Middle Earth - China’s cultural industry podcast
By The World of Chinese
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Episodes: 116
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Your source of insight into China's culture industry: Hear from people creating and producing content in the world's second biggest cultural market. Hosted by Aladin Farré, and presented by The World of Chinese magazine.
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#109 How Chinese stories are going to the Cannes Festival
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May 24, 2025 |
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#108 - The Memorabilia Economy: Why Some Can’t Stop Dreaming of the 90s
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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#107 - Ne Zha 2's Secret Weapon(s) to Reach Global Top 5 Box-Office
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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#106 Why RedNote (小红书) ripped success out of the "TikTok refugees" (Live Podcast Rec. on RedNote)
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#105 How female-centered content is making a killing
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Gondor (and Aladin) Calls For Aid!
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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(Bonus) Exploring new trends in China's film industry with independent producer Annie Song (produced by Inside the China Room)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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#104 Importing Foreign Content & Experiences
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#103 Black Myth: Wukong - How to make 1 billion dollars with Chinese folklore?
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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#102 Remote Creatives
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#101 When (True) Crime Pays
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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#100 (LIVE EVENT) A look back on the Middle Earth Podcast's 100 episodes and China's cultural industry
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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#99 How AI is disrupting China’s cultural industry
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May 08, 2024 |
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#98 How has China's pro-wrestling scene changed (with Following the yuan)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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#97 China’s (high-end) fashion industry
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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#96 How Chinese micro-series are trying to reach international audiences
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#95 Chinese Web Novels: The Hidden Golden Goose? (Publishing industry - part 2)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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#94 Traditional Chinese Medicine – The Needling Truth
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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#93 Invisible Summit: One Blind Person's Journey to 8,848 Meters
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#92 How writers, bookstore owners, and printers survive in China’s publishing industry (Publishing industry - part 1)
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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A new show!【票房指南09】《封神第一部》中国电影终于打造出自己的指环王了吗？
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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#91 How to Publish a Magazine for 100 Issues
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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#90 Women in China’s Cultural Industries
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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#89 Georges Berne: 4 decades of lighting design accross the world (Winland Art Podcast)
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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#88 Is Anyone Tipping China's Content Creators?
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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#87 How local government & foundations sponsor culture in China
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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#86 Surviving the cutthroat world of e-commerce in China, with Dr Lin Zhang author of "The Labor of Reinvention"
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May 08, 2023 |
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#85 How “patriotic influencers” gain millions of fans in China
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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#84 Are NFTs welcome in China? (Part 3 - Chinese art collectors)
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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#83 How is Chinese culture going on the global stage?
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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#82 Understanding China’s national park & scenic areas
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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#81 What’s next in China’s cultural industries : Top Stories from 2022 & Predictions for 2023
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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#80 Contemporary art in Greater China : the biggest market in the world (Part 2 - Chinese art collectors )
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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#79 Exploring Wuxia (think "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon")
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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#78 Revving Up China’s New Biker Culture
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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#77 Big in China: Bringing Foreign Creators Onto Chinese Platforms
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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#76 Antiques: China first cultural industry (Part 1 - Chinese art collectors)
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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#75 Chinese Rap: From Underground to Mainstream
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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#74 Chinese TV Series : How to make them better?
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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#73 Chinese E-sports (Part 3 – China’s video game industry)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#72 Film Distribution: How to Succeed at China’s Box Office
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May 29, 2022 |
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#71 China’s Music Festivals
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May 16, 2022 |
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#70 China’s Indie Games (Part 2 – China’s video game industry)
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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#69 The Seducing Power of IPs
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#68 Generations of Voices in Chinese Literature
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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#67 Creating Games for the West (Part 1 – China’s video game industry)
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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(Bonus episode) ASCENSION: Discussion with Director Jessica Kingdon
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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#66 The New Reality of Virtual Idols in a Meta World
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#65 China’s winter sports market : How to get 300 million snow enthusiasts?
