Melhores podcasts sobre Silk Road Project (2024)

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Refugees worried at rise of Germany's far-right AfD party ahead of regional elections 5:28

12d ago5:28

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The eastern German regions of Saxony and Thuringia are holding elections this coming Sunday and the far-right AfD party is ahead in the polls. Its leaders are proposing a raft of measures designed to limit immigration and the arrival of more asylum seekers in their regions. If they win power, they are vowing to implement "zero immigration" and a de…

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Jordan: Petra's tourism authority cracks down on Bedouin cave dwellers 6:06

13d ago6:06

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One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan welcomes several hundred thousand tourists each year. It dates back to 300 BC and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. For centuries, Bedouins have inhabited its caves, but many have recently been forced to leave and relocate to government housing. Some families…

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Gaza war becomes key campaign issue in US presidential race 4:49

14d ago4:49

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Since Hamas's deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, the Gaza Strip has been under daily bombardment by the Israeli army. Ten months of war have left tens of thousands dead, with images seen worldwide, affecting public opinion to the point of influencing national elections. In the United States, the vote of both Muslim and Jewish communities in Novemb…

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China's New Silk Road: Beijing increases its influence in Nepal 5:34

15d ago5:34

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From infrastructure to tourism, China is strengthening its control over its smaller neighbour Nepal. Beijing has been increasing its investment in trade, tourism and reconstruction since Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake. It is also sending teachers to teach Chinese to the Nepalese, gradually turning them away from India. Caught between the two A…

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Counterfeit Euros: Italy cracks down on illegal money printing in Naples 4:17

16d ago4:17

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On the outskirts of Naples, at the feet of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy lies one of the largest productions of counterfeit Euros. According to Italian authorities which recently shutdown an illegal print shop and arrested several forgers, the lucrative business of counterfeit banknotes is run by criminal organisations linked to the Camorra, the…

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Infrastructure States and Cycling Along the China-Laos Railroad with Jess DiCarlo 48:33

2M ago48:33

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Jess DiCarlo joins Juliet and Keren for a dynamic discussion about China's identity as an infrastructural state, the myth of the debt trap narrative, cycling as method (and Jess's experience biking along the China-Laos train route), the impact of the BRI in Laos, and much more. Dr. Jess DiCarlo is an assistant professor in Geography, Environment, a…

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Brazil: The Pantanal, a sanctuary of biodiversity devastated by record fires 6:12

2M ago6:12

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The Pantanal, in the Central-West region of Brazil, is in the grip of record fires. In this wildlife sanctuary, more than 760,000 hectares of vegetation were destroyed in the first six months of 2024. June was a record month, with 2,636 new fires. That's 30 times more than during the same period last year. In the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which …

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Athens 2004: The bitter legacy of the Olympic Games (5/5) 4:22

2M ago4:22

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Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you a daily focus report on cities that have hosted the Olympics, …

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Beijing 2008 and 2022: China's ambitious Olympic projects (4/5) 5:38

2M ago5:38

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Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you a daily focus report on cities that have hosted the Olympics, …

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Revisiting host cities: How the 1992 Summer Olympics transformed Barcelona (3/5) 4:44

2M ago4:44

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Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you a daily focus report on cities that have hosted the Olympics, …

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Revisiting host Olympic cities: Los Angeles, a profitable legacy (2/5) 5:12

2M ago5:12

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In the lead-up to the Olympics here in Paris, we continue our series on the long-term impacts of the Games on host cities. We head to California, where Los Angeles was the only city vying to host the 1984 Olympics after Tehran withdrew. The mood heading into the Games had lost its appeal, as they were touted as too expensive and political. But fort…

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Revisiting host cities: Munich, a model Olympic village (1/5) 5:19

2M ago5:19

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Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe. Follow our special coverage this week as we bring you a daily focus report on cities that have hosted the Olympics, …

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Mine in southern Spain set to reopen despite environmental concerns 5:11

2M ago5:11

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Andalusia in southern Spain is attracting the attention of mining companies who want to extract metal ore. Near to Seville, the village of Aznalcollar is in the process of receiving the final permits to reopen a mine that was closed 26 years ago. In 1998, a wastewater reserve pool at the Los Frailes mine burst, spewing millions of cubic metres of t…

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Behind the scenes of renting French homes for film sets 3:46

2M ago3:46

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A growing number of people are renting out their homes to film crews for movies or to companies in search of a place to hold seminars. For some, it has turned into a lucrative business opportunity. Our colleagues at France 2 met with several of these homeowners to uncover what’s driving this trend. FRANCE 24's Guillaume Gougeon reports.…

