In part 1, Mike Wester returns to the podcast to talk red hot chilli peppers. Then we move the topic to vaccination rates of foreigners in Beijing. Will the WHO’s move to grant emergency approval to Sinopharm have any impact on hesitancy? 

In part 2, Haig speaks with freelance journalist Peter Catterall about China’s most popular sports. But are esports actually sports. Haig says no. 

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