Discussion keeps the world turning.
This is Roundtable.
Think this summer feels hotter than usual?
You are not wrong and you are not alone.
While many are cooling off indoors with the AC on full blast,
others are strapping on life jackets and floating down rivers,
enjoying this season's popular water activity known as losers rafting.
It's lazy, low effort, and perhaps just what we need for surviving a scorching summer.
Tune in for a refreshing take on how a nation learns to live a day.
and float through extreme summer.
Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm He Yang.
For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yushan in the studio.
First on today's show.
This summer is hot.
again.
And we're almost getting used to each year being the hottest on record until the next one tops it.
From Asia to Europe, temperatures are smashing records.
Here in China, the heatwave isn't just changing the weather, it's changing lifestyles.
In regions once considered cool retreats, people are scrambling for ACs or air conditioning.