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Iraq: 10 years after ISIS, affiliated families still shunned by society 6:11

2M ago6:11

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June 29 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a caliphate across Iraq by the Islamic State. A decade later, families perceived as affiliated with ISIS still live with the consequences of that time, which profoundly changed the country. Tens of thousands of people, mainly women and children, remain marginalised from Iraqi society. Lina Ma…

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Mongolia: Nomadic way of life under threat from winter climate disasters 5:40

2M ago5:40

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Mongolia has emerged from a particularly long and bitter winter. Extreme temperatures killed over 7.1 million animals. Thousands of herder families lost more than 70 percent of their livestock. Climate change has increased the frequency of extreme weather phenomena, accelerating domestic migration. Mongolia’s traditional nomadic herders are leaving…

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On track for success: Tunisian female athletes gear up for Paris Olympics 2024 6:05

2M ago6:05

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Out of the 26 athletes representing Tunisia at the Paris Summer Games, 14 are women. In a country where many prejudices against women linger, these athletes have overcome multiple obstacles to qualify for the Olympics in various disciplines including boxing, rowing, archery and steeplechase running.Por FRANCE 24 English

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Pakistan's Ratodero scandal: HIV-positive children treated like outcasts 5:42

2M ago5:42

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In 2019, the Ratodero scandal broke out in Pakistan. The town in the country's southern Sindh province was suddenly in the spotlight after a doctor revealed that thousands of children had been infected with HIV. An investigation showed that dangerous and illegal hygiene practices of doctors such as reusing disposable syringes for injections were at…

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Desertification in Iraq: Multiplying sandstorms threaten local population 5:18

2M ago5:18

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Water is running out in Iraq, a country where nearly more than half of the territory is considered at risk of desertification. Year after year, the situation is becoming worse and worse. Meanwhile the vast desertified areas create an environment prone to sandstorms – a destructive and dangerous phenomenon for the people living there. Lina Malers an…

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Playing crypto games for a living: Filipinos seek to escape poverty 5:46

2M ago5:46

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Can you make a living from playing video games? Millions of Filipinos who earn cryptocurrency playing online games seem to think so. Players earn tokens they then trade in a virtual market for pesos or dollars. They can earn up to twice the minimum wage – an irresistible prospect for young Filipinos hoping to escape poverty. But cryptocurrencies ar…

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Training in the shadow of war: Ukrainian athletes prepare for Paris Olympics 5:06

2M ago5:06

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A total of 126 Ukrainian athletes will be competing at this year's Paris Olympics. With their country at war, their participation takes on particular importance. Ukraine's National Olympic Committee says more than 400 registered athletes have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, while many others have put their sporting …

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Big Brother is watching you! India's CCTV boom 5:20

2M ago5:20

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In 2019, India's Hindu nationalist government was accused of surveilling its activists, scholars, journalists and politicians. A recent report released by a UK-based cyber security and privacy research firm, Comparitech, concluded that several Indian cities top the list of the most surveilled cities worldwide. According to Amnesty International, In…

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Haiti's gang violence crisis: Fears grow among Miami diaspora 5:48

2M ago5:48

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Since February, Haiti has been facing an unprecedented political and security crisis. The country is ravaged by gang violence, with 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince under the control of gangs accused of countless atrocities. The airport, which had been closed for three months, has just reopened. But it's still extremely tough to get humanit…

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Sierre Leone grapples with kush crisis as synthetic drug wreaks havoc 6:07

3M ago6:07

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Earlier this year, Sierra Leone declared a national emergency on substance abuse, amid rising numbers of people addicted to a synthetic drug called kush. Sold for as little as 20 cents per hit, kush is wreaking havoc among young people. The drug, which is made from a mixture of cannabis and other psychoactive substances like fentanyl and tramadol, …

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The new faces of K-pop: South Korean music genre broadens its horizons 5:40

3M ago5:40

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South Korean pop music generated more than €4 billion in the first half of last year. It has even become the main reason why tourists visit the country. But now, K-pop is trying to attract new generations of overseas fans, while retaining its Korean identity. That means the emergence of bands with non-Korean artists. Our corrrespondent asked K-pop …

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Ocean Consciousness and the Maritime Silk Road with Tabitha Grace Mallory and Andrew Chubb 58:24

3M ago58:24

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Tabitha Grace Mallory and Andrew Chubb visit the Belt and Road Podcast to chat about China's ocean economy, maritime activities, and the role of concepts like ocean consciousness. Dr. Tabitha Grace Mallory is CEO of the consulting firm China Ocean Institute, and an affiliate faculty member of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Ta…

