Well how about that?! Vitamin C: Your Daily Dose On China has just turned 50 years old! Half a century of existence, eh? And who would have thought we’d have made it this far? Well thankfully the more important story is China, and, moreover, where it finds itself exactly after 60 years of independent statehood. As today’s “People’s Republic” grows with characteristic blistering abandon, is that same PRC starting to fray apart at the seams, ethically and morally? In Episode 50, ADM recounts a common urban Chinese horror story and let me tell you, friends, it ain’t pretty. As China surges ahead towards apparent superpower-dom, is the nation somehow checking and balancing itself? Are its citizens safe in their own cities? Is the country going to hell in a handcart, as people disregard their fellows’ well-being with their only concerns revolving around the almighty yuan? And as cloying as it sounds: are Chinese citizens still nice to each other? You can decide for yourself at the end of this episode, and thanks again for watching. Looking foward to seeing you at 100!

Welcome back, it’s been quite some time since our last episode, hasn’t it? Anyways I’ve been on a reading tear of late and just ploughed through Robyn Meredith’s bestselling THE ELEPHANT AND THE DRAGON: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us, a thin comparative study between the two juggernauts and how this affects the US’ future prospects. I was so inspired by the content that I made a short list of the main themes, comparing and contrasting as I have a tendency to do. Man it’s cold out there…thanks again for watching!

As China’s economy sizzles, neighboring Japan can feel the heat. Sure, Japan’s the world’s second largest economy behind the US, but can it hold onto the slot for much longer? Mix together China’s eight percent annual growth, a trade relationship with Japan decidedly in its favor, some very angry Chinese youth slap-dashed with some rather clueless Japanese millennials and a new government in power in Tokyo…the next few months promise to be anything but navel-gazing boring. So are you ready for your medicine? Thanks again for watching…