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Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Craig Allen on the US-China technology competitionIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents sits down with Craig Allen, former President of the US-China Business Council, to assess how China is redefining innovation, what the US gets wrong about it, and why this global race is more complex and consequential than ever.Download Transcript Tune into the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast series for insights on international trade. 2025-04-2228 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - What Global Markets Should Expect from China’s SlowdownIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents sits down with Senior Research Fellow Stewart Paterson to unpack why China has struggled to rebalance its economy toward the consumption-led growth it desperately needs. China’s economic slowdown is sending shockwaves across global markets, raising concerns about the future of the world’s second-largest economy. Once a key driver of global growth, the country now faces a range of challenges, from a sluggish property sector and mounting local government debt to declining foreign investment and wea...2025-04-0144 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Trump’s war on trade: What’s next for Europe?In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents sits down with Senior Research Fellow Keith Rockwell to discuss how Europe plans to deal with Trump and the impact on the world’s most important alliance. On 10 February, Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on aluminum and steel imports, followed days later by a plan for "reciprocal tariffs." As promised during his campaign, he plans to expand his tariff blanket further. Europe's longstanding alliance with the US is in crisis. While European leaders claim they are b...2025-02-1855 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - The rise of industrial policies and their global impactIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents-USA sits down with Jia Hui Tee, Senior Trade Policy Analyst at the Hinrich Foundation, to discuss the rise of industrial policies and potential implications to trade and sustainability. In recent years, industrial policies have become a primary focus for governments worldwide. These policies, aimed at strengthening domestic industries, have significant implications for global trade and sustainability. As identified in the Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index 2024, global trade is experiencing a protectionist shift, with nations implementing measures to fo...2024-12-1024 min
Do Go On476 - The Darien Scheme That Bankrupted ScotlandIn the 1690s, Scotland tried to establish a colony in Panama... it did not go well. In fact it went so badly that it bankrupted almost the entire country. Recorded live at The Monkey Barrel Comedy Club in Edinburgh.This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 08:36 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: h...2024-12-041h 38
The China in Africa PodcastHow Will Trump's Return to Power Impact China-Africa Ties?The re-election of former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to significantly alter U.S. foreign policy, including its approach to Africa. As seen during Trump’s first term, U.S. engagement with the continent is likely to decrease, with a stronger emphasis on countering China's expanding influence in the region. The future of the U.S.-Africa free trade agreement, known as AGOA, is now uncertain, as the incoming administration has signaled plans to introduce protectionist policies. This week, Eric and Cobus are joined by Stewart Paterson, a senior fellow at the Hinrich Fo...2024-11-0840 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Fighting subsidies with subsidiesAfter a long dormant period, industrial policy is back and dramatically reshaping global manufacturing. As large-scale subsidies proliferate, countries that used to take a laissez-faire approach to market governance have entered a race to subsidize strategic sectors. Companies are responding. Tune in here for an experimental 'podcast' on Kieran Thompson's 'Fighting subsidies with subsidies' article, created with Google's AI research assistant NotebookLM. Tune into the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast series for insights on international trade. 2024-10-0815 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Europe’s right turn: A threat to trade?In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents sits down with Keith Rockwell, Senior Research Fellow at the Hinrich Foundation, to discuss the future of Europe’s trade dynamics in light of its shifting political landscape.While the recent elections in Europe have not yet led to significant shifts in its trade and business landscape, the steady rise of far-right parties is setting the stage for future upheavals. These political movements challenge the very foundation of the European Union’s (EU) single market, which...2024-09-2452 min
The Football Journals#26 - With Steve "Pele" PatersonSteve "Pele" Paterson. One of the true greats of north east football. Pele opened up about his storied career in the game and the highs and lows of football at the highest level! A great player and manager Pele spoke about his time at places like Manchester United , Japan, Elgin and many others . Join on us over on Patreon to watch the video episode !
