What China's rapid growth means for its everyday citizens

Reporter Frank Langfitt poses with his taxi in Shanghai.

Reporter Frank Langfitt poses with his taxi in Shanghai. Photo by Kuan Yang.

In China, independent media is censored, and people are afraid to talk openly, for fear of being arrested. So when Frank Langfitt reported in Shanghai for NPR, he offered free taxi rides in exchange for honest conversations. He learned about people's everyday lives in a rapidly changing country, and their views of Donald Trump's America.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill, Brian Hardzinski