The Bridge

We interview Mario Cavolo, who's lived in China for 25 years. We discuss how China's changes, the end of poverty and what Chinese people really think of their nation and the PRC's 75th anniversary.

Hotels and tourist destinations are bracing for a flood of eager spenders as October’s Golden Week arrives. We discuss the People’s Republic of China’s accomplishments on its 75th birthday.

According to a recent article by The Guardian, “Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil." Is the oil industry fleecing Americans and depriving them a chance to clean up the environment?

China is building joint-venture factories in the USA. According to The Institute for Energy Studies, China will own enough solar manufacturing plants in the United States to serve about half of the nation. We discuss what China and US can get through cooperations. Find out more with Jason and BeiBei.

We ask special guest, Hussein Askary of BRIX Sweden, a non-profit association on the Belt and Road Initiative, especially its economic and strategic significance for Europe and Sweden. How is Africa developing? Is China engaging in debt traps? Or is the cooperation between China and Africa creating economic prosperity? Listen in.

Are Americans weird? How does the rest of the world see the US? We discuss aspects of American and Chinese culture through a foreigner’s lens, and ask “Is this weird to people abroad and why?”

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss China's model of poverty alleviation. How can it inform Africa's journey to modernity? And how can the US work with China to build a better shared future for everyone?

For many Americans these days, buying back to school supplies might mean skipping meals. We discuss inflation and how to budget for the fall rush. Find out more with BeiBei and Jason.

We interview Astrid Haas, a sustainability expert, about the future of Africa. In Beijing, leaders from all over Africa set out to plot a path with China towards increased development. What will that future look like?

Chinese are super-savers but when travelling they tend to spend a lot of that. Alex Shi, a young Chinese lady explains where and why Chinese spenders are willing to let go of their cash.

Former Director of Department of Economic and Business Policy in London and economist John Ross joins The Bridge. We discuss China, the US, the global economy and the prospects for avoiding a new Cold War.

Hot on the tail of cooling inflation comes the cost of staying cool. We look at the tragedies that have struck people across the US this summer and the very high price of energy at a time when it literally saves lives.

We invite a research coordinator from PAX Sapiens to discuss strategies for deepening understanding between the US and China, and what’s at stake.

We discuss how China has become the global leader in green energy technology. And how China is leading the world into a greener, renewable future. If you want the facts, this is the place.

Professor Bryan W. Van Norden of Vassar College joins The Bridge for a discussion on Chinese philosophy. He explains how folding Chinese philosophy into the western canon could broaden our horizons. Listen in.

From Beijing to Boston, bikes are coming back. How is biking in China and the U.S. similar and different. We discuss the future of global cycling.

Noted economist Warwick Powell joins the show. We discuss travel, trade, China’s Third Plenum, and plans for the future. We also discuss the dollar and NATO’s overreach in Asia.

About 79 million Americans face health-related financial burdens. New laws are set to tame this monster. Is getting sick sickening the US economy?

We invite economist, Professor Michael Dunford of Sussex University on to explain China's economy. We talk about how China began raising people out of poverty in the 1950s to the present. And also about plans to promote high quality growth moving forward.

Chaniece is an American who had lived in China for a decade. She explains how she sees China, learns Chinese and shares her hope of settling down in the country permanently.

We interview Prof. Brown at Xiamen University. Dr. Brown arrived in China in 1988 and earned honorary citizenship of Fujian from Xi Jinping in 2001. We discuss poverty alleviation and how Xi Jinping personally encouraged Dr. Brown’s to write more than 20 books.

The 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations convenes from July 10th to the 11th in the Confucius hometown of Qufu. This year’s agenda includes Global Civilization Initiative. We have the details you need for the next big thing.

We're joined by Jerry Grey, King of Takes on China. He discusses his life in China, exploring the Greater Bay Area and prospects for peace.

The “mysterious” place is called “Kuliang,” the Fujian dialect name of the Guling scenic area that even most Chinese were unfamiliar with. For over a hundred years, however, the American families which once lived there harmoniously with friendly Chinese in the 1900s still call it home. Find out more on this special edition of The Bridge.

Special guest, author Nury Vittachi, discusses Hong Kong’s long history to rejoin the greater Chinese family after British Imperial rule. We discuss the economy and the transition to economic integrating into the Greater Bay Area.