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The National Conservatism Institute of Australia PodcastStewart Paterson, Economist and Author of "China, Trade & Power"Stewart Paterson is an economist and banker and spent 25 years in capital markets as an equity researcher, strategist and fund manager. He has worked in London, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Singapore in senior roles with Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse First Boston, CLSA, among others. He is a senior research fellow at the Hinrich Foundation and author of "China, Trade & Power". It was this book which calls for a more realist assessment of trade arrangements with China that caught my attention when I read it several years ago. In this episode we discuss:How his views on...2024-09-071h 04
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - What’s at stake if the WTO fails its global e-commerce deal?In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents interviews Deborah Elms on the WTO’s landmark e-commerce agreement.In July, The Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on Electronic Commerce achieved a historic milestone in global trade, as 82 World Trade Organization (WTO) members released a “stabilized text”, potentially setting the first digital trade rules. This is a significant development, addressing the WTO's previous lack of a digital trade framework and aiming to create unified, consistent regulations for e-commerce. This agreement, remarkably, was reached without the particip...2024-08-2039 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - How oil is adding fuel to global fragmentationIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents and Robert York, Director of Regional Affairs at the think tank Pacific Forum, delve into how shifting oil trade dynamics are fueling global fragmentation.Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the West imposed stringent sanctions on Russia to cripple its oil exports and economy. Despite these efforts, Russian oil shipments have remained resilient, mainly due to new buyers entering the market.Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia as the p...2024-08-1332 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Unilateral green rules and voluntary standardsIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents interviews Hinrich Foundation Research Grant recipient Rodrigo Fagundes Cezar about the impact of unilateral green rules and voluntary standards on Brazil’s green transition.Amid efforts to promote sustainability through trade, import policies have taken centerstage. The European Union (EU), for example, has unilaterally launched the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to help the single market achieve its ambitious climate goals by 2030. As a result, several count...2024-07-0231 minThe Football Journals#16 - Former Elgin City & Inverness Player Iain MacArthurYET ANOTHER ELGIN CITY EPISODE (a little bit of Caley Thistle thrown in here too!) In the studio with Lee this week is Iain MacArthur who talked about his time in the Highland League with Elgin and also working his way through the leagues at ICT under Steve "Pele" Paterson. Iain also gave us a fantastic all time XI and some great answers on our usual format.
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Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - The impact of trade in this US presidential election yearIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents talks to Inu Manak, fellow for Trade Policy at the Council for Foreign Relations, discussing the role of US trade policy in current presidential election year.Trade exerts a profound impact on our daily lives as it plays a pivotal role in shaping consumer choices, production processes, and overall economic resilience. The historical trajectory of US trade policy reveals a gradual shift towards protectionism, driven by factors such as the economic dis...2024-03-1226 min
Woof You! Podcast#13: Barking Up The Right Tree with Julia Hawkins and Barbara PatersonJulia Hawkins and Barbara Paterson are the brains and beauty behind the Barking Up the Right Tree Festival 2024Dr. Barbara Paterson is a professional dog trainer and specializes in dog sports foundations and reactivity. She is based in Namibia.Julia Hawkins is a dog trainer and behaviourist based in Cheshire in the UK. Julia has also been a guest on this podcast a couple of times. Having known her for a few years now, it did not surprise me in the slightest when she shared with me her and...2024-03-0154 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Why the WTO can't find a path to consensusIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Alan Herrera of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) and Hinrich Foundation Head of Trade Policy Deborah Elms explore the complexities of decision-making within the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the 13th Ministerial Conference looms.---Getting 166 diverse staff to agree on a single lunch order without a boss is a difficult exercise. This is, roughly, an analogy to the situation facing the WTO. Consensus-based decision making has become increasingly strenuous as membership grows and th...2024-02-2037 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - A trade talk with Keith RockwellIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, Patrícia Vasconcellos from the US Association of Foreign Press Correspondents and Keith Rockwell, former WTO director and senior research fellow at the Hinrich Foundation delve into the evolving global trade patterns. There is a notable shift in global trade patterns, particularly in case of the US. This is a result of deliberate decoupling initiatives spanning two successive US administrations, marked by tariffs on Chinese imports. