China's Outspoken Generation

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The protests in China may have been silenced, for now. But could this be the start of a new political awakening among young people in the country?

Host Juana Summers talks to Yangyang Cheng, a Fellow at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, and Professor Mary Gallagher, who directs the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan about why this is happening now.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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This episode was produced by Gabe O'Connor. It was edited by Vincent Ni and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.