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As any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab - and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change. The Chinese economic boom, with its impact on the environment, global trade and the tech industry, has been one of the most important stories of the 21st century.

Grab your favorite snacks and listen to how a supposed 4-day stay-at-home order turned into an indefinite lockdown, putting some 25 million people under house arrest in Shanghai. Every week, we’ll be sharing a few quirky anecdotes and interviews with people who survived the Great Shanghai Lockdown of ‘22, as the culinary capital teetered on the brink of catastrophe while fighting its latest COVID outbreak. Cover Art by @Ohheymen (IG)

La culture de la Chine présentée par une shanghaienne. Actualités, Vie quotidienne, La langue chinoise, Fêtes, Coutumes, Cuisine, Musique, Sport, Humour

I made this audiobook to chronologize my personal experience of going through the lockdown in Shanghai during the covid-19 ordeal for over 60 days. In those days of confinement, I had a full taste of how brutal the authoritarian socialist system could be, and how fragile, helpless, and insignificant individuals were in front of the cold and inhumane government policies.