A few days ago, Barkha Dutt's father passed away— amid many others in India’s latest outbreak. The Indian broadcaster and Washington Post columnist was a guest on The China Current last year, when she described the evolving pandemic. To honor Barkha's father, we look back at her conversation with our Host James Chau. This is our tribute to the people of India at this time of immense uncertainty.

“We must look at this time as an opportunity to renew and reconnect.” Siddharth Chatterjee is now the new Resident Director in China for the UN, after serving several years doing similar work in Kenya. He hopes that the progress made in Kenya can reflect and inspire his work in China. Our Host James Chau speaks with Siddharth Chatterjee about how we can keep on track with solving big, global problems, even though the pandemic has set us back.

China is well-known for its large population. But as China’s economy has taken off, its “baby boom” has slowed down. Millennial and Gen Z attitudes towards getting married and having children have changed. Lower birth rates and an aging population are raising the risks of a looming population crisis. Our Host James Chau explores the history of China’s population growth and why it’s now slowing down.