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23:04

Episode 40: The Latest Outlook for the Chinese Economy

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/03/09

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants.Today we return to one of our audience’s favourite topics, the economy of China. Sam interviews Stewart on the latest figures and what this means for the rest of the world.Here are some highlights of our discussion:* Economic figures for the last year show that China’s state sector outperformed the private sector. The problem is that the private sector is much more efficient than the state, and so as the former struggles it will impact negatively on the

25:58

Episode 38: What Should We Make of Human Rights in...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/02/23

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. Today we interview Benedict Rogers, co-founder of Hong Kong Watch, to discuss China's attitude to human rights. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

21:52

Episode 38: An Unrecognised Threat from China's...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/02/16

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. Today we interview Charlie Parton about the threat from Chinese-made cellular internet of things (IoT) components embedded in day to day devices. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

25:03

Episode 37: China's Increasing Influence in Southeast...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/02/09

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants.Today the Evenstar Institute launches its latest research, measuring and understanding China’s influence in one of the world’s most strategically important regions, Southeast Asia. (A summary of the report can be found here.) Join Sam Olsen and Stewart Paterson as they discuss the findings and resulting policy recommendations. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

33:46

Episode 36: Understanding China's Overseas...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/02/02

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. Today we interview Rebecca Ray from the China Overseas Development Finance database to discuss about China’s overseas aid, and what this means for both Beijing’s influence and the world in general. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

31:29

Episode 35: Russia-China relations: emerging Alliance...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/01/26

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. We discuss the current state of Russia-China relations with Sarah Kirchberger. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

24:45

Episode 34: Inside Chinese New Year

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2023/01/19

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants, joined today by Professor Jinghan Zeng to discuss Chinese New Year. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

29:15

Episode33: 2022 in Review, 2023 in Preview

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/01/12

In today’s What China Wants episode we review China’s 2022 and its relations with the rest of the world. We also look forward to what we can expect from 2023. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

25:44

Episode 32: The Culture and Passion of Chinese Food

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2023/01/05

Hello, Happy New Year, and welcome back to What China Wants. In today’s episode we are joined by Michelin-starred chef and anthropologist Andrew Wong to look at what is probably the first aspect of Chinese culture that most people around the world encounter: its food. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

20:55

Episode 31: How Does China Celebrate Christmas?

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/12/22

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. In today’s episode we talk to the author of Slow Chinese, Andrew Methven, on how Christmas is celebrated in China. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

28:51

Episode 30: Will a Western "Nato for Tech" Work?

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2022/12/15

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants.In today’s episode Stewart and Sam speak to one of the leading thinkers on technology policy, Rob Atkinson from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). An old friend of the show, Rob joins us to talk through the realities of what British Prime Minister calls for a “Nato for tech” to counter Chinese influence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

22:17

Episode 29: An Overlooked Risk

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/12/08

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. In today’s episode Stewart and Sam speak to the Evenstar Institute’s Director of Research, former LSE academic Dr William Matthews, about the paper that Evenstar just published. “An Overlooked Risk: China’s Indirect Influence Over the United Kingdom’s National Security Supply Chain” shows how the UK’s national security supply chain is heavily exposed to China in three separate ways: directly, indirectly (through third party countries that may be heavily

24:26

Episode 28: Is the current monetary cycle...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/12/01

Hello and welcome to Episode 28 of What China Wants. Today we ask noted macro investor Meyrick Chapman if US monetary policy is actually increasing Chinese influence worldwide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

31:16

Episode 27: The Great China-Australia Trade Spat

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/11/24

Hello and welcome to Episode 27 of What China Wants, looking at the recent trade issues between China and Australia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

25:14

Episode 26: China-Western Chip Wars

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/11/17

Hello and welcome to Episode 26 of What China Wants, looking at the struggle between China and the US/West for control over the world’s most important component: microchips.Stewart and Sam are joined by Chris Miller, the author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, which was shortlisted by the FT as its business book of the year 2022.Some highlights from our discussion:* Microchips are central to both the world economy and modern militaries, and so both China and the US

29:50

Episode 25: Is China Good for Africa?

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/11/10

Hello and welcome to Episode 25 of What China Wants, looking at China’s relationship with Africa, with Eric Olander from the The China Global South Project. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

22:29

Episode 24: Where the Chinese Economy Now Stands

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/11/03

Hello and welcome to Episode 24 of What China Wants: we talk to George Magnus about where the Chinese economy now stands post National Congress This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

24:51

Episode 23: What China's National Party Congress...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/10/27

Hello and welcome to Episode 23 of What China Wants, examining the potential impact on the world from China’s National Party Congress - now one of the most important events in the global calendar. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

24:37

Episode 22: Xi Jinping, The Most Powerful Man in the...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/10/20

Hello and welcome to Episode 22 of What China Wants, an interview with co-author Stefan Aust about his book "Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World". This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whatchinawants.substack.com

30:28

Episode 21: China's Upcoming National Congress

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2022/10/13

Hello and welcome to Episode 21 of What China Wants.In 2004 Sam attended, as a guest, the Republican National Convention in New York. The overwhelming feeling was that we were at the centre of the international political world, with the only potential competitor the Democrat Convention that had happened the week before. It was America Supreme.In 2022, it is possible to argue that the most important political gathering in the world is in China. The five-yearly National Party Congress that begins on

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