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The China Current with James Chau is a dynamic storytelling experience that brings you up close to fascinating people and stories shaping our shared global future. Weekly videos and podcasts hosted by James Chau – writer, news anchor and UN Goodwill Ambassador – take you on an exciting journey to 'see' and 'hear' China first-hand. Now available on all major digital and social media platforms.
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The China Current is proud to introduce its new Culture Contributor, Tasmin Little. The world renowned violinist first visited China in 1982 as a student at the Menuhin School. In this podcast, Tasmin pays tribute to Chi Chi, the giant panda born in the wild of Sichuan — who later made her home at London Zoo.…
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Ge Yang is a phenomenal table tennis player — a world champion and winner of six Paralympic gold medals across the Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio games. At the age of six, he lost his right hand in an accident at home in Hebei, a province just outside of Beijing. He shares his story of becoming an Olympian. Our Host James Chau met with him in Ban…
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For the first time since the pandemic, the world gathers a major cultural event. Art Basel in Hong Kong is a truly hybrid fair with an audience that is physical and virtual. Local galleries are showing physically, but exhibitors from outside the city have flown in their works — while a new digital initiative called Art Basel Live offers online view…
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The pandemic may have reshaped the world, but it has also triggered a surge of interest in public health education. Dr. Michelle Williams is Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which is seeing record applications from students striving to serve. Born in Jamaica, she moved to America as a child. In this conversation with James Cha…
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For a decade, Dr. Margaret Chan served as the world’s health chief. Now, she is the Founding Dean of Tsinghua Vanke School of Public Health, a center of innovation in Beijing that seeks to link "health" to "humanity" in a time of global need. It is reinventing how we approach health by addressing big global challenges in parallel, from the planet t…
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The United States has declared that China committed genocide against minority Uyghurs. Radio Free Asia journalists discuss that historic decision and look ahead to a Communist Party Congress in Vietnam. With RFA's Mat Pennington, Paul Eckert, Alim Seytoff, and Viet Ha.Di Radio Free Asia
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Amidst a pandemic that continues to shake the world, we sometimes need reminding that we really are “all in this together.” Astronaut Ron Garan knew he wanted to be an astronaut since he was a child when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Now, after 178 days in space and completing four spacewalks, he offers us an “orbital perspective” on the unity…
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As Drake Long rounds out nine months of reporting for Radio Free Asia and BenarNews on the South China Sea, RFA's Mat Pennington discusses with him trends that have emerged during that period. They also talk about the possibility of conflict breaking out between the US and China in the future.Di RFA
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Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington discusses with reporter Drake Long a new multimedia story that tracks the history of the evolving U.S. stance on the South China Sea since the aftermath of World War II until today's strategic rivalry with China. They also look ahead to what a Biden administration policy on the South China Sea might look like.…
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Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington and Drake Long discuss China's efforts to upgrade tiny islets it holds in the disputed Paracel island chain in the South China Sea, and its drafting of a law that would authorize Chinese coast guard ships to use weapons against foreign vessels. They also look at what may lie behind the Philippines' recent lifting of…
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Is all the tough U.S. talk on China turning off America�s diplomatic partners? Radio Free Asia�s Mat Pennington and South China Sea reporter Drake Long discuss U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo�s week-long trip through Asia where he sought backing for a tougher stance against Beijing.Di RFA
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It's been a busy week. RFA's Drake Long and Mat Pennington first discuss Japan's recent drills in the South China Sea and the new Prime Minister's decision to visit Vietnam and Indonesia. Then they look at the tense situation in the skies over Pratas atoll, one of Taiwan's few outposts in the South China Sea, and the surprising announcement by Phil…
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Radio Free Asia's Drake Long spotted a wave power generator near China's main outpost in the South China Sea. He and RFA's Mat Pennington discuss China's effort to reduce its reliance on diesel power to sustain its bases in Paracel and Spratlys. Features comments from Jonas Nahm, assistant professor for energy, resources, and the environment at Joh…
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Weekly podcast by RFA's Mat Pennington and South China Sea reporter Drake Long. This week, Drake interviews John McManus, a professor of marine biology at the University of Miami, Florida, and one of the few experts on coral reefs in the South China Sea. McManus gives a snapshot of the current state of the environment in the South China Sea and cle…
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Guns have fallen silent after two years of bitter fighting in western Myanmar. Radio Free Asia’s Mat Pennington and RFA Burmese senior editor Kyaw Min Htun discuss the prospects for peace in conflict-hit Rakhine State in the aftermath of recent national elections. Also, RFA Vietnamese’s Giang Nguyen describes the plight of independent journalists i…
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As Drake Long rounds out nine months of reporting for Radio Free Asia and BenarNews on the South China Sea, RFA's Mat Pennington discusses with him trends that have emerged during that period. They also talk about the possibility of conflict breaking out between the US and China in the future.Di Radio Free Asia
