What is Cindy Yu's China podcast?
A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From Huawei to Hong Kong, Cindy Yu talks to experts, journalists, and long time China-watchers on what you need to know about China. Why does China care about the Olympics?
Who is Cindy Yu from the spectator?
Cindy Yu is the broadcast editor at the Spectator based in London, England. Yu is also the host of the bi-monthly podcast Chinese Whispers, which features experts on China to discuss themes like women’s roles in Chinese society and Taiwan’s position. She was born in China and raised in the United Kingdom.
What is the China podcast?
A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From Huawei to Hong Kong, Cindy Yu talks to experts, journalists, and long time China-watchers on what you need to know about China.
What is YuYu doing now?
Yu is also the host of the bi-monthly podcast Chinese Whispers, which features experts on China to discuss themes like women’s roles in Chinese society and Taiwan’s position. She was born in China and raised in the United Kingdom.
Monday
All political parties have weaknesses for jargon and buzzwords, and the Chinese Communist Party more than most. It's why Party documents – whether they be speeches, Resolutions or reports – can be hard going.
Saturday
On this week's episode, we'll hear from Nick Moar on Twitter’s decision to suspend Politics for All.Next, Tanya Gold on the importance of chicken soup.
Thursday
Any student of Chinese will sympathise with the 17th-century Jesuit priest Fr Emeric Langlois de Chavagnac when he wrote: ‘One can only endure the pain of learning it for the love of God.’ With its convoluted characters, subtle tones and numerous homonyms, it can seem as though the language just doesn’t want to be learned.
Thursday
Welcome to the special Christmas episode of The Edition! In this episode, we look at five major topics that dominated the news this year and the pages of The Spectator. First up a review of the year in politics with our resident Coffee House Shots' team James Forsyth, Katy Balls and Isabel Hardman.
Thursday
A high-flying Chinese businessman once told me his secret to happiness: ‘Before a man is 35, women are tools; after 35, women are toys.’ It worked for him. He married an educated woman from a good family who helped him climb the career ladder; but once established in his career, he began seeking more exciting female company.
Saturday
The Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sits in a crowded restaurant surrounded by friends and her coach, who is going through next year’s training plan with her. ‘Tomorrow is November 20th’, he says, in a seeming non-sequitur. ‘No, tomorrow is the 21st’, one of her friends corrects him. ‘Oh yes, oh yes, the 21st’.
How old is Cindy Yu?
Cindy Yu seems to fall under the age group of 25-35 years old. It’s just an estimation based on her photos and work history. However, her verified age and date of birth still remain confidential for now.
Where is Cindy Yu from?
Cindy Yu Parents And Family. Cindy Yu was born in China to Chinese parents, but she grew up in the United Kingdom. She has kept a low profile when it comes to the topic of her personal and private life. At the very moment, she has not talked to and discussed her parents yet.
Where is Yu from?
She was born in China and raised in the United Kingdom.
The Spectator
A fortnightly podcast from the Spectator on the latest in Chinese politics, society, and more. From Huawei to Hong Kong, Cindy Yu talks to experts, journalists, and long time China-watchers on what you need to know about China.
Healing the 'cancer' of the Cultural Revolution
It's not easy to talk about the Cultural Revolution inside China - let alone teach it. In recent years, one of the last professors to have taught the period has been hounded out of her role at a top university.
Will Xi invade Taiwan?
Last week, the US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan has appealed to the US for faster delivery of fighter aircraft. It's been a tense month in the Strait, kicked off by China's celebration of its national day on October 1 through flying a record number of aircraft through Taiwan's air defense identification zone.
The Chinese love of drinking
Throughout Chinese history, as seen by poems and novels, drinking has been seen as a source for literary inspiration; or a form of manly competition; or, as ever, a status symbol. After a century of political turmoil in which the way people lived was radically disrupted, drinking culture is now coming back with China's growing wealth.
Has China got over the Japanese invasion?
For China, WWII started in 1937 with the Japanese invasion, two years before Hitler invaded Poland. Japan would occupy China until its surrender in 1945, in the process committing atrocities like the rape of Nanjing. This was the second Japanese invasion in fifty years.
Ancestors and demons: a brief history of Chinese religion
Are the Chinese religious? The government’s treatment of Christians and particularly Muslims have been under scrutiny in recent years. But these religious groups only form around 4 per cent of the Chinese population, according to national surveys. So what do the other 96pc believe in?
Will China become Afghanistan's new sponsor?
Last month, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed senior Taliban leaders to Beijing, standing shoulder to shoulder for the photographers. China is carefully watching events unfold in Afghanistan. And while it hasn’t yet recognised the Taliban government, the Beijing meeting was a nod towards a potential alliance.