China Tonight — Season 2

Aired 7 March 2022 • 29 min

Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong return for a new season of China Tonight. China and Russia are closer and more powerful than ever before but where does China stand on the war in Ukraine? The real reason WeChat cancelled Scott Morrison. Plus the banned but booming business of fortune-telling.

Aired 14 March 2022 • 29 min

Will China be the mediator between Russia and Ukraine? Plus the focus on food security, a look back at China's rich musical history and why women are angry about being asked to make more babies.

Aired 21 March 2022 • 30 min

As China walks a diplomatic tightrope between the White House and the Kremlin, is US-China co-operation the key to peace in Ukraine? A look at lockdown life in Shenzhen plus is the Metaverse China's chance to beat the west?

Aired 28 March 2022 • 30 min

China's military deal with the Solomon Islands, the investigation into the China Eastern plane crash, Jinghua Qian examines China's shifting attitudes towards mental health, plus a look at a new generation of wine makers.

Aired 4 April 2022 • 31 min

The secret trial of Australian journalist Cheng Lei; The dark side of a global fashion juggernaut; Stan speaks with the dissident author who looked into what was really happening in Wuhan during the dark days of January 2020.

Aired 11 April 2022 • 30 min

The growing personality cult of Xi Jinping - is another Cultural Revolution underway in China? Honouring ancestors during the tomb-sweeping festival of Qingming. Annie Louey explains what happened to China's bicycle kingdom.

Aired 25 April 2022 • 28 min

China and the Solomon Islands: a new era or a red line? China's leading military expert responds to Australia's warning. Also, hunger and anger in Shanghai's lockdown, and the quest to save China's declining dialects.

Aired 2 May 2022 • 30 min

How China's censorship authorities use increasingly sophisticated tools to track and silence critics overseas including in Australia. Hong Kong's diminishing freedoms and why China's Gen Z is still waiting on better Sex Ed.

Aired 18 July 2022 • 30 min

The fight between China and the US to be best friends with the Pacific. How traditional martial arts like Kung Fu fit with the popularity of modern combat sports. Plus Western brands imposing their beauty standards in China.

Aired 25 July 2022 • 29 min

Why are Chinese citizens refusing to pay their mortgage? Stan Grant explores the state of China's economy and the property market. How do young people learn about sex in China? Plus a government crackdown on the use of VPNs.

Aired 8 August 2022 • 29 min

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan ramps up China/US tensions, but will it be Taiwan that pays the price? Stan Grant with views from Beijing and Taipei. Plus the world's most popular spirit, is China's drink of the people under threat?

Aired 15 August 2022 • 31 min

As China/Taiwan tensions escalate, Stan Grant examines China and Japan's complicated history. Plus a vegan revolution takes hold as China's appetite for meat declines plus the holiday from hell for tourists trapped in Hainan.

Aired 22 August 2022 • 29 min

Is Beijing deepening ties with Moscow? Stan Grant is joined by former PLA Colonel Zhou Bo to discuss China's upcoming military drills with Russia. Plus China's devastating heatwave and the murder mystery craze gripping Gen Z.

Aired 29 August 2022 • 29 min

Wildfires and drought as China's brutal heatwave stokes fears of global food shortages. Who will care for China's ageing population? Plus revving into the future, China's race to get ahead in the world of motor sports.

Aired 5 September 2022 • 31 min

China's fury after UN accusations of Uyghur human rights abuses. Also, tuning into 'Xi Jinping Thought' - what does it stand for? Plus coming into the cold: China's advance into Antarctica.

Aired 12 September 2022 • 31 min

Lost in translation: how cultural understanding impacts language. Also is the backlash against MSG rooted in racism? Plus how to satisfy a hungry ghost and the crackdown on 'mooncake madness'.