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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

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

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

21:11

Episode 20: An Investor's Perspective on China

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/10/06

Hello and welcome to Episode 20 of the What China Wants podcast.The FT and others reported a few days ago that American banks would exit China if Beijing launched an attack on Taiwan. “Heads of BofA, Citi and JPMorgan say they will follow Washington’s orders in the event of conflict” warned the pink’un. The paper went on to quote JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon as patriotically claiming that “We would absolutely salute and follow whatever the American government said” when it came to divesting from the

24:55

Episode 19: China Coups and Disinformation

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/09/29

Hello and welcome to Episode 19 of the What China Wants podcast.With false reports of a coup against Xi Jinping ringing around the newspapers last weekend, we look at who could have been responsible for this disinformation - and dig into how China uses disinformation for its own purposes too. We interview friend of the show Alex Neill, a leading expert on Chinese influence abroad. Some highlights from our discussion:* There is a lot of disinformation about China. Specific to the recent rumours of a

26:16

Episode 18: Is China Destroying Europe's Tech Companies?

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/09/22

In today's What China Wants we ask Luke Patey whether China is deliberately targeting Europe's technology companies with unfair competition, and if so, what can Europe do about it? 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

21:00

Episode 17: The Queen, China, and Imperial Monarchy

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/09/15

Hello and welcome to Episode 17 of the What China Wants podcast. Today we pay tribute to the impact of Queen Elizabeth II on Sino-British ties. 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

30:08

Episode 16: China's Water Crisis

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/09/08

Hello and welcome to Episode 16 of the What China Wants podcast.In the back and forth over climate change, something that doesn’t get mentioned too much in the rain-sufficient West is a lack of water (California and parts of Australia aside). But in China, the recent drought that has hit large swathes of the country has laid bare the immense threat presented by drying rivers and lakes. Agriculture, manufacturing, energy production - all have been badly hit, and already-fragile growth rates will

28:25

Episode 15: Is China a Threat to Western Liberalism?

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/09/01

Hello and welcome to Episode 15 of the What China Wants podcast. In it we interview Sir Vince Cable, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, and ask whether China is helping to undermine Western liberalism. 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

20:00

Episode 14: Recapping the Summer

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/08/25

A recap of the events over the summer that have shaped the political and economic relations between China and the West 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

27:54

Episode (repeat): China's Economic Red Flags

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/08/18

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants.Last week we republished our podcast from a few months ago on the coming Great Split between China and the West over Taiwan, and the economic carnage it will unleash.Today we delve back into the issues facing the Chinese economy with our previous interview with George Magnus. (If you haven’t heard George speak before then please, please listen to the podcast - his knowledge of China is breathtaking.)This ties nicely into the Great Split because a country

25:46

Episode (repeat): The Coming Great Split Between...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/08/11

Hello and welcome back to What China Wants. As we are away for the next few weeks, and have had so many new listeners recently (hello, everyone) that we thought it would be good to republish what we think are two of our most important podcasts.Today is the one we did on the Great Split and the economic carnage that will be unleashed by a conflict between China and the West over Taiwan. What we find amazing is that there seems to be very little preparation being done by either governments or the

25:59

Episode 13: The Dangers from Invisible China

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/08/04

Hello and welcome to Episode 13 of the What China Wants podcast.When the world thinks of China, it thinks of the flashy, prosperous East and South coasts - Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen. But the majority of Chinese live a very different life, stuck in poor rural areas with limited access to education, healthcare, and jobs.Is this bulk of humanity, numbering 1/9 of the world’s population, a drag on the country that will disrupt the country’s development? Or is it an eminently solvable problem? To

26:46

Episode 12: The UK's changing relationship with China

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/07/28

Hello and welcome to Episode 12 of the What China Wants podcast.The UK has had a long and - at times - difficult relationship with China. But in 2015 past issues were put to bed when David Cameron, ably assisted by his Chancellor, George Osborn, declared that the relatinship between the two countries was now entering a new Golden Age. To seal the deal, and to secure billions of pounds of investment, Cameron invited Xi for a state visit, the highlight of which (for the newspaper photographers at

24:54

Episode 11: Inside the Chinese Language

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/07/21

Hello and welcome to Episode 11 of the What China Wants podcast.One of the most important differences between China and the West is its language, and of course its script. That it is so impenetrable to most people outside of East Asia is unfortunate because together they say so much about the history of China and its place in the world today. The story of the Chinese language and how it is written down (and has been for millennia) is fascinating. Here to discuss it all in our latest What China Wants

23:50

Episode 10: What Should We Expect from China's Coming...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/07/14

Hello and welcome to Episode 10 of the What China Wants podcast.There aren’t many in the West who understand China’s politics, and with good reason: it is a byzantine system set in a Marxist framework hidden behind a difficult language. But what the Chinese Communist Party does is increasingly impactful on us all, especially the fallout from their big political get-togethers. These don’t come bigger than the National Congresses, and the 20th is due this autumn. There are so many questions to ask,

25:05

Can Biden and Boris’ new global initiative compete...

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/07/07

Hello and welcome to Episode 9 of the What China Wants podcast.With all that’s happening in No10 Downing Street and the efforts to remove Boris Johnson from power, it’s interesting timing that today’s episode is about what could be one of the British PM’s last contributions to Western diplomacy. On 26 June he, President Biden, and the other leaders of the G7 announced a massive new fund called the Partnership for Global Infrastructure Investment, or PGII. Designed to provide a Western alternative

27:10

China's Economic Red Flags

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/06/30

Hello and welcome to the Episode 8 of the What China Wants podcast.We are delighted to be joined today by one of the world’s leading commentators on China’s economy, George Magnus. Formerly the Chief Economist at UBS, George is a noted authority on what makes China’s economy tick. His book “Red Flags: Why Xi’s China is in Jeopardy” set the cat amongst the pigeons for those who assumed that what Beijing was stating about their hurtling-along economy was - and would be for some time to come - the

22:40

Episode 7: Why the Pacific Matters to China

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/06/23

Hello and welcome to the Episode 7 of the What China Wants podcast.We in the West are so used to looking at maps from our point of view, with either Europe or the US in the centre of the page. What’s more, we always look at them with North at the top and South at the bottom. This gives us a certain idea of the world, and one that isn’t necessarily shared by everyone. In the map below, you can see China with the map altered so that the ocean is the main point of focus. Taking this perspective, it is

Episode 6: The Coming Economic Shock of the Great Split

States of Play with Sam Olsen ·

2022/06/16

Hello and welcome to the Episode 6 of the What China Wants podcast.In last week’s episode we discussed the potential for a Great Split between China and the West over Taiwan. Today we examine the different ways that Beijing might force reunification with what it terms a renegade province, and what the global economic repercussions would be from such a move: it’s not a spoiler to say that they would be horrific.You can also listen to the podcast on Apple, Amazon, or Spotify.As always please do share,

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