Introducing... China Rising

Crime Beat

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Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime, News

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Introducing Episode 1 of China Rising - Hostage Diplomacy On the first episode of China Rising, we examine the Chinese government's practice of detaining political prisoners, by hearing directly from Canadians who've become caught in the crossfire. Christian aid workers Julia and Kevin Garratt lived in China for 30 years before their arrest in 2014, when they were suddenly cast as pawns in a geopolitical chess match. The Garratts’ traumatic experience is eerily similar to the case of the 'Two Michaels,' Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China since December 2018. Using their stories and others as a guide, we'll investigate how Western countries, including Canada, should respond to China's so-called 'Hostage Diplomacy.' You can listen to more episodes here: https://link.chtbl.com/china-rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Nancy.
0:02.0	Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to crime beat
0:06.4	early and add free on Amazon music included with Prime.
0:11.3	Hey, it's Nancy.
0:13.1	I want to take a minute to introduce you to a new podcast that you might enjoy called
0:18.6	China Rising.
0:20.4	The Chinese government is accused of aggressively targeting Western democracies, with disinformation
0:27.0	and hostage diplomacy.
0:29.4	In Global News, Senior Correspondent and Video Journalist Jeff Semple, for this 10 episode
0:35.6	podcast series, as he separates fact from fiction.
0:40.3	You'll hear from accused spies, whistleblowers, and others caught in the political crossfire,
0:46.5	as the pandemic rages across the world and incidents of anti-Asian racism rise.
0:53.3	Take a listen.
0:54.3	It was a particularly hot and humid evening back in August 2014, when Julia and Kevin
1:05.1	Garrett were invited out to dinner.
1:07.8	A Canadian couple had lived in China for three decades.
1:11.4	For seven years, they'd been based in the northern Chinese city of Dandong, just across
1:16.2	the Yalu River from North Korea.
1:18.9	Dandong is where the two countries are connected by the iconic Sino-Korean friendship bridge.
1:25.0	That bridge is one of the few ways to access North Korea and sees a steady stream of transport
1:30.0	trucks.
1:33.6	Taurus often visit the city, especially the coastline.
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