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sometimes characterized as NAFTA 2.0, emerges as a pivotal factor, fostering enhanced trade relations amon...2024-02-2038 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - The semiconductor trade warsThe semiconductor is at the forefront of the convergence of global trade and geopolitics.McKinsey projects the industry will reach a trillion dollars by 2030, up from US$574 billion last year according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The industry, however, is increasingly at the mercy of the most intense geopolitical contest in the world today. Makers of the world’s most advanced chips are based in a handful of countries, though they depend on tens of thousands of components and hundreds of suppliers across the planet. Much of the brain trust for the tech design of ad...2023-11-0937 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Decarbonizing the global steel industryIn this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, guest host Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) and Executive Director of Asia Trade Center Deborah Elms, discuss how lack of standardization is proving to be a challenge in decarbonizing the steel industry. Iron and steel production accounts for 8% of annual carbon emissions, according to a WTO climate change brief on decarbonizing the steel industry, and global steel production has tripled in the past 50 years with 1.8 billion tons produced in 2020. This is...2023-08-1625 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Is globalization under threat?In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s podcast on global trade, guest host Nii Akrofi Smart-Abbey from the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (AFPC-USA) talks to Hinrich Foundation Research Fellow Stewart Paterson, delving into a discussion centered around the question of whether globalization is under threat. This episode was first featured in the AFPC podcast series. Globalization is often associated with the notion of technology, making the world a global village after the advent of computers. In fact, it is a complex phenomenon showcasing how trade and technology have ma...2023-07-0730 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp 5. - Trade digitization is everything, everywhere. Why?In this fifth edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's podcast on global trade, Hinrich Foundation Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with former New Zealand trade negotiator Stephanie Honey on the seeming ubiquity of trade digitization and the resistance in parts of the global trade supply chain to digital facilitation. In the last few decades, the internet enabled a new trade ecosystem in which digital technologies forged new ways to trade and created new products and services. While digital technologies now seem ubiquitous, the rules applied to the digital economy remain disjointed and m...2023-06-2039 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastSpecial Ep. - Assessing US Objectives for APEC 2023In this special edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation’s global trade podcast, guest host former US Representative Charles Boustany leads a discussion on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum 2023 with former US Deputy Trade Representative Robert Holleyman and Shihoko Goto of the Wilson Center. The episode was first featured in Asia Insight, the podcast of the National Bureau of Asian Research. The United States will host the APEC forum in 2023. Under APEC’s 2023 theme, “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All”, the United States is set to spearhead efforts on key issues such as supply ch...2023-05-1741 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp. 4 - Inside the US and China’s disintegrating relationshipIn this fourth edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's podcast on global trade, Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with Naoise McDonagh, Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Law at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, on the national security calculus driving decoupling and the crucial role of legal contestability of such measures undertaken by the US and China against each other. China’s heft in the global trading system fueled its rise to a stature that is challenging US hegemony throughout the world. The rivalry now has become enmeshed in national secu...2023-05-1029 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp. 3 - How China’s state-led economy uses world marketsIn this third edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's podcast on global trade, our Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with Emily de la Bruyère, co-founder of Horizon Advisory and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracy, on China’s growing global export prowess, its leverage on world markets, and trade dependency in the technology sector. When China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, it accounted for about 4% of global exports. That figure had risen to 15% in 2022. China’s growing export prowess reflects its dominance in global markets. Today, China maintains oligopolistic power...2023-04-2527 min
