Chinese Whispers with Cindy Yu
Chinese Whispers with Cindy Yu is a podcast that aims to provide a more nuanced and colorful understanding of China to mainstream audiences. Hosted by Cindy Yu, the show explores various aspects of Chinese culture, politics, and society, challenging simplistic narratives. The podcast is produced independently and is available on Substack.
Episodes
Lessons from Brazil: the art of hedging Chinese investment
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.chinesewhispers.ukMy guest Andrew Cainey is a long-time advisor to businesses and governments across the world on how to deal with China. He is a senior associate fellow at the thinktank, RUSI, and co-author of Xiconomics: What China’s Dual Circulation Strategy Means for Global Business.On this episode we discuss a new trend that An
Arrested in Shanghai
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.chinesewhispers.ukWhen covering the White Paper protests of November 2022, BBC senior journalist Ed Lawrence was beaten and detained by Chinese police in Shanghai. Footage of his arrest travelled quickly, and resulted in a near diplomatic incident, with the British Foreign Office summoning the Chinese ambassador in London. Fortunate
Chinese Whispers 2.0 – Beijing bikinis and Shanghai Snobbery
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.chinesewhispers.uk/subscribeIn a country as big as China, you will not be surprised to hear that the Chinese people hold many assumptions, prejudices and stereotypes about people from other parts of the country, from other socioeconomic or educational backgrounds, about genders
