
A weekly discussion on Chinese engagement in the developing world from the news team of The China-Global South Project (CGSP). Join hosts Eric Olander in Vietnam and Cobus van Staden in South Africa for insightful interviews with scholars, analysts, and journalists from around the world. You'll also get regular updates from CGSP's editors in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 178 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PoliticsGovernmentNews | |||

After the pandemic, as Chinese state-backed lending to developing countries largely dried up, critics declared the Belt and Road Initiative effectively dead. They were wrong. This year, China's financial engagement with BRI countries reached another ... more
The war in Iran is reshaping the strategic landscape of the Persian Gulf, putting new pressure on China's relations with Iran and the Gulf Arab states. Beijing's response is exposing the tension between its deep economic interests in the region and i... more
China is expanding its space partnerships across the Middle East through satellites, navigation systems, technology transfer, and other forms of cooperation. Beijing tailors these partnerships to individual countries, while governments such as Egypt,... more
Forty years ago, Shenzhen was a small southern Chinese fishing village, just across the border from Hong Kong. Today, it's one of the world's most advanced megacities, with a population of nearly 20 million people and home to many of the tech industr... more
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I’ve been listening since the start, heard about Eric from the Phileaus club. Keep up the good work
Sad you are so against American realignment and the end of globalization. Do you guys work for the CCP? How are those USAID funds working out? (Honeypot winnie the poo emoji)
I thought the presenters seemed very knowledgeable until I listened to a show on my own specialist subject area, Palestine and Israel, in which they were coming out with over-generalisations and outright errors all over the place. I’m not sure if that’s just because they’re weak on the Middle East or I didn’t have the knowledge to spot mistakes on other topics. Some good interviewees, so perhaps just stick to the episodes with outside quality.
Great all around
Keep going with the great work
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A global affairs show focused on how China engages with the Global South, dissecting geopolitics, economics, and development with expert guests from academia, policy institutes, and journalism. Episodes explore topics like tech clusters in developing regions, Middle East diplomacy, mineral governance, debt diplomacy, and regional security, often highlighting governance, trade, and strategic hedging rather than binary power dynamics. Notable traits include a strong emphasis on policy lessons for policymakers and industry leaders, a penchant for nuanced, multi-perspective analysis, and regular access to high-profile researchers and practitioners from think tanks and universities across multiple continents. The show is likely to appeal to list... more
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