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Leland Lazarus on Triads, Taiwan, and China's Forum Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean 45:34

5M ago45:34

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Leland Lazarus joins Juliet to talk about Chinese and Taiwanese engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean, from official diplomatic activities to BRI projects to transnational organized crime. Leland Lazarus is the Associate Director of National Security at Florida International University’s Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy. He is an e…

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Environmental Justice and Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia with Bowen Gu 41:10

6M ago41:10

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Bowen Gu joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about environmental justice and China's coal investments in Indonesia, with a focus on Gu's recent paper: Black gold and green BRI: A grounded analysis of Chinese investment in coal-fired power plants in Indonesia (2024). Bowen Gu is a PhD student at the Institute of Environmental Science and Te…

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An Anthropological Understanding of Chinese-financed Special Economic Zones in Nigeria with Omolade Adunbi 45:24

10M ago45:24

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Professor Omolade Adunbi joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about China's free trade zones in Nigeria. Adunbi is the Director of the African Studies Center, Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Law, and Faculty Associate in the Program in the Environment at the University of Michigan. His research e…

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How China is Reshaping International Technical Standards with Tim Rühlig 46:07

12M ago46:07

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Juliet, Erik, and guest Tim Ruhlig discuss technical standards, China’s growth in technical industries and its increasing influence in leading and setting standards, and the new geopolitics of technical standardization and interdependence. Tim Ruhlig is a senior fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he researches Europe-China rel…

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Funding the Pre-Project Pipeline: China's New MCDF with Shuang Liu 30:21

1y ago30:21

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Before the shovels hit the dirt, before a developer gets construction permits, before an MOU is signed, there exists a huge process of project feasibility, planning, and pre-approval. That process is incredibly complex and costly, but a new Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF) has been established to help. Shuang Liu joins…

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China, the U.S., and Critical Minerals in the DRC with Laetitia Tran Ngoc 37:39

1y ago37:39

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Juliet chats with Laetitia Tran Ngoc about the state of China-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) relations, the way people in the DRC view China and the U.S., outside interest in critical minerals mining in the DRC, and the domestic situation of the DRC that acts as a destabilizing factor to it all. Her article in South China Morning Post is he…

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#11 The Digital Silk Road 29:43

1+ y ago29:43

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This month's guest is Meia Nouwens, senior fellow for Chinese Security and Defence Policy and head of the China Programme at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Her expertise lies in Chinese cross-service defence analysis, China’s defence industry and innovation, as well as China’s regional strategic affairs and inte…

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The Periphery Perspective: Global China from the Borderlands with Ale Rippa 41:00

1+ y ago41:00

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Alessandro (Ale) Rippa joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about how he uses China's borderlands as a starting point to understand the Chinese state, global engagements like the Belt and Road Initiative, and Chinese development. They discuss Ale's experiences working in China's border regions in Xinjiang and Yunnan, how borders are zones o…

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#10 The Chinese Fintech Revolution 35:52

1+ y ago35:52

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Our guest this month is Martin Chorzempa, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and author of the book 'The Cashless Revolution: China's Reinvention of Money'. Martin joins Rogier to discuss everything from the impacts of the rise of Chinese fintech, to digital payment tools, and the ban on cryptocurrencies in China.…

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China's Growing Flirtations with International NGO Collaboration with May Farid and Hui Li 47:18

1+ y ago47:18

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May Farid and Hui Li drop by the podcast to talk about INGOs, or international non-governmental organizations, and specifically how their relationship with China is shifting as China goes global. The conversation focuses on their article "International NGOs as intermediaries in China's 'going out' strategy." May Farid is a political scientist study…

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# 9 China and the National Cyber Power Index 19:46

1+ y ago19:46

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This month on the China Smart State Podcast, host Linda van der Horst interviews Julia Voo. Julia is a Cyber Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and leads the team behind Belfer's National Cyber Power Index. She was formerly the Research Director for the China Cyber Policy Initiative. Her areas of research concer…

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#8 Governance of Global Data Transfers 35:10

1+ y ago35:10

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In this month’s episode of the China Smart State Podcasts our guest is Hunter Dorwart, policy counsel at the Future of Privacy forum and Associate at Bird&Bird. Together with hosts Rogier Creemers and Linda van der Horst, he discusses the role of China in international data flows and governance. The episode explores different aspects of cross borde…

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COP15 and China's Growing Environmental Leadership with Jesse Rodenbiker and Tyler Harlan 1:03:12