What China WantsEpisode 42: China's Global Media OffensiveThis week on What China Wants, Sam and Stewart are joined by Josh Kurlantzick, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss Beijing's media influence. Josh sets out his analysis of China’s attempt in recent years to become a global media and information superpower, and we discuss whether these efforts are working.2023-04-0623 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp. 2 - China, the US, and a quarrel with globalizationIn this second edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's podcast on global trade, our Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with Jeff Ferry, chief economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, on how globalization has evolved from a worldwide success for multinational corporations to a dilemma for the American economy, blamed for job losses, low wages, and slow growth. In key parts of the world, and not least in the planet’s largest economy, trade has become something of a dirty word. In democracies, politicians that advocate for greater le...2023-03-2833 minWhat China WantsEpisode 41: The Advent of President Xi's Third TermIn recent weeks, the "two sessions" have taken place in China, at which President Xi's third term was confirmed by the nearly 3,000 delegates that constitute the National People's Congress. Due to the relative opaqueness of decision-making in Chinese politics, these important events in the political calendar are relatively unknown outside China. To help listeners understand more about them, and what their significance might be globally, this week on What China Wants, Sam and Stewart are joined by friend of the show, Professor Jinghan Zeng of Lancaster University.2023-03-2329 min
What China Wants PodcastEpisode 40: The Latest Outlook for the Chinese EconomyHello 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 wider economy.2023-03-0923 minWhat China WantsEpisode 40: The Outlook for China’s EconomyThis week on What China Wants, co-host Stewart Paterson is interviewed by Sam Olsen about the outlook for the Chinese economy. We discuss the post-covid outlook as well as the key challenges facing the economy and the Party leadership looking forward. 2023-03-0923 minWhat China WantsEpisode 39: What Should We Make of Human Rights in China?In this episode of What China Wants, Sam and Stewart discuss the issue of human rights in China. To do so, they are joined by Benedict Rogers, Co-Founder of Hong Kong Watch and one of Britain’s foremost and most knowledgeable campaigners on the subject. We discuss some of the key issues raised in his book, The China Nexus, including allegations of human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, organ-harvesting from prisoners of conscience, as well as some of the criticisms commonly levelled at critics of China's human rights record.LinksBenedict Rogers - T...2023-02-2325 minWhat China WantsEpisode 38: Cellular IoT Modules and Supply Chain SecurityThis week, Sam and Stewart are joined by Charles Parton OBE, a former diplomat who is presently a specialist adviser to the Foreign Affairs Committee at the UK Houses of Parliament and Associate Fellow of RUSI. Charlie spent 22 years of his 37 year diplomatic career working in or on China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In this episode he discusses his latest paper on the importance of cellular Internet of Things (IoT) modules and the threat posed to UK supply chain security by the pervasiveness of Chinese cellular IoT modules in our systems and processes.Links...2023-02-1621 minWhat China WantsEpisode 37: China's Structural Influence in Southeast AsiaThis week on What China Wants, Dr William Matthews, Director of Research at the Evenstar Institute, joins Sam and Stewart to discuss their latest research, "Southeast Asia's Emerging Geopolitical Order: China's Structural Influence and the Evolving Regional Balance of Power". The report quantifies and explains the evolution of China's Influence in Southeast Asia through the analysis of all ten ASEAN member states over the period 2011-2020. In this interview, William and Sam explain its key findings and policy recommendations for the UK and its allies.2023-02-0925 min
Current Accounts: The Hinrich Foundation Trade PodcastEp. 1 - Salt and horses: Brexit and British pricesIn this first edition of Current Accounts, the Hinrich Foundation's newly launched trade podcast, our Research Fellow Stewart Paterson speaks with Jan David Bakker, of Bocconi University, on the rise of non-tariff barriers to trade, their impact on economic welfare, and the nature of data analysis on traded goods from horses to salt.As the United Kingdom takes the first tentative steps into Brexit, after voting to leave the European Union in mid-2016, it triggered a prolonged negotiation between the two parties that led eventually to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) between the two sides coming...2023-02-0733 minWhat China WantsEpisode 36: Small is Beautiful - China's Approach to Overseas Development FinanceThis week on What China Wants Sam and Stewart are joined by Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher at the Boston University Global Development Policy (GDP) Center to discuss their latest research. The GDP Centre has just published an update to their China Overseas Development Finance (CODF) Database. Having provided a staggering amount of finance for overseas development projects in the wake of the global financial crisis, Chinese overseas development finance has been on a general downward trend for several years. On this episode, we discuss the status and trajectory of China’s overseas development finance. Are we at the be...2023-02-0233 minWhat China WantsEpisode 35: The Russia-China Relationship - Friendship Without Limits?On this week's episode, Sam and Stewart are joined by Sarah Kirchberger, Head of Asia-Pacific Strategy and Security at the Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University, and one of Germany’s and Europe’s leading experts on the Moscow-Beijing relationship. Sarah is also one of the editors of the 2022 paper