How to become a dictator

By: The Telegraph
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  • Uncle Xi, Chairman of Everything, China’s CEO, Mao 2.0, Winnie the Pooh, Steamed Bun. 

    Chinese leader Xi Jinping has many names, but what do we really know about him? The Telegraph’s award-winning China Correspondent Sophia Yan is going to find out - but this might be her toughest assignment yet. Wish her luck.


    Another series from Sophia Yan is available on this feed, Hong Kong Silenced:

    Mass arrests. Newspaper raids. Banned protests. Activists fleeing into exile. A curriculum designed to brainwash. The Telegraph’s award-winning China Correspondent Sophia Yan tells the inside story of how life in Hong Kong was turned upside down in just one year.


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  • 1: Hong Kong Silenced: Add Oil

    1: Hong Kong Silenced: Add Oil
    Jun 29 2021

    As Hong Kong is engulfed by the biggest pro-democracy protests in its modern history, hopes rise that people power will win the day and safeguard the city’s unique way of life. But Beijing has other plans.


    Get 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/silenced |

    Read more from Sophia Yan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/s/sk-so/sophia-yan/ |

    Read more from Nicola Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/n/nf-nj/nicola-smith/ |

    Read more of The Telegraph's coverage of Hong Kong: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/hong-kong/ |

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    40 mins
  • 2: Hong Kong Silenced: Blank Paper

    2: Hong Kong Silenced: Blank Paper
    Jul 6 2021

    A sweeping new law changes everything overnight, leaving Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement exposed and vulnerable - but unwilling to give up the fight. As the noose tightens, some are arrested, while others choose to flee into exile.


    Get 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/silenced |

    Read more from Sophia Yan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/s/sk-so/sophia-yan/ |

    Read more from Nicola Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/n/nf-nj/nicola-smith/ |

    Read more of The Telegraph's coverage of Hong Kong: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/hong-kong/ |

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    35 mins
  • 3: Hong Kong Silenced: Loyalty

    3: Hong Kong Silenced: Loyalty
    Jul 13 2021

    Beijing steps up its crackdown on Hong Kong, reaching behind closed doors to silence people’s private conversations, even their very thoughts. As the scope of the law becomes clear, a mother makes a difficult decision.


    Get 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/silenced |

    Read more from Sophia Yan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/s/sk-so/sophia-yan/ |

    Read more from Nicola Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/n/nf-nj/nicola-smith/ |

    Read more of The Telegraph's coverage of Hong Kong: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/hong-kong/ |

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.


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    34 mins

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Helps preserve history

An excellent podcast series that helps preserve history in a time when objective reality is being insidiously erased.

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