28. rész
Mimi Lau explains how two months of record-breaking torrential rains and decades of land reclamation and waterway diversion have helped contribute to the ongoing flood crisis in the Yangtze River basin, home to a third of mainland China's population. Field reporter Phoebe Zhang details what she found as she travelled from Wuhan to Poyang Lake and the historic 'ceramics capital' Jingdezhen, reporting on the unfolding disaster and witnessing the response from locals and authorities. 
On the brink: China and India's border standoff
32 perc 27. rész
How did the brutal confrontation between Chinese and Indian soldiers along the disputed Line of Actual Control in the Himalayas in June change the relationship between these two nuclear-armed neighbours? Independent journalist Kunal Purohit unpacks what happened, why there was no war, and how the ongoing standoff influences the economic and diplomatic relationships of China and India, as well as Russia and the United States.
Covid-19 new wave: mask policies change, secondary lockdowns and Facebook support groups
47 perc 26. rész
Dr Ben Cowling from the HKU School of Public Health discusses changing attitudes on masks, the WHO controversy about airborne particles and his forecast for 2020; behavioral economist Jamie Lien discusses the theories explaining why secondary lockdowns are so difficult; Jessica Stapleton shares what it's like to moderate a global Facebook support group for Covid-19 sufferers. Presented by Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo.
How Covid-19 changed the Australia-China relationship
30 perc 25. rész
In April, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the source of the coronavirus pandemic to be lead by the WHO. China's ambassador replied with veiled threats to Australia's export industries, beginning a series of trade-based punishments and a negative campaign by Beijing authories and its state-run media. We analyse what followed in the months since, as well as revealing the other side of the relationship: with one of China's biggest biotech companies…
Surviving Covid-19: stories of recovery and resilience
31 perc 24. rész
Media coverage of global infection numbers and the death toll from the coronavirus often misses a third number: the millions of people who have recovered. In this episode you'll hear from Meg Uppal, a 20 year old university student who found herself in London when the pandemic hit, and renowned operatic tenor Warren Mok, who thought he was stopping in Bangkok for a week before returning to his home in Hong Kong when he tested positive at the airport. We catch up with Dr Manimala Dharmangadan,…
Beijing Covid-19 outbreak: Xinfadi market closure impact, how it's affecting residents
19 perc 23. rész
Beijing-based reporters Echo Xie and Qin Chen report on the outbreak of coronavirus at the Xinfadi wholesale market, how it's impacting on food supplies to Beijing supermarkets, how security lockdowns are affecting residents and schools, and we hear what residents are saying online about reports of the cause of the outbreak. Presented by Mimi Lau.
Covid-19 vaccine tests, the ethics of human trials, vaccine nationalism & Big Pharma
32 perc 22. rész
Josephine Ma reports the latest on vaccine testing in mainland China, the deep ethical concerns over 'human challenge' trials and the reality of political promises of a vaccine to be ready by September; Simone McCarthy reports on how trade deals and Big Pharma threaten equitable global distribution, with analysis by public health specialist Dr Deborah Gleeson from LaTrobe University about global concerns on pricing, IP laws and corporate values versus the global good. Presented by Kinling Lo.
Two Sessions analysis: Hong Kong security law, the 5 year plan and a jobs crisis
33 perc 21. rész
Beijing-based reporter Mai Jun explains what it's like to report on the "two sessions", China's annual parliamentary meetings, under pandemic-level security and how a brief moment captured on camera with China's president Xi Jinping has global relevance; China desk editor Teddy Ng analyses the controversial Hong Kong security law passed by the NPC and political economy desk editor Zhou Xin unpacks the major economic policy changes flagged by Beijing amid an historic unemployment crisis.
China’s Two Sessions explained: what to expect, why it’s so important for Beijing
17 perc 20. rész
Amid global criticism for the coronavirus pandemic, a record slump in economic growth and huge unemployment, China will hold its annual “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference this week. Alan Wong, editor of Inkstone, the sister publication to the South China Morning Post, explains how lianghui - the two sessions work, what they mean and why this year is a major turning point for Beijing’s policies. China desk editor Teddy Ng…
Coronavirus mutation, vaccines, testing & China's Wolf Warriors vs the world
33 perc 19. rész
The coronavirus is mutating - how does that affect possible vaccines? Hear from Prof. Malik Pieris, who isolated the SARS virus in 2003, about this development as well as how antibody testing will give the true scale of the pandemic; analysis of China's Wolf Warrior diplomats and their aggressive pro-China tactics; John Ricketts talks about the Earth AI system wich studies the zeitgeist of the open Web, how public sentiment is changing during the pandemic and how the mood in the US is turning…
How Wuhan, the 5G conspiracy, mask diplomacy and coronavirus converge
56 perc 18. rész
SCMP journalists Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo present the latest coronavirus special: how attitudes in Vancouver and New York have changed towards masks; political economy journalist Finbarr Bermingham with insight into China's rapacious market for masks and PPE equipment; Dr Joan Donovan, director of the Technology and Social Change Research Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School analyses the battle to get Facebook, Youtube and other…
Coronavirus experience: what Hong Kong learned in two months of social distancing, home schooling and quarantine
