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Footprints

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About this Podcast:

What can best represent today's China? Its people. From movers and shakers to the grassroots, we invite you to trace the footprints of the Chinese people from every walk of life, including modern farmers, traditional craftspeople or tech tycoons. With Footprints, you’ll feel the pulse of the 1.4 billion Chinese people and find inspiration in their incredible life stories. Updated weekly.

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36%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about Footprints

What is Footprints about?

What can best represent today's China? Its people. From movers and shakers to the grassroots, we invite you to trace the footprints of the Chinese people from every walk of life, including modern farmers, traditional craftspeople or tech tycoons. With Footprints, you’ll feel the pulse of the 1.4 billion Chinese people and find inspiration in their incredible life stories.

Who hosts Footprints?

Footprints is hosted by China Plus. The show has published 200 episodes to date.

What has Footprints covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Fernando Munoz Bernal: The number "12345" makes life different" (5 October 2026, 26 minutes), "12345: A bridge to solutions" (1 October 2026, 20 minutes), and "A city that listens: An Australian vlogger's life in Chengdu" (28 September 2026, 31 minutes).

How often does Footprints publish?

Footprints publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 200 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Footprints?

Booking probability for Footprints is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Footprints requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Footprints's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

China Plus hosts Footprints, a society podcast with 200 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Fernando Munoz Bernal: The number "12345" makes life different

    Oct 5, 202626 min

    What is 12345? It's a government hotline that actually delivers. It listens, responds and solves real problems—for locals and foreigners alike. One Colombian expat in China calls it his unhired assistant. Join us for...

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    12345: A bridge to solutions

    Oct 1, 202620 min

    A bridge to solutions. That's what Beijing's 12345 hotline has become for its roughly 20 million residents. 
 Handling millions of calls each year, the hotline tackles problems both big and small. 
 Through...

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    A city that listens: An Australian vlogger's life in Chengdu

    Sep 28, 202631 min

    From Australia to Chengdu, Andre's journey in China has been a tale of discovery, connection, and breaking stereotypes. In this episode, we sit down with Australian vlogger Andre Longginou who has spent the past two...

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    'It just runs': An American's life in Hangzhou

    Sep 24, 202623 min

    How do technology and public services shape our everyday lives? In this episode, we sit down with Scott Pruett, an American who moved to China 18 years ago and has spent the past six years in Hangzhou, one of China's...

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    Francis Stonier: Falling in love with Chongqing

    Sep 23, 202626 min

    American expat Francis Stonier has called Chongqing, China, home for nearly a decade. He first captured widespread public attention in 2022, when devastating wildfires broke out on Chongqing’s Jinyun Mountain, where he...

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    The legacy of Jiao Yulu

    Jul 1, 202622 min

    In central China's Henan Province lies the small county of Lankao. Today it is a well-known production center for traditional Chinese musical instruments. 
 
 Historically, however, Lankao was known for...

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    The unfinished journey

    Jun 25, 202620 min

    This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). In this episode, we revisit the life and legacy of Huang Wenxiu, a young CPC member and grassroots official who devoted...

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    Ai Aiguo: China's master welder

    Jun 18, 202627 min

    Ai Aiguo, a master welder, has largely defined China's welding industry. For more than five decades, he has overcome hundreds of technical challenges and served major national projects, advancing China's manufacturing...

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    Lu Hong: A life without limits

    Jun 11, 202626 min

    In this episode, we explore the remarkable journey of Lu Hong, a businessman from Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, who has spent a lifetime defying expectations. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Lu faced...

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    Encore: A Serbian trader seizing opportunities in China

    May 28, 202613 min

    Faris Rebronja, a Serbian trader of daily goods based in north China’s Shanxi Province, sees himself as a bridge between Serbia and China. After years of living in China, the young businessman has gained not just market...

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    The "Good Guys" of Gulangyu

    May 21, 202621 min

    "Whenever we need help, we think of the 'Good Guys.'" On Gulangyu, the pedestrian-only UNESCO World Heritage island off the coast of Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, a group of couriers has become far more than...

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    From cars to classrooms: One American's love affair with China

    May 15, 202619 min

    After a chance trip to China in 1998, engineer Ben Watson from the United States abandoned car design for teaching. Now in his 50s, he calls the northeast Chinese city of Harbin his second hometown, helping local...

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    Andy Tubman: Melody weaves and heart heals

    May 13, 202626 min

    Join Footprints for an exclusive interview with American healing musician Andy Tubman. His music once awakened a friend from a coma and soothed many troubled, depressed hearts.

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    Zhang Xue: The unstoppable (Episode II)

    May 11, 202617 min

    In this episode, we are going to learn about the ZXMOTO boss's entrepreneurial adventures in Chongqing, where, with the same grit and can-do spirit, he rolled out his high-performance motorcycles, which helped French...

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    Zhang Xue: The unstoppable (Episode I)

    May 8, 202617 min

    This March, Chinese homegrown motorcycle maker ZXMOTO made history on the racetrack, scoring a spectacular back-to-back double win with French rider Valentin Debise in the WorldSSP category at the Portuguese round of...

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    Heart menders: After the quake

    Apr 30, 202628 min

    In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, even as lives are saved and homes begin to rise again, hidden wounds linger for many survivors long after the ground stops shaking. In Dingri County, Xigaze, in southwest...

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    The architect of smiles: How Xue Feng crafts joy into concrete and steel

    Apr 16, 202626 min

    For award-winning architect Xue Feng, success is measured in laughter. He designs with people, not just for them. His holistic approach weaves speed, sustainability and soul into every project, transforming ordinary...

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    Meng Jianmin: Design with humans at the center

    Apr 10, 202626 min

    In populous first tier cities in China, visiting a doctor at major hospitals can sometimes be exhausting. One often has to maneuver through crowds to get around in big hospitals, where various medical functions are...

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    Guardians of youth: Where law meets compassion

    Apr 2, 202624 min

    For more than two decades, a dedicated juvenile protection team within the Chongqing procuratorates has been working to safeguard the rights and futures of minors. What began as a small group of prosecutors has grown...

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    Xue Zhifei: A tractor engineer who plowed new ground

    Mar 26, 202621 min

    ​For 30 years, engineer Xue Zhifei has led China's tractor revolution. From power-shift to unmanned, his breakthroughs have broken foreign monopolies, achieved centimeter-level precision, and transformed Chinese farming.

Recent guests

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J

Jerry Grey

M

Michael Wood

formerly Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Chicago Architecture Center

F

Francis Stonier

Southwest University

T

Thomas Rabe

John Rabe Communication Center

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