The Belt and Road Podcast

Oct 22 2024 70 ep. 43 mins 1.5k

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A podcast that covers the latest news, research and analysis of China's growing presence in the developing world.
Co-Hosted by Erik Myxter-iino, Juliet Lu and Keren Zhu
Edited by Taili Ni

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The Latercomer’s Rise and the Globalization of Chinese Development Finance with Muyang Chen

Oct 22 2024 42 mins

Muyang Chen joins Erik and Keren to talk all things Chinese development finance, including her recent book, The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance (2024).Muyang Chen is an Assistant Professor of International Development at Peking University's School of International Studies. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersectio

China’s Complex Presence in Southeast Asia: Tourism, Organized Crime, Geopolitical Tensions

Sep 19 2024 52 mins

Enze Han joins Juliet and Keren to discuss all things China in Southeast Asia, from migration to tourism to pig butchering scams, and much more. Enze Han is Associate Professor at the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include the international relations of East Asia, China's relations with Southeast Asia, Southea

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

Jul 23 2024 48 mins

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, and Asian Studies at the University

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

May 30 2024 58 mins

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. Tabitha specializes in Chinese forei

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

Apr 22 2024 45 mins

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 expert on China’s relations wit

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

Mar 08 2024 41 mins

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 Technology, Autonomous University of

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

Nov 09 2023 45 mins

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 explores issues related to governan

How China is Reshaping International Technical Standards with Tim Rühlig

Sep 27 2023 46 mins

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 relations, German-China relations, H

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

Aug 20 2023 30 mins

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 Juliet and Erik on this episode t

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

Jul 13 2023 37 mins

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 here: "Mineral-rich central Africa b