The China Current with James Chau

James Chau

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The China Current with James Chau

The China Current with James Chau is a dynamic storytelling experience that brings you up close to fascinating people and stories shaping our shared global future. Weekly videos and podcasts hosted by James Chau – writer, news anchor and UN Goodwill Ambassador – take you on an exciting journey to 'see' and 'hear' China first-hand. Now available on all major digital and social media platforms.

01/18/2022

The Best Loved Panda in the World | Tasmin Little

The China Current is proud to introduce its new Culture Contributor, Tasmin Little. The world renowned violinist first visited China in 1982 as a student at the Menuhin School. In this podcast, Tasmin pays tribute to Chi Chi, the giant panda born in the wild of Sichuan — who later made her home at London Zoo.

10 min
08/27/2021

Beating Tough Odds | Paralympics

Ge Yang is a phenomenal table tennis player — a world champion and winner of six Paralympic gold medals across the Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio games. At the age of six, he lost his right hand in an accident at home in Hebei, a province just outside of Beijing. He shares his story of becoming an Olympian. Our Host James Chau met with him in Bangkok, where they talked about the beauty of the human spirit, and how he ultimately triumphed not only in sports, but also in life.

7 min
05/14/2021

Art Basel 2021

For the first time since the pandemic, the world gathers a major cultural event. Art Basel in Hong Kong is a truly hybrid fair with an audience that is physical and virtual. Local galleries are showing physically, but exhibitors from outside the city have flown in their works — while a new digital initiative called Art Basel Live offers online viewing rooms, virtual walkthroughs, and daily broadcasts. In this special interview, James Chau, Host of The China Current, speaks with Adeline Ooi, Director Asia of Art Basel. Watch and listen to this conversation on video and podcast.

5 min
05/09/2021

Health, Undervalued | Michelle Williams | From The Well

The pandemic may have reshaped the world, but it has also triggered a surge of interest in public health education. Dr. Michelle Williams is Dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which is seeing record applications from students striving to serve. Born in Jamaica, she moved to America as a child. In this conversation with James Chau, she explores the skills students require to become the global health experts of tomorrow — listening, analyzing, and communicating with communities — and the vision she brings to her role as an advisor to the Tsinghua Vanke School of Public Health. Part 2: Wisdom in Health | Michelle Williams | From The Well

20 min
04/16/2021

All Pandemics End | Margaret Chan | From The Well

For a decade, Dr. Margaret Chan served as the world’s health chief. Now, she is the Founding Dean of Tsinghua Vanke School of Public Health, a center of innovation in Beijing that seeks to link "health" to "humanity" in a time of global need. It is reinventing how we approach health by addressing big global challenges in parallel, from the planet to the current pandemic. This is the first episode of 'From The Well', a new conversation series where our Host James Chau sits down with global experts.

27 min
01/20/2021

Awe and Wonder of Space | Ron Garan | Part 1

Amidst a pandemic that continues to shake the world, we sometimes need reminding that we really are “all in this together.” Astronaut Ron Garan knew he wanted to be an astronaut since he was a child when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. Now, after 178 days in space and completing four spacewalks, he offers us an “orbital perspective” on the unity of humanity that becomes clear when looking at our planet from afar. Our Host James Chau speaks with Colonel Garan about the awe and wonder of space — and the contrast with the fear and anxiety in the world today.

23 min
11/17/2020

Podcast: Speaking with Mary Robinson

As Chair of the Elders, Mary Robinson advocates for peace and justice for everyone. In this special conversation with our Host James Chau, the former leader of Ireland shares her insights on how we can achieve a future with the wellbeing of our planet at the center. In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, The China Current presents this special conversation with Mary Robinson.

17 min
07/22/2020

Erna Solberg: Leadership in a Pandemic

In a world still struggling to come to terms with a pandemic, Norway is one of the least impacted. Its leader Erna Solberg went in hard and early to prevent infections from taking root, a strategy that has protected the country's more than 5 million people. In this wide ranging conversation with our Host James Chau, she shares some of the fundamental lessons from this ongoing experience. This interview is in partnership with SHE—the community, conference, and movement to achieve equality in society. Join their call at sheinsight.com.

22 min

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The China Current with James Chau is a dynamic storytelling experience that brings you up close to fascinating people and stories shaping our shared global future. Weekly videos and podcasts hosted by James Chau – writer, news anchor and UN Goodwill Ambassador – take you on an exciting journey to 'see' and 'hear' China first-hand. Now available on all major digital and social media platforms.

Creator

James Chau
Years Active

2019 - 2022
Episodes

75
Rating

Clean
Show Website

The China Current with James Chau