The 2 Best Asia Rising Podcast Episodes
1) #33 History of Chinatown, Melbourne, Australia
Chinatown was established in Melbourne in 1854, 20 years after the city started. It is located in Little Bourke St, and has a long history of supporting the local Chinese community. Dr Sophie Couchma...Show More
2) Event: What's Happening to the Uyghurs in China?
In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, tens of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities have been detained inside enormous extrajudicial ‘re-education camps’. China claims the region faces...Show More
3) #250: Taiwan's Foreign Relation Challenge
Taiwan sits at the heart of the Indo-Pacific, a vibrant democracy and global technology hub whose future has major implications for regional stability. Its position is complicated by the “one China” p...Show More
4) #249: Hu Yaobang, China's Communist Reformer
When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs’ Monument in Tiananmen Square to pay their respects. Following Hu’s 1987 ouster by party elders, Chinese propaganda off...Show More
5) The Future of Aid in the Asia-Pacific
2025 has been a challenging year for international development. The abrupt dismantling of USAID by the United States’ Trump Administration, sucking $40 billion out of the aid system, as well as signif...Show More
6) Asia Disrupted: Trump's First Six Months
The United States has undergone profound changes in President Donald Trump’s second term, and these are affecting the world. America appears to be rejecting the very international system it helped cre...Show More
7) #248: Seoul and the Power of Protest
The past year has been eventful for South Korea. They’ve faced security dilemmas, tensions with with North Korea, an impeachment, and an important election - all events and issues that have made headl...Show More
8) India-Australia Climate Resilience Partnership in the Pacific Islands
The 18 countries and territories across the Pacific are some of the most vulnerable to growing risks emerging from climate changes, especially the small island states. Despite contributing less than ...Show More
9) #247: Who Will Succeed the Dalai Lama?
Many happy returns to the Dalai Lama who has just turned 90, but the reality that many are facing is that there may soon be a dispute over succession. The Dalai Lama’s supporters will choose their own...Show More
10) #246: South Korea's Security Challenge
South Korea faces a number of security challenges, living in the shadow of states such as China and Russia, and with its capital Seoul around 50km from the border it shares with North Korea. In times ...Show More