Round Table China
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Round Table China
Round Table is a premier English radio/podcast show, straight from Beijing. Hear what's buzzing on the Internet and the main streets, see the latest lifestyle trends, and feel the pulse of life in China, Round Table is your golden ticket. With dynamic cultural exchanges between hosts from diverse ba...
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The midweek work break
For decades, rest followed a simple rhythm: work hard all week, recover on the weekend. But that old pattern no longer fits how people actually live a...
Zero tariffs, big opportunities
At a time when many parts of the world are raising trade barriers, one major economy is moving in the opposite direction. China's decision to remove t...
Can staying apart keep you together?
One partner here, the other there. Different cities for some. Separate homes in the same crowded metro for others. And strangely, they all say the dis...
Auto China 2026: where the future hits the road
One of the biggest auto shows in history is happening right now in Beijing, with nearly 1,500 vehicles and over 180 world premieres. But this isn't ju...
The Soapbox: the sleeping employee
On this week's edition of The Soapbox, a young woman in southern China has stirred up controversy. She posted about taking a five hour nap at her comp...
When the sea becomes the stadium
At the Sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya, the wind and waves become part of the game, where every move looks effortlessly shaped by the sea. But how do...
Bonus Ep: Turning pages, opening stories
To close our World Book Day series, Round Table invites you into two richly different worlds: Lu Min's "Dinner for Six" and Di An's "Dear Fengmi", re...
Global demand fueling Chinese online literature growth
National Reading Week has come and gone. According to a fresh report, China's online literature scene isn't just bigger than ever; it's a genuine econ...
AI ride-hailing reinvents the way we move
AI can already book your hotel and order your food. Now it's coming for your ride. In China, platforms are turning ride-hailing into a single sentence...
The Why: AEDs in Cars
A stranger shatters a car window not to steal, but to save. He grabs an AED from the back seat and uses it to rescue a life. If a single device works...
Where history, technology, and storytelling meet
April 23 is World Book Day. Across China, a week-long celebration of reading has been taking place. And more specifically in Nanchang, the Fifth Natio...
When a child teaches grown-ups how to love
Writer Di An wrote the books that defined your teenage years. Now she's writing for the adult you've become. In this third episode of our World Book D...
Tree parenting 101
For decades, environmental action has been built on a simple idea: plant more trees. But in many places, especially cities, space is limited, and the...
Technology's promise, humanity's price
For World Reading Day, Round Table meets Chinese sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan. He introduces his new book “Ocean Break”: a green utopia island in the Ind...
How AI is redefining the teacher
AI is already inside classrooms across China, personalizing homework, grading essays, and tracking student data. None of that is new. But what about t...
Read, then roam
April 23 is World Book Day, and this week on Round Table, we're taking part in the celebration. Today we launch a special five-part series featuring a...
Beijing's robot race: fun or future?
Robots just ran a half marathon in Beijing. They weren't just moving. They were competing, stumbling, and pushing through like real racers. So is this...
It's time for looted art to come home
France just made it easier to return looted artifacts from the colonial era. Sacred objects. Royal treasures. So what does that mean for China, a coun...
Can cheaper parking fix congestion?
Several Chinese cities are rewriting their parking rules. Lower fees, shorter billing increments, free overnight and holiday parking. The goal is to f...
SBTI: The "unhinged" personality test
What started as a tongue-in-cheek tool to help a friend suddenly went viral. Enter the SBTI Test: a fast, funny, wildly shareable personality quiz tha...
Inside the 16th Beijing International Film Festival
Have you ever watched a film and immediately thought,“I want to go there"? Maybe it's a city, a street, or even just a feeling. This year's Beijing In...
Bonus Ep: Travel China through film
For the Beijing International Film Festival, Round Table presents a special series. Each episode pairs a film shortlisted for the Tiantan Award with a...
The rise of living anywhere
For many people, growing up once seemed simple: find a stable job, buy a house, and settle down. But today, that mentality is changing. More people, f...
Navigating the AI actor controversy
AI has already transformed industries from finance to medicine, logistics to law, and now it's coming for acting. Meet the next generation of stars, d...
Encore: Is your grandma a gamer?
The Soapbox: The "Admin Night" trend / We think of e-sports as a young person's game. But in China, the fastest-growing players are in their 60s and 7...
Encore: What makes a house a good house?
China built the world's largest housing market by chasing one thing: more. But the finish line has moved. The urgent new question is no longer "How ma...
Does greatness require suffering?
Everyone has heard the old belief. Real greatness demands sacrifice and struggle. The best among us only made it because somebody drove them hard, oft...
The 6th China International Consumer Products Expo
Imagine AI glasses that translate 89 languages, a robot picking tea leaves, and a flying car all under one roof. That is the 6th China International C...
Are you seeing more mosquitoes earlier this year?
The Full Circle：Working overtime, Hu Xue Gang, Shared farming. / Have you noticed mosquitoes showing up earlier this year? Maybe you brushed one away...
China's next phase of E-commerce
Governments around the world are all trying to answer a key question: How can digital commerce support the real economy — without replacing it? Well,...
From classrooms to kickoffs
Another "super league" is sweeping China's schools: the Class Super League. Sports contests are getting kids off screens and outdoors — but can a foot...
Grow from your smartphone
Imagine growing your own vegetables without leaving the city. In China, shared garden plots and "cloud farming" apps let people manage crops, harvest...
China Finds Ep. 2: When ancient grief met modern relief
Welcome to our special segment, China Finds! This is where we take a cultural moment from China and unpack the story behind it—not as a history lesson...
The unexpected rise of "City Busing"
Cities are packed with leisure spots—restaurants, malls, parks, nightlife districts. But lately, a surprising new venue has entered the chat: the city...
The parental school volunteering trap
Millions of parents across China stand outside schools in vests, directing traffic with no training, no authority, and no real choice. What began as v...
The 0.3% social insurance solution
China is rolling out what some call its "sixth social insurance": long-term care insurance. The cost is just 0.3 percent of income, but the ambition i...
Why can't China stop working overtime?
In 2025, China averaged 49 hours a week. Laws exist. Awareness exists. So why nothing changing? Today we ask: who actually benefits from your long hou...
The new Qingming: From ancient rituals to eco-burials
It was a day of remembrance, when people across China honor their departed loved ones in different ways. Over the weekend, the country marked another...
Are you a "vintage human"?
Move over, Gen Z trends. The latest identity young people are claiming for themselves is "old-school human." It's a deliberate step back from the hype...
Silver screens: Navigating the digital frontier with China's 161 million seniors
Forget the teenage gamers—the newest power users are your grandparents. From chasing flash sales at midnight to becoming viral influencers, seniors ar...