The Belt and Road Podcast
1) The Political Economy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: History, Stakeholders and Sustainability with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar
Keren speaks with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under construction in Pakistan and a ...Show More
2) All Things Durian with Beimeng Fu and Zhaoyin Feng
Beimeng Fu and Zhaoyin Feng join the Belt and Road Podcast to talk about durian, a tropical fruit most widely known for its strong and divisive odor. It's also a fruit in very high demand in China; th...Show More
3) Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism with Mingwei Huang
Mingwei Huang joins Juliet, Keren, and Sisi to talk about the social and racial dimensions of China's increasing engagement with Africa, with a focus on Huang's research in Johannesburg, South Africa....Show More
4) Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road, Episode 1: Manufacturing the Clean Energy Transition
This is Episode 1 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road" The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors' impacts on the environment, extractive activities, and role ...Show More
5) Sino-Zambian Relations with Justin Haruyama
Justin Haruyama joins Juliet, Erik, and Sisi (welcome to our new team member/producer!) to talk about China-Zambia relations, from the history of Chinese aid in Zambia to the complex people-to-people ...Show More
6) The Latercomer’s Rise and the Globalization of Chinese Development Finance with Muyang Chen
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 (202...Show More
7) China’s Complex Presence in Southeast Asia: Tourism, Organized Crime, Geopolitical Tensions
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 Po...Show More
8) Infrastructure States and Cycling Along the China-Laos Railroad with Jess DiCarlo
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 academia (and Jess's experience biking ...Show More
Infrastructure States and Cycling Along the China-Laos Railroad with Jess DiCarlo
48:33 | Jul 23rd, 2024
9) Ocean Consciousness and the Maritime Silk Road with Tabitha Grace Mallory and Andrew Chubb
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 M...Show More
10) Leland Lazarus on Triads, Taiwan, and China's Forum Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
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. Lel...Show More