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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    China Tonight Season 1 Episode 1 - Stand-Up Comedy and Population Crisis
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    #1 - Stand-Up Comedy and Population Crisis

    S1:E1

    Stan interviews China's Deputy Head of Mission, Wang Xining. Plus Annie Louey checks out China's stand-up comedy scene and we take a close look at the country's population crisis.

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  2. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 2 - Modern Day Feminists and Video Gaming
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    #2 - Modern Day Feminists and Video Gaming

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    Stan interviews pro-democracy activist in exile Ted Hui. Samuel Yang talks to modern day feminists. Angharad Yeo looks at the popularity, and perils, of video gaming.

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  3. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 3 - Uyghur Persecution and Housing Affordability
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    #3 - Uyghur Persecution and Housing Affordability

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    Stan looks at the ongoing resistance inside China to claims of crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. Annie Louey looks at the housing bubble. Jinghua Qian reports on what it's like to operate as a journalist on the mainland.

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  4. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 4 - Ai Weiwei and the Race to 6G
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    #4 - Ai Weiwei and the Race to 6G

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    Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong take a fresh look at news and current affairs from inside China. This week Stan talks to activist and artist Ai Weiwei, the race to develop 6G tech plus animals as livestock or pets?

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  5. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 5 - 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party
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    #5 - 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party

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    Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong look at preparations for the 100th anniversary celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party. How Hollywood has tried, and failed, in China, plus what 'Made In China' means on the mainland.

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  6. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 6 - Sporting Aspirations and Underground Music
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    #6 - Sporting Aspirations and Underground Music

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    Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong look at all the news from China. Is the economy all it's made out to be? The country's bid to be one of the world's great sporting nations plus the underground music scene has its moment in the sun.

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  7. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 7 - LGBTQI Activism and China-Afghanistan Relations
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    #7 - LGBTQI Activism and China-Afghanistan Relations

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    Stan Grant and Yvonne Yong look at what's making the news in China, the new 'lying down' movement bucking the workaholic approach of the past, the suppression of LGBTQI activists, and China's relationship with Afghanistan.

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  8. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 8 - AUKUS Submarine Deal and the Great Firewall
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    #8 - AUKUS Submarine Deal and the Great Firewall

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    How will China react to Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal? Angharad Yeo checks out the Great Firewall's impact on social media scrolling plus Annie Louey goes back to school to look at the ban on private tutoring.

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  9. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 9 - China and the Pacific
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    #9 - China and the Pacific

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    A look at the history of China in the Pacific - Stan Grant chats with Kiribati President Taneti Maamau. Plus Annie Louey checks out traditional medicine, and Wenlei Ma dives into the wonderful world of Chinese soap operas.

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  10. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 10 - China-Taiwan Tensions and Beijing Billionaire Crackdown
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    #10 - China-Taiwan Tensions and Beijing Billionaire Crackdown

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    Find out what's happening inside China and what's been trending this week. Stan Grant interviews the Foreign Minister of Taiwan Joseph Wu, the crackdown on Beijing's billionaires, plus the death of street food in China?

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  11. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 11 - China and COP26 and Looking for Love in Modern China
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    #11 - China and COP26 and Looking for Love in Modern China

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    We chat to a young activist about China's response to climate change ahead of the Glasgow summit. The latest on tensions with Taiwan, plus why the government is playing matchmaker for Chinese singles. Hosted by Stan Grant.

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  12. China Tonight Season 1 Episode 12 - People With Disability and Cancel Culture, China-Style
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    #12 - People With Disability and Cancel Culture, China-Style

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    Stan Grant and the team examine the reality of life for people with disability in China, cancel culture China-style, and one person two countries: how Chinese heritage affects how you're seen here and there.

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  13. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 1 - Monday 7/3/2022
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    #13 - Monday 7/3/2022

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    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.

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  14. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 2 - Monday 14/3/2022
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    #14 - Monday 14/3/2022

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    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.

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  15. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 3 - Monday 21/3/2022
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    #15 - Monday 21/3/2022

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    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?

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  16. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 4 - Monday 28/3/2022
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    #16 - Monday 28/3/2022

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    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.

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  17. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 5 - Monday 4/4/2022
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    #17 - Monday 4/4/2022

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    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.

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  18. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 6 - Monday 11/4/2022
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    #18 - Monday 11/4/2022

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    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.

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  19. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 7 - Monday 25/4/2022
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    #19 - Monday 25/4/2022

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    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.

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  20. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 8 - Monday 2/5/2022
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    #20 - Monday 2/5/2022

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    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.

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  21. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 9 - Monday 18/7/2022
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    #21 - Monday 18/7/2022

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    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.

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  22. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 10 - Monday 25/7/2022
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    #22 - Monday 25/7/2022

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    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.

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  23. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 11 - Monday 8/8/2022
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    #23 - Monday 8/8/2022

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    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?

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  24. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 12 - Monday 15/8/2022
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    #24 - Monday 15/8/2022

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    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.

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  25. China Tonight Season 2 Episode 13 - Monday 22/8/2022
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    #25 - Monday 22/8/2022

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    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stand-Up Comedy and Population Crisis" is the best rated episode of "China Tonight". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/1/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Modern Day Feminists and Video Gaming".