Our Man in China
Our Man in China
Christopher Stansfeld
With all eyes firmly on China this year, a look back to 2010 and one young man´s experience of living in Suzhou, South-East China where he came face-to-face with, amongst others, eating exotic animals, homosexuality in the country, death and prostitution. A series of 11 that culminates in his escape only after he steals his own passport back from his employers at the university where he works. Number 11 is a bonus episode recorded 10 years later, in 2020.
Bonus Episode - Ten Years On from China
Leaving 2010 behind, an episode recorded 10 years later in 2020 and a more current look at the theme that has most stirred interest in the listeners - prostitution.
Apr 26, 2021
8 min
10. Crystal Meth, Homosexuality & My Departure
Seeing first-hand the effects of this drug, meeting a gay government official and getting the hell outta there.
Dec 7, 2020
9 min
9. Campus Life & Death to my 5th Generation of Children
Living with thousands of Chinese students and further misdemeanours with ladies of the night.
Dec 5, 2020
7 min
8. Dipping my Toe into Prostitution
Getting down to the nitty-gritty. Paying for sex (whether sex took place or not).
Dec 5, 2020
7 min
7. Finding Sex in Suzhou
Why one-night stands do not exist in China, dating an escort and on realising paying for sex was my only realistic path forward.
Dec 2, 2020
7 min
6. Love & Lust
A delve into love and infidelity before we tackle the main theme of this series: prostitution. 
Dec 2, 2020
8 min
5. The One-Child Policy
What does the policy mean for a child's development?  Whereas I encouraged the children to play with each other in classes, this was impossible once they returned home to their parents and grandparents. Arranged marriages and suicide also on the agenda here.
Dec 2, 2020
10 min
4. Food & Booze
Chinese Proverb: Eat anything with legs except tables and anything that flies except planes. It´s often unknown what meat you consume when in China... Sadly, death again arises in this episode.
Dec 2, 2020
9 min
3. Touching down in China
First impressions of China, courtship in the country, the importance of the E-bike and death on the road.
Dec 2, 2020
11 min
2. An Eye-Opener
A bit of background. Making the choice to live abroad is one thing, but why China? 
Nov 30, 2020
7 min
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