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As Chair of the Elders, Mary Robinson advocates for peace and justice for everyone. In this special conversation with our Host James Chau, the former leader of Ireland shares her insights on how we can achieve a future with the wellbeing of our planet at the center. In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, The China Current present…
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Radio Free Asia has delved into history to reconstruct how U.S. policy on the South China Sea has evolved over the past 70 years – from the surrender of imperial Japan at the end of World War II to the rise of China. Mat Pennington discusses the findings with reporter Drake Long. The resulting multimedia feature story can be viewed on the RFA and B…
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Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington discusses with reporter Drake Long a new multimedia story that tracks the history of the evolving U.S. stance on the South China Sea since the aftermath of World War II until today's strategic rivalry with China. They also look ahead to what a Biden administration policy on the South China Sea might look like.…
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Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington and Drake Long discuss China's efforts to upgrade tiny islets it holds in the disputed Paracel island chain in the South China Sea, and its drafting of a law that would authorize Chinese coast guard ships to use weapons against foreign vessels. They also look at what may lie behind the Philippines' recent lifting of…
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Is all the tough U.S. talk on China turning off America’s diplomatic partners? Radio Free Asia’s Mat Pennington and South China Sea reporter Drake Long discuss U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s week-long trip through Asia where he sought backing for a tougher stance against Beijing.Di Radio Free Asia
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Radio Free Asia's Mat Pennington and South China Sea reporter Drake Long discuss whether Southeast Asian foreign ministers' will respond positively to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's call for a boycott of Chinese state firms that built artificial islands in the South China Sea.Di RFA
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Weekly podcast by RFA's Mat Pennington and South China Sea reporter Drake Long. This week, Drake interviews Murray Hiebert, a senior associate at the Washington, D.C-based Center for Strategic & International Studies and the author of a new book entitled "Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge," which looks at Southeast Asian coun…
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In a world still struggling to come to terms with a pandemic, Norway is one of the least impacted. Its leader Erna Solberg went in hard and early to prevent infections from taking root, a strategy that has protected the country's more than 5 million people. In this wide ranging conversation with our Host James Chau, she shares some of the fundament…
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Millions have now experienced the physical and mental toll of the virus spreading globally—including Peter Piot, who in 1976 co-discovered Ebola in Central Africa. In this special interview, he revisits his recent hospitalization, and near-death experience, describing it as a state of moving “between heaven and earth.” Our Host James Chau speaks to…
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As global leaders continue to organize their pandemic response teams, U.S. leadership is balancing the need to maintain some sections of the economy while keeping people safe from the health crisis. It’s a hard-struck balance, and no one is exactly sure where it will lead us as some states begin to reopen. One organization, The Rockefeller Foundati…
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Although they are not with us today, our ancestors shine a continuous reflection on our lives, influencing our perceptions and interactions with the world in subtle yet powerful ways. In her latest film—The Farewell—actor, author, comedian, and rapper, Awkwafina returns to her Asian roots—telling the story of her grandmother’s last days and the anc…
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In 2006, Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions towards alleviating global poverty. Now, the "banker to the poor" is shifting his focus to today’s health crisis— to help transform a world already hurt by a range of inequalities. In a resounding call to action, he says every human being has unlimited capacity to change the fu…
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Everyone is impacted differently in times of crises. Today, those with preexisting health conditions are facing increased barriers to treatment and access to medication, compounding the challenges they already face. Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director, speaks with our host James Chau about vulnerable populations and the hope that community l…
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California womenswear brand L'AGENCE wanted to be supportive during these troubling times and did so in the way they know best: by donating jeans. L'AGENCE donated $1M of their denim to female health workers on the front lines, and while jeans aren’t a necessity in this crisis, they knew it was the best way to use their expertise to give back, expr…
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The COVID-19 response is being led by leaders in politics, science and health. But one teenager in Hong Kong is reshaping that narrative with a platform she's created to involve people young and older. With a simple but effective action list, she is calling on everyone to participate in impactful solutions - and at the same time, reminding us to st…
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Attica Scott is one of very few elected women of color in the United States. As a Kentucky State Representative, she is a unique face of leadership in a state that has battled poverty and racial division. The threat of COVID-19 has highlighted deep inequalities in healthcare systems, especially for minority communities who are already at a disadvan…
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Helen Clark was Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. Today, she is a pivotal leader who is exercising her statesmanship against COVID-19, the greatest threat to space and security. In her communications with the UN Security Council and G20 leaders, she has made a clarion call for a global coor…
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