2022-09-21
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Hello and welcome to Chinese Whispers with me Cindy Yu.
Every episode I'll be talking to journalists,
experts and long-time China watchers about the latest in Chinese politics,
society and more.
There'll be a smattering of history to catch you up on the background knowledge and some context as well.
How did the Chinese see these issues?
In the last four decades, hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved into cities.
Today, two thirds of the country live in cities, compared to just one third in 1985,
and many of these are urban centres with tens of millions of people.
Mega cities that many in the West have never even heard of.
On this episode, I'd like to take a look at urban life in China,
so new to so much of the population.
I'm joined by Austin Williams,
who is an architect turned journalist and author of two books on Chinese architecture.
What is life like for people living in these dense city centres?
Will they prefer a closer relationship with nature?