Russia-China Relations: Emerging Alliance or Eternal Rivals, which is available and free to download. We discuss the Russia-China relations past and present, the impact of the war in Ukraine and what future may lay ahead for this bilateral relationship.2023-01-2631 minWhat China WantsEpisode 34: About Chinese New YearJoin us as we get ready to say 新年快乐! (Happy New Year!) and welcome in the Year of the Rabbit, as Chinese New Year falls this coming Sunday, 22nd January. Despite it being perhaps the largest ceremony or festival in the world, it is really not very well known in the West, nor are its fascinating intricacies, practices and folklore. Sam and Stewart are delighted to be joined by Professor Jinghan Zeng of Lancaster University for this special edition of What China Wants. We discuss its origins, traditions as well hear an insight into Professor Zeng's own personal experiences of the celeb...2023-01-1924 minWhat China WantsEpisode 33: China and the World - A Review of 2022 and a Look Forward to 2023This week on What China Wants, Sam and Stewart review the past year. They discuss the key political and economic events for China in 2022, as well as debate the outlook ahead of us, looking forward into what 2023 might hold for China and the world.2023-01-1229 minWhat China WantsEpisode 32: The Culture and Passion of Chinese FoodHappy New Year, and welcome back to What China Wants. In today's episode we look at what is probably the first aspect of Chinese culture that most people around the world encounter: its food. To do so, we are delighted to be joined by Michelin-starred chef, anthropologist, and cultural observer Andrew Wong of the eponymous restaurant in London. China's cuisine is far more than its taste; it is also a window into the country's history and society, as we explore in this episode.2023-01-0525 minWhat China WantsEpisode 31: How is Christmas Celebrated in China?This week on What China Wants we are joined by a returning friend of the show, Andrew Methven of the Substack newsletter Slow Chinese, to discuss Christmas in China on this festive special. Andrew explains the main differences as well as some surprising similarities between how the festivities are celebrated in China compared to the West. 2022-12-2220 minWhat China WantsEpisode 30: Will a Western "NATO for Tech" Work?In this week's episode, Stewart and Sam are talking to one of the leading thinkers on technology, Rob Atkinson, Founder and President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Rob joins us to discuss the realties of a "NATO for tech", which British Prime Minister Rishi Sunk has recently called for as a means to counter Chinese influence.2022-12-1528 minWhat China WantsEpisode 29: An Overlooked RiskThis week we are pleased to announce we have launched The Evenstar Institute, a non-partisan, not-for-profit think tank focused on measuring and understanding the evolving nature of national influence in the twenty first century. Sam and Stewart are joined by our Director of Research, Dr William Matthews, to discuss our latest paper, An Overlooked Risk: China's Indirect Influence on the UK's National Security Supply Chain.2022-12-0822 minWhat China WantsEpisode 28: Is the Current Monetary Cycle Accelerating Bifurcation between China and the West?Stewart and Sam are joined this week by Meyrick Chapman, a 40 year veteran of macro-investing and formerly of Elliott Management. We discuss Meyrick’s research of monetary policy which has shown up an interesting and potentially vital impact on China’s relationship with the world. 2022-12-0124 minWhat China WantsEpisode 27: The Great China-Australia Trade SpatWe have discussed the possibilities of economic sanctions between China and the West before on this podcast, but this week we unpick a particular example. Stewart and Sam are joined by Dr. Naoise McDonagh, a specialist from the University of Adelaide to discuss the Australian experience of China's economic sanctions, imposed since 2020. We discuss which industries were targeted, how the sanctions' impact have been deflected or even circumvented, as well as their overall impact on Australia and its geopolitical positioning.2022-11-2431 min
What China Wants PodcastEpisode 26: China-Western Chip WarsHello 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 want to control them....2022-11-1725 minWhat China WantsEpisode 26: Chip WarThis week on What China Wants, Sam and Stewart are joined by Chris Miller, author of Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, which was shortlisted for the FT's Business Book of the Year 2022. We discuss why microchips are so central to the world economy and how competition between the US and China for control over them has intensified.2022-11-1725 minWhat China WantsEpisode 25: Is China Good for Africa?This week Sam and Stewart are joined by Eric Olander, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the China-Global South Project to explore China's engagement across the continent and if ChinThe China-Global South Project is a non-profit and non-partisan multimedia editorial initiative dedicated to exploring every facet of China's engagement in Africa. 2022-11-1029 min
Over Our Garden WallOver Our Garden Wall. Episode 13. Part 1. Duglas T Stewart. 1969. Apple Music Podcast versionPart 1 of our 1969 music podcast with BMX Bandit & all round good guy Duglas T Stewart. The full podcast including all songs chosen by Duglas can be heard on Spotify ( search Over Our Garden Wall). However, if you cant access Spotify - this is a copy of all the chat from the podcast. You can of course listen to Duglas's songs on Apple Music too, just not on this Podcast ! Apologies for this, and hopefully one day we can publish in full on Apple as we do on Spotify.
