2. Education
Exploring the lives of young Chinese, 'one-child' offspring, including the son of a struggling farmer. Read by David Sneddon.
Dahai is a military child and a netizen, Fred is a daughter of the Party, Snail the son of struggling farmers, and Xiaoxiao grew up in the far north and longed to travel south.
All were infants when the tanks rolled through Beijing in 1989 and none really know much about their country's recent past. In today's episode they endure the rigours of the Chinese education system and the pressure to get the exam grades which lead to college.
There are approximately 322 million Chinese aged between 16 and 30 - a group larger than the population of the USA - and they are destined to have an unprecedented influence on global affairs in the coming years.
Written by Alec Ash.
Read by David Seddon
Abridged and Produced by Jill Waters
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | David Seddon |
| Author | Alec Ash |
| Abridger | Jill Waters |
| Producer | Jill Waters |
Broadcasts
Tue 23 Aug 201609:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Wed 24 Aug 201600:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 22 Jun 202114:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 23 Jun 202102:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
