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5. Progress

Episode 5 of 5

Exploring the lives of young Chinese and graduates pressure to succeed under the threat of unemployment. Read by David Sneddon.

Rejoin the cohort in 2014 as they approach or turn 30 years old.

Stable employment continues to preoccupy them, as does the question of when and how to start a family.

Concluding the stories of young Chinese lives, particularly those born under the one-child policy of the 1980s, as they seek to negotiate the expectations of those around them and their own inner desires for self-fulfilment.

Written by Alec Ash.

Read by David Seddon.

Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters.

A Waters Company production for 大象传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.

15 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Jun 2021 02:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Reader David Seddon
Author Alec Ash
Abridger Jill Waters
Producer Jill Waters

Broadcasts

  • Fri 26 Aug 2016 09:45
  • Sat 27 Aug 2016 00:30
  • Fri 25 Jun 2021 14:00
  • Sat 26 Jun 2021 02:00