How to become a dictator Podcast
1) 3: Create a personality cult
A look inside how Xi Jinping permeates every aspect of daily life in China, from the streets to schools to people’s phones. The extraordinary new levels of propaganda and censorship under him mean one...Show More
2) Trailer: The rise of China's military and what it means for Taiwan
How significant is China’s military buildup? What does Xi Jinping’s ongoing purge mean for the People’s Liberation Army? And how likely is an invasion of Taiwan in the next few years?Dive into the str...Show More
3) 1: BONUS: What next for China and Xi Jinping?
Spoiler Alert. Make sure you're fully caught up on the series before listening to this bonus episode. Join the Telegraph's award-winning China correspondent Sophia Yan and senior foreign corresponde...Show More
4) 4: Build a superpower
A look inside how Xi Jinping has turned China into a superpower to rival the US, by growing its military and taking an increasingly aggressive approach to expanding Chinese influence abroad, from Taiw...Show More
5) 2: Order a crackdown
Xi Jinping is in power, and he immediately kicks off a campaign to clear up corruption in China. But he doesn’t stop there. Soon human rights activists, Uyghurs, and even former allies are disappearin...Show More
6) 1: Live in a cave
A deep dive into Xi Jinping’s younger years, from being sent to a cave to do manual labour during the Cultural Revolution, to his dark family history. As Xi rises through the party, hints of his manif...Show More
7) Introducing: How to become a dictator, a new podcast on power and censorship from The Telegraph
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8) 4: Hong Kong Silenced: Two Paths
A year on from Beijing’s National Security Law, Hong Kong has been silenced. Or has it? Whether laying low in the city, in jail, or in exile, the Hong Kongers at the heart of our story take the long v...Show More
9) 3: Hong Kong Silenced: Loyalty
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 d...Show More
10) 2: Hong Kong Silenced: Blank Paper
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 arreste...Show More