Chat Lounge

A place to unpack reactions to major events and hot issues in a casual setting.

Chat Lounge is a news podcast hosted by China Plus, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

China Plus hosts Chat Lounge, a news show with 100 episodes published.

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  Living with risk: What Typhoon Dolphin teaches us about future city resilience

  Aug 14, 202655 min

  Typhoon Dolphin has brought record-breaking rainfall to parts of eastern and central China, triggering mass evacuations, transport disruptions, and flooding risks. But its impact raises bigger questions about the future of urban resilience.
 As China advances efforts to build a global framework for smart city data use, the future of urban resilience is increasingly tied to how cities harness data and technology. Can artificial intelligence and drones transform disaster response from reaction to prediction? How can fast-growing coastal cities adapt to rising climate risks? And what can Typhoon Dolphin reveal about building stronger, more resilient cities?
 Host Xu Yawen joins Wu Changhua, President of the Global Climate Academy and Chair of the Governing Council at the Asia Pacific Water Forum, Dr. Yao Shujie, Cheung Kong Professor of Economics, Chongqing University, and Yasiru Ranaraja, Founding Director of Belt & Road Initiative Sri Lanka, to explore the future of city resilience.

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  Can the U.S. win the AI race by containing China?

  Aug 7, 202655 min

  OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are all cutting prices. Coincidence? Or a sign that Chinese AI is changing the game? As Washington weighs tougher restrictions on Chinese AI models, Silicon Valley is sending a very different message, with Nvidia, Microsoft, and others embracing open-weight AI. So can the U.S. still contain China's AI rise? Or has the race already shifted from stopping China to competing with it?
 Host TU Yun joins Andy Mok of Beijing Foreign Studies University, who's also the author of the newly released title The Innovation Machine: How China Creates and Adopts Technology Through Governance, Dr. Warwick Powell, Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology, and Chen Jiahe, the Chief Investment Officer of the Beijing-based Novem Arcae Technologies to unpack the next chapter in the global AI battle.

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  Will Louis Vuitton pay a higher price in China?

  Jul 31, 202655 min

  French luxury brand Louis Vuitton won in court, but is it losing China? A trademark lawsuit against the Chinese tea brand Molly Tea has sparked a nationwide debate over trademark rights, cultural heritage, and brand perception. Was this simply a legal battle, or a costly strategic misstep? As Chinese consumers become more confident and culturally conscious, is the playbook for international luxury brands changing? And could this case reshape the French luxury brand's future in China? 
 Host Tu Yun joins Jia Yuxuan, a research assistant at the Center for China and Globalization, John Gong, Professor of Economics, University of International Business and Economics, and Subramania Bhatt, the Founder and CEO of the Singapore-based marketing technology company China Trading Desk for a close look at the dispute.

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  The cost of British Steel nationalization: What comes next?

  Jul 24, 202655 min

  A Chinese company stepped in to save British Steel when few others would. Six years later, the UK government has stripped it of control. Was this a commercial decision, or another sign that geopolitics is rewriting the rules of global investment? What comes next? Who ultimately stands to pay the biggest price? And what lessons does this case hold for Chinese companies investing overseas? More importantly, could it reshape how China and the rest of the world view cross-border investment amid rising geopolitical tensions?
 Host Tu Yun joins John Gong, Professor of Economics, University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, Mike Bastin, a China observer and senior lecturer at the University of Southampton, and Bai Xianyue, Partner, Grandall Law Firm Tianjin Office for an in-depth discussion of the British Steel nationalization saga.

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  From island pilot to national blueprint? Hainan's fossil fuel car phase-out explained

  Jul 17, 202655 min

  China's southern island province of Hainan is racing toward a bold milestone: ending the sale of new fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2030. Why is Hainan leading the way? How close is it to reaching its goal? And could its experience become a blueprint for the rest of the country?
 Host TU Yun joins Professor Andy Mok of Beijing Foreign Studies University, who's also the author of the newly released title The Innovation Machine: How China Creates and Adopts Technology Through Governance, Mike Bastin, a China observer and senior lecturer at the University of Southampton, and Chen Jiahe, the Chief Investment Officer of the Beijing-based Novem Arcae Technologies to examine the opportunities and challenges behind China's most ambitious clean mobility experiment and to ask whether it marks not just a shift in transportation but a broader transformation in energy, industry, and city planning.

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