When we started out doing these ' greatest years' podcasts, we thought t...2022-11-0445 minWhat China WantsEpisode 24: The Economic Outlook of the Party CongressThis episode of What China Wants is our final in a series of commentary on the 20th Party Congress. Sam and Stewart are joined by returning guest and friend of the podcast, George Magnus, to discuss the economic outlook of the Congress, both in reflecting on both China's recently published 3Q22 numbers and broader trends surrounding the change in personnel.2022-11-0322 minWhat China WantsEpisode 23: What China's National Party Congress Means for the WorldThis week on What China Wants, we are joined by Joseph Torigian to unpack the 20th Party Congress, and what it means for the global political landscape. Worldwide attention on the National Congress might have focused on what happened to former leader Hu Jintao, but there was of course far more to it than that.2022-10-2724 minWhat China WantsEpisode 22: The Most Powerful Man in the WorldAs the 20th Party Congress rumbles on and the world awaits Xi Jinping's expected consolidation of his position as general secretary, this week on What China Wants, we're speaking to the co-author of one of his most recent biographies. Sam and Stewart are pleased to be joined by Stefan Aust, former editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel. His 2021 book with co-author Adrian Geiges, Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World is newly translated into English and available in all good bookstores.LinksXi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World (politybooks.com)2022-10-2024 minWhat China WantsEpisode 21: China's Upcoming National CongressThe five-yearly National Party Congress that begins on 16 October is the most important event in the Chinese Communist Party's calendar. To understand what we might expect, Stewart and Sam speak to a leading Chinese academic based in the UK, who has been studying the run up to the Party Congress. Jinghan Zeng is Professor of China and International Studies at Lancaster University, and a specialist on the politics and international relations of China.2022-10-1330 minWhat China WantsEpisode 20: An Investor's PerspectiveThis week on What China Wants we are switching our attention back to economics. Sam and Stewart are joined by Anna Macdonald, a Fund Manager at Amati Global Investors to discuss the perceived opportunities and risks investors associate with China. Anna also shares her particular expertise on ESG investing and how investment in China fits around this broader trend. 2022-10-0621 min
What China Wants PodcastEpisode 19: China Coups and DisinformationHello 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 coup, this...2022-09-2924 minWhat China WantsEpisode 19: China Coups and DisinformationWith false rumours of a coup against Xi Jinping flying around social media and news outlets last weekend, this week we look at who could have been responsible for this disinformation, and dig into how China uses disinformation for its own purposes too. Sam and Stewart are joined by friend of the podcast, Alex Neill, a leading expert on Chinese influence abroad.2022-09-2924 min
The Adviser TalkCraig chats about Insurance | Episode 131Craig is back in the studio with Ken this week talking about insurance! The who, what, when, and why... and who to talk to about the how. Read the Canny View article here. The Adviser Talk is available on all popular streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Stewart Group on Facebook for the latest updates and articles from our team of expert financial advisers. Looking to get your financial house in order, and keep it that way? We can help. 2022-09-2220 minWhat China WantsEpisode 18: Is China destroying Europe's Tech Companies?Much has been written about IP theft allegedly perpetrated by Chinese actors, but it's not all about hacking - there is a whole range of ways that China plays hard-ball with its foreign competitors. In this episode, we look specifically at the impact on European firms. To do this Sam and Stewart are joined by Luke Patey, senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, and author of How China Loses. LinksLuke Patey (@LukePatey) / TwitterHow China Loses: The Pushback Against...2022-09-2226 min