How are mayors elected in China? How do city-level governments exercise their power? How do they make sure people's needs are met? In Face To Face With Mayors, Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan travels with experts from around the world to find out how Chinese democracy is practiced in real and local terms. Stay tuned!

-30 degrees Celsius? Check! 50 layers of clothing? Check! Youngest fisherman to show us the ropes? Check! Xinhua journalist Miao Xiaojuan and her friend Lucien Pang are all set for a Mongolian ice fishing adventure on Chagan Lake!

To find out how China has changed between its two Olympics, Xinhua journalist Miao Xiaojuan hit the streets of Beijing, and then sat down with three expats who have experienced firsthand the many changes in this fast-paced country.

If Western media were to be believed, Xinjiang would be a land of concentration camps and forced labor. Xinhua journalist Miao Xiaojuan and U.S. experts sat down with spokesmen of the region to discuss these explosive allegations and how best to bridge the growing gap between East and West.

What are human rights to the Chinese? Do people in China have freedoms? Is China authoritarian or democratic? Xinhua journalist Miao Xiaojuan and three American experts talk about these issues head on. Click here to find out!

What do the Chinese have to say about democracy, freedom and human rights? Xinhua journalist Miao Xiaojuan and three American experts discuss and deliberate their findings after spending months traveling across the country seeking answers. Click to find out!

#InsideChina: In this documentary, 3 US experts join Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan on #ADiscoveryTour across the nation to learn what the Chinese people have to say about democracy, freedom and human rights. Join us as we seek to better understand this frequently misrepresented country!

To say COVID has changed the world would be an understatement. Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan invites three media and communications professionals -- Monica Guy in New York City, Rahul Venkit in Brussels and Will Glasgow in Sydney, to share their highs and lows from this global crisis and find out how it has changed their life and work.

In this episode, host Miao Xiaojuan continues the conversation with two American guests on Tibet. Together they meet locals who are willing to discuss just about everything, and learn about the region’s overall development. What are their views on Tibet? Click to find out!

In this episode, host Miao Xiaojuan invites two American experts to explore one of the country's most talked-about places, Tibet. Together they share their firsthand experiences on the trip, delve deeper into Western views of the region, and aim to separate fact from fiction. Here's what they have to say...

China celebrates its ruling Communist Party's centenary. General Secretary of CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping presided over the historic event in Tian'anmen Square on July 1. Click to know more about the party and the celebration.

Why is China's first-ever consumer products expo happening in Hainan during a global pandemic? Will this tropical island succeed in building a free trade port? How is it relevant to the rest of the world? See what our guests from America, Brazil & the U.K. have to say.

Of all the sun-sea paradises on earth, why is China's Hainan island a must-visit? Well, there's duty-free shopping, world-class scuba diving & most popular physical therapies - all in one place!

Shanghai, a renowned international metropolis, is also the birthplace of the Communist Party of China (CPC). And this year, the world's largest political party is celebrating its 100th founding anniversary. So we've invited a group of expats living in Shanghai to spend time with a taxi driver, a doctor and other locals who have one thing in common -- they're Party members. What went on & what was said? Click here to watch their China Chat experience.

Is China's 14th Five-Year Plan a scheme to overtake America? Is the nation's economic plan short on climate goals? And why should anyone outside of China care about the country's top-level policy blueprint? Our China Chat show invites back U.S. experts to discuss these million-dollar questions.

What proposals would you put forward if you were a Chinese lawmaker or political advisor? For the second episode of China Chat's Two Sessions Series, our group of American experts share their thoughts on China's biggest annual political event.

For the first episode of China Chat's Two Sessions series, a group of political and economic experts from the U.S. have been given the rare opportunity to speak to some NPC delegates regarding this year's political event. Plus, they answer questions from our international viewers. Watch this!

Beijing-based Israeli blogger Raz Galor and China Chat host Miao Xiaojuan hit the streets of Wuhan to see how this year’s Spring Festival is better than the last. Check it out!

Happy Chinese New Year from Wuhan! For this episode of China Chat, our special guests -- French doctor Philippe Klein, Italian professor Sara Platto and Israeli blogger Raz Galo, share their stories and spend time with some of the local heroes including a construction worker, a deliveryman and a COVID-19 survivor. They get together to enjoy a special, traditional New Year's Eve dinner -- the most important meal of the year in China. Don't miss this!

How is China ending rural poverty? Who are the people behind the statistics? And what will happen next? These are some questions that always come up regarding this global issue. And so for this episode of our China Chat show, we take you to Jinzhai County, east China's Anhui Province, to find out. Our presenter Miao Xiaojuan talks to some very special guests from South Africa, Malaysia and Zimbabwe about the topic and their unforgettable and eye-opening experiences during their five-day trip in the remote villages. Watch this!