54 perc 17. rész
One quarter of the world is now following the example set in Wuhan and Hubei province and locking down their populations; what has Hong Kong learned from the last two months of social distancing, home schooling and quarantine? Hear from Dr Ben Cowling, epidemiologist for the School of Public Health at Hong Kong University; Dr Manimala Dharmangadan, Covid-9 intensive care unit, Princess Mary Hospital; SCMP journalists Cissy Zhou and Elaine Ly on returning to mandatory quarantine from the US and…
Coronavirus pandemic: vaccines, patient zero, airlines & Hong Kong's economic pain
60 perc 16. rész
Mimi Lau and Kinling Lo return with a deep dive into the issues surrounding the global coronavirus outbreak. Dr Sarah Borwein discusses the need to find patient zero, and how Hong Kong's response has been (in some ways) exemplary; Teddy Ng on Xi Jinping's political response; Josephine Ma on the politics of pandemics and the complexities of vaccine production; Danny Lee on the impact on the impact to the global aviation industry; Denise Tsang discusses how Hong Kong's economy is suffering and…
China's coronavirus crisis: 5 demands for freedom; hacking social media censors; Hong Kong's trust issues
35 perc 15. rész
The fourth coronavirus special from the South China Morning Post; China desk editor Teddy Ng unpacks the questions being raised about President Xi Jinping, what he knew about the outbreak and when; Hubei-born reporter Echo Xie reveals life in quarantine in Hubei and then in Beijing, as well as moves to restrict the wild meat trade; reporter Qin Chan looks at the continuing anger at the death of Dr Li Wenliang, and how Chinese netizens are using novel techniques - including morse code - to beat…
Forecasting coronavirus spread; Dr Li Wenliang & China's crisis; Hong Kong's 'infodemic' of panic
45 perc 14. rész
Senior Hong Kong epidemiologist Ben Cowling analyses the spread of coronavirus and the efforts to contain it; the German team forecasting which airports will see carriers of the virus; SCMP China desk editor Teddy Ng details the crisis for Beijing following the death of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan doctor who attempted to warn the world of coronavirus; SCMP journalist Phoebe Zhang on life in quarantine in Shenzhen, high-tech response with robots and drones and the impact of Taylor Swift's fan club…
Coronavirus goes global: voices from Wuhan, Hong Kong, Vancouver
28 perc 13. rész
Reporting on the coronavirus outbreak: voices from inside Wuhan; how Hong Kong's history with SARS influences behaviour today; forecasts for the duration and spread of the virus and updates on the race for vaccines and treatments. Presented by Mimi Lau and Laurie Chen, featuring Echo Xie, SCMP journalist, mainland China; Ian Young; SCMP journalist, Vancouver; Elizabeth Cheung, SCMP health reporter, Hong Kong. 
Reporting on the Wuhan coronavirus
24 perc 12. rész
South China Morning Post reporters and editors discuss the outbreak of coronavirus from Wuhan, the stories they are covering and the misinformation and conspiracy theories they are confronting on social media both in mainland China and the west. Finbarr Bermingham speaks with Teddy Ng, Mimi Lau and Laurie Chen from the SCMP China desk. Get the latest updates and news from: www.scmp.com
China’s recycling revolution 04: confronting the global plastic crisis
35 perc 11. rész
A new modern phenomenon is causing a massive increase in single-use plastic packaging, overwhelming any positive effect of bans on plastic straws - but new technology might be able to join the dots between food disposal and food production
China’s recycling revolution 03: Hong Kong and Taiwan - one trash can, two systems
29 perc 10. rész
One city used an old English folk song to create a culture of recycling and domestic waste separation, while the other finds itself on the wrong side of China’s National Sword policy
China's recycling revolution 02: Shanghai asks ‘What trash are you?’
28 perc 9. rész
Inside the new waste disposal system brought in for tens of millions of residents one of China’s biggest cities, and finding the truth in the hype over hi-tech trash cans, RFID chips and the social credit system
China's recycling revolution 01: How the National Sword policy caused global disruption
33 perc 8. rész
How China’s National Sword policy caused a global disruption to domestic recycling programmes, encouraged Southeast Asian nations to reject Western waste, and inspired a massive Chinese investment in American recycling facilities
Behind the Tariffs 07: Epilogue, analysis and what next
29 perc 7. rész
A special epilogue podcast episode reveals how world trade changed in a year of tariffs and trade war between the US and China, and asks: will things ever be the same again? Vietnam has been revealed as a key beneficiary of the trade war, but how are other nations changing, and what will be the impact on the 2020 US election?
Behind the Tariffs 06: Salad spinners, tariff exemptions and supply chains
24 perc 6. rész
How a kitchen tool can teach you about tariff exemptions, innovation, patents and explain how China’s supply chains are unique in the world
Behind the Tariffs 05: Handbags, game controllers and the IP battle
22 perc 5. rész
Why would an American entrepreneur choose to manufacture handbags in China? Why are shipments of gaming hardware from Hong Kong to New York being locked up?
Behind the Tariffs 04: Trucks, trade and Hong Kong’s conundrum
19 perc 4. rész
How Hong Kong’s logistics and service economy is being battered by the effects of the US-China trade war
Behind the tariffs 03: Solar cells and the exodus of Chinese companies
19 perc 3. rész
The march of manufacturing out of China continues, and it’s causing a labour shortage and an overheated real estate market in neighbouring Vietnam
Behind the Tariffs 02: How bicycles link China and the US
22 perc 2. rész
How tariffs are unravelling supply chains that stretch from Shanghai to North Carolina, forcing American and Chinese manufacturers to change, cancel or make new plans
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