
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 | 161 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | GovernmentPoliticsNews | |||

China is facing serious headwinds across much of Latin America as the United States ramps up pressure to curb Beijing's engagement in the region. The Chinese have encountered major setbacks in Panama, Mexico, Chile, and potentially in Honduras, where... more
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President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing this week hoping China could help contain the escalating U.S.-Iran crisis, but the summit underscored how limited Beijing's influence over Tehran actually is.
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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 weekly show exploring Chinese engagement with the developing world through geopolitical, economic, and policy lenses. Conversations span U.S.-China competition, Global South diplomacy, regional power shifts, and development finance, often featuring on-the-ground risk analysis and scholarly context. Notable is the blend of rigorous analysis with practical implications for investors, policymakers, and business leaders navigating cross-border opportunities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. A distinguishing trait is its emphasis on the Global South perspective in global power dynamics, with guests ranging from researchers to regional analysts and risk experts; this often yields nuanced takes on how China's strategy intersects with local eco... more
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