Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Terence Shen shares his personal journey from growing up in Beijing to becoming one of the most influential Mandarin-language commentators covering China today.
In this China Desk segment, Shen discusses studying in Canada and Hong Kong, working as a journalist, witnessing China's economic and political changes firsthand, and ultimately leaving China after repeated censorship and account bans. He explains how these experiences shaped his understanding of the Chinese Communist Party and led him to build a global audience of more than one million subscribers.
The conversation also explores censorship, freedom of information, the demand for independent voices among Chinese audiences, and why many Chinese citizens continue seeking information beyond state-controlled narratives.
🎧 Listen to the Podcast:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2pOWxsTq9u3pbXVL1hms5r
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-desk/id1673496111
Terence Shen shares his personal journey from growing up in Beijing to becoming one of the most influential Mandarin-language commentators covering China today.
In this China Desk segment, Shen discusses studying in Canada and Hong Kong, working as a journalist, witnessing China's economic and political changes firsthand, and ultimately leaving China after repeated censorship and account bans. He explains how these experiences shaped his understanding of the Chinese Communist Party and led him to build a global audience of more than one million subscribers.
The conversation also explores censorship, freedom of information, the demand for independent voices among Chinese audiences, and why many Chinese citizens continue seeking information beyond state-controlled narratives.
🎧 Listen to the Podcast:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2pOWxsTq9u3pbXVL1hms5r
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/china-desk/id1673496111
