Kopi Time E02: Slava Shilin on learning Mandarin and humanising China

We chat with credit strategist Slava Shilin, Russian born, UK national, Singapore resident, and almost fluent in Mandarin. In this highly engaging podcast, Slava talks about travelling through small towns in China, assessing the depth of the country’s progress at grass-roots level, and surprising aspects about day-to-day living there. He stresses why being able to read and write adds considerable depth to understanding China than just attaining Mandarin speech proficiency.