1+ y ago1:03:12

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Juliet is joined by friends and fellow researchers Jesse Rodenbiker and Tyler Harlan to discuss their recent experiences at the COP15 of the Conference on Biological Diversity, China's growing environmental leadership, and China's domestic environmental policies and their impact on BRI initiatives and overseas engagements. Jesse starts off the conv…

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Comparing the Railway Bureaucracies in China and India with Kyle Chan 43:10

1+ y ago43:10

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Kyle Chan visits the Belt and Road Podcast to talk about state capacity in railway bureaucracies in China and India, his research collected while riding trains through the two countries, the incredibly mundane naming of Chinese companies, and much more. This episode discusses Kyle's research published in two articles: Inside China's state-owned ent…

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Exploring Chinese Soft Power with Maria Repnikova 49:14

2y ago49:14

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Juliet and Erik are joined by Maria Repnikova to talk about her book, "Chinese soft power," Confucius Institutes, China's love for spectacle, and of course, how all this and more applies to the Belt and Road. What is soft power? How is China doing when it comes to soft power projection around the world? Listen to find out! Maria Repnikova is the Di…

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Evaluating Mega Projects: The Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya with Keren Zhu 38:59

2y ago38:59

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Keren Zhu talked with us about her research on the socioeconomic impacts of the Belt and Road, specifically with regard to Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). She provides background and analysis on the SGR, she and Eric discuss their personal experiences riding the railway, and more! Much of the conversation centers around Keren's recent work wi…

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China's Global Climate Governance with Jeffrey Qi 44:18

2y ago44:18

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Jeffrey Qi discusses China's growing role in high-level, high-stakes global climate governance. We discuss research Jeffrey conducted as a master's student in political science at the University of British Columbia and the resulting article he wrote with his advisor Peter Dauvergne, China's rising influence on climate governance: Forging a path for…

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US Strategy Regarding China's Presence in the African Continent with Winslow Robertson and Owakhela Kankhwende 49:35

2y ago49:35

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Erik is joined by Winslow Robertson and Owakhela Kankhwende to discuss their chapter of the book From Trump to Biden and Beyond: Reimagining U.S.-China Relations, entitled "U.S. Strategy Vis-À-Vis China's Presence in the African Continent: Description and Prescription". Winslow Robertson is a PhD student at IESE Business School at the University of…

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The Politics of Infrastructure Maintenance and Decay w/ The Roadwork Asia Project's Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi and Zarina Urmanbetova 49:46

2+ y ago49:46

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Juliet and Erik are joined by Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi and Zarina Urmanbetova of Roadwork Asia to discuss China's road infrastructure projects in Central Asia and their research at Roadwork Asia, including their article on infrastructural connections across the Toghuz-Toro district of central Kyrgystan Welcome and Unwelcome Connections: Travelling Po…

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The Chinese Insurance Sector and the BRI with Margaret Myers 32:13

2+ y ago32:13

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Margaret Myers returns to The Belt and Road Podcast to speak with Erik about the role and development of China's international insurance sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. The conversation is based on her January 2022 report from The Dialogue entitled Going Out, Guaranteed: Chinese Insurers in Latin America. Margaret Myers is the director o…

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#7 China and Digital Standard-setting 44:27

2+ y ago44:27

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In this month's episode of the China Smart State Podcast, Rogier and Linda interview Tim Rühlig about Chinese policies on digital standard-setting. Rühlig is a research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), and is the author of China's Foreign Policy Contradictions (2022). Recently, his research has focused on Chinese policies o…

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Ammar Malik, China AidData, and the Data and Debate over Chinese Lending 48:34

2+ y ago48:34

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On this episode, Juliet and Erik speak to Dr. Ammar Malik about AidData’s Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 2.0. This dataset provides the most comprehensive data on China’s overseas development finance activities, covering projects over 18 commitment years (2000-2017). They discuss the trends and findings from the dataset, break …

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#6 Tech Investment and Finance in China 46:48

2+ y ago46:48

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This month on the China Smart State Podcast, Rogier talks with Rui Ma about tech investment in China. Rui has over fifteen years of experience in investment banking and venture capital finance, and spent eight of those years working across multiple industries including real estate and media as well as technology in Shanghai and Beijing. She is curr…

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Cotton Diplomacy in Central Asia: Dr. Irna Hofman on China in Tajikistan and Beyond 48:42

2+ y ago48:42

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Just across the Xinjiang border, China is investing in a range of sectors. Infrastructure and road construction are booming as in many other places, but cotton investments dominate and are seen as a distinct type. Cotton is considered a strategic crop both to China and Tajikistan and is embedded in a range of elite networks and state power. Cotton …

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