How China Works

Brendan Davis and Yingying Li

Yingying Li & Brendan Davis use a hybrid East-West perspective to help foreigners become China smart and Chinese people go global.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best How China Works episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to How China Works for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite How China Works episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

#013 - “Online Dating in China” | YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS

How China Works

11/21/18 • 11 min

What do Christian singles, married cheaters, leather daddies, and sugar babies have in common? They all use online dating! And so do Chinese folks - just not in the same ways. PLUS: now we’re on Stitcher!

APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

#014 - “Mixed: Being In A Blended Couple” | YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS

How China Works

11/22/18 • 10 min

Mixed-nationality couples face special challenges. Today we look at how attitudes have evolved, the differences between on- and offshore blended relationships, and how hot water can be an aphrodisiac...sort of. Enjoy!

APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

#021 - “The Cultural Value of Money in China" | YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS

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12/03/18 • 11 min

Everyone has probably heard of China’s historical relationship to paper money. But we blow past that in the first minute or so to get into how the VALUE of money here shaped the culture, and many more interesting tidbits. Happy Monday!

#019 - “Male vs. Female Leadership” | YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS

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11/29/18 • 10 min

The focus today is mostly on FEMALE leadership and accomplishment. Did you know that 70% of Chinese woman billionaires are self-made? And that China leads the world in the percentage of top execs who are female? Wow!

#031 - “Chinese Millennials Attitudes" | YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS

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12/17/18 • 14 min

This week we have 5 shows all about Chinese Millennials, and their huge role in the future of their country AND the world. Today we compare & contrast them to their US counterparts, plus name-check Forbidden City Lipsticks, Jack Ma, Mitt Romney, & more.

STEVE HOFFMAN, aka “Captain Hoff" | Incubating Chinese Entrepreneurship

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02/04/19 • 53 min

Steve Hoffman is known in both Silicon Valley and now China by his nickname Captain Hoff. He is the Founder and “Captain” of Founders Space, a leading tech incubator and the largest foreign one in China. He’s also a best-selling author and has spoken to millions of people live or on webcasts about East-West cooperation and the opportunities therein. So it was a pleasure and an honor to have him join us on “How China Works”! Note that Yingying and Brendan are traveling right now and there is a little noise in our intro and wrap up but that the interview sounds good, so please bear with us. Thanks!

LISTEN - APPLE: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-iTunes / ANDROID: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com / SOUNDCLOUD: https://tinyurl.com/HowChinaWorks-Soundcloud / STITCHER: https://tinyurl.com/hcw-stitcher / WEB: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

HAN TIANQI | Voices of the Future

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04/11/19 • 44 min

Han Tianqi is International Co-Chair and President of the China branch of the G20 Young Entrepreneur’s Alliance, CEO of APEC Voices of the Future (China), a Forbes "30 Under 30" honoree, and our guest this week on the show. Great talk!

MORE: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources

CHRIS “LU YI” ONIYA | The Entrepreneurial Life

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04/27/19 • 44 min

Chris Oniya is from Houston, Texas but has been in China 11 years. He's a serial entrepreneur using his insights at the intersection of business and education towards some truly worthwhile ends. This is a high-energy, info-heavy talk and a lot of fun - we hope you enjoy it! Learn more and connect with Chris via our Resources page at https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/resources.

YINGYING LI & BRENDAN DAVIS | A Video (Re)Introduction

How China Works

08/03/19 • 3 min

This new video episode is ALSO a do-over for Episode 0001, our Introduction to the series - which is the first thing most people hear when they subscribe. Since we’ve evolved and improved the show substantially, we wanted to record a fresh take on what we’re all about and WHY we do it. Please enjoy, & share / rate / SUBSCRIBE!

VISIT: https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com

LISTEN - APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-china-works/id1440747395 / ALL PLATFORMS: http://howchinaworks.libsyn.com

Fall 2020 Catch-Up Show | BRENDAN DAVIS and YINGYING LI

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09/18/20 • 37 min

Welcome back! Please enjoy this BRAND NEW SHOW as Yingying and Brendan get caught up on what’s been happening the last several months, including Yingying’s massive Chinese historical project, Brendan’s new YouTube show, what it’s like for us at the moment in Beijing and Los Angeles, respectively, what’s next, and much more. This episode is available as both an audio podcast AND a multi-cam VIDEO show on YouTube at https://youtu.be/z5_bbkFR3C8 or howchinaworkspodcast.com for more info!

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How many episodes does How China Works have?

How China Works currently has 99 episodes available.

What topics does How China Works cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Expat, Society & Culture, Cultural, How, Entrepreneurship, Podcasts, Business and China.

What is the most popular episode on How China Works?

The episode title 'How China Works NEW YEARS EVE Special' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on How China Works?

The average episode length on How China Works is 34 minutes.

How often are episodes of How China Works released?

Episodes of How China Works are typically released every 6 days, 7 hours.

When was the first episode of How China Works?

The first episode of How China Works was released on Oct 30, 2018.

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How China Works

Brendan Davis and Yingying Li

Top 10 How China Works Episodes

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When was the first episode of How China Works?

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