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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#64 Gambling in China : How Covid-19 helped the industry grow (Dark Series - Part 3)
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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#63 What’s next in China’s cultural industries : Top Stories from 2021 & Predictions for 2022
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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#62 Jubensha : Murder Mystery with Chinese characteristics
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#61 Illegal Drugs in China : Consumption & Production (Dark Series - Part 2)
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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#60 The Golden Age of China's Museums?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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#59 China micro-series’s boom
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#58 Porn in China : Consumption & Production (Dark Series - Part 1)
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#57 How is “Chinese traditional culture” now consumed in China?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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#56 FIRST: Behind the Scenes at China’s Sundance
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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(Bonus episode) LEAP : Behind the scenes with director Peter Ho-Sun Chan
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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#55 Why is red tourism trending beyond the golden generation? (cross-over episode with The Chinese Tourism Podcast)
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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#54 What is the future of China’s animation industry?
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#53 B-Movies to E-Movies: China's 100M online film industry
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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#52 Temple Dongjingyuan: How to bring a Ancient Temple Back to Life?
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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#51 Pop Mart : How to Make an Addictive Toy
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May 21, 2021 |
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Middle Earth joins “The World of Chinese” magazine’s network
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May 18, 2021 |
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#50 Xiaohongshu : Marrying content and e-commerce
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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#49 China's New Year box office bonanza
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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#48 China's burgeoning stand-up scene
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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#47 "Red creatives", a book on cultural policy in China
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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#46 China's TV format industry
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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#45 A legal perspective on intellectual property rights in China
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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#44 Does China still make indie films?
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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#43 Building Clockenflap, Hong Kong’s biggest music festival
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#42 China's board game industry
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#41 Light art in China
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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#40 The ‘Mulan’ debacle
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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#39 Star power in China
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#38 Beijing’s influence on Hollywood productions
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#37 Mahua FunAge: Building a comedy empire
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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#36 Transforming a Chinese movie studio
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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(Bonus Episode) Building an online content platform in China
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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#35 Film score composition in China
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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#34 China’s sports industry
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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#33 The Chinese entertainment companies of Wall Street
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May 15, 2020 |
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#32 Intellectual property protection in China’s entertainment industry
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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#31 The visual effects industry in China
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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#30 Connecting Chinese and European film producers
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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#29 Online KOL marketing in China
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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#28 The effects of the coronavirus on China’s entertainment industry
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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#27 Building Wanda Studios in Qingdao
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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#26 China’s soft power in Africa
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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#25 How to publish a book in China
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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#24 Dealing with the diaspora: Catering to Chinese clients abroad
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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#23 Running FIRST: The International Film Festival
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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#22 Screenwriting for Chinese audiences
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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#21 The Truth About Truth Telling: Documentaries in China
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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#20 Making a Metropolis: Contemporary Chinese Architecture and Urban Planning
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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#19 From Broadway to Beijing: Western Theater in the Middle Kingdom
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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#18 It Pays to Play: The Economy that Runs on Whimsy
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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#17 Artful Entrepreneurs: Running a Cultural Venue in Beijing
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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#16 Metacast: A Podcast Episode about Podcasts
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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#15 Center stage in China: Live Performances Today
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Jul 16, 2019 |
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#14 Art from the edges: LGBT and feminist contributions to contemporary Chinese art
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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#13 Crowded clubs and fancy festivals: The live music industry in China
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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#12 Dealing with cultural differences in the workplace
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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#11 China's culture going global
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May 28, 2019 |
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#10 Ten years of selling science programming in China
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May 22, 2019 |
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#09 China’s growing VR industry
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May 07, 2019 |
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#08 How to Make a Movie in 14 Days
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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#07 Modern-day Chinese fortune-telling
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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#06 Comparing Chinese and Western documentaries
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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#05 Video Games with Chinese Characteristics
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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#04 Movie co-production in China
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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#03 Case Study: China’s soft power with Anthony Kuhn
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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#02 How does China’s advertisement market work? (Part 2 of "China's internet and creation")
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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#01 How to be internet famous in China (Part 1 of "China's internet and creation")
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Feb 15, 2019 |