Episode 9: Chinese investment in Africa has built roads, railways, dams, and more, spurring new interest and competition from other global investors. Critics say China’s too often exploitative, including with loans that leave some countries too

The Other Asian Giant: India

Nov 4th, 2020 44m 16s

Episode 8: China is one of India's top trading partners, but India has chosen not to be part of China's New Silk Road. It's not wild about a future in which China leads Asia, much less the world. So India's offering its own investments and visi

China's Digital Silk Road

Oct 21st, 2020 48m 20s

Episode 7: China is fast becoming a global leader in cutting edge technologies—such as AI, facial recognition, surveillance, and 5G—and is exporting them worldwide. Fans like the high quality and low cost. Critics say China’s technology enables

China’s Arctic Ambition

Oct 7th, 2020 42m 54s

Episode 6: China’s leaders see climate change as an opportunity in the Arctic, where a new shorter trade route is emerging as ice melts. With its Polar Silk Road, China is targeting access to rare earths, uranium, fish stocks, oil, gas—and the

China In America’s Backyard: Panama & Mexico

Sep 30th, 2020 45m 11s

Episode 5: Many Latin American countries have joined China’s New Silk Road, including Panama, where Chinese companies now manage ports on both ends of the Panama Canal. As Mexico considers whether to join, some countries in the region are facin

Rough Seas: Malaysia, Cambodia & Thailand

Sep 23rd, 2020 47m 17s

Episode 4: Southeast Asian countries have long managed a complex relationship with China—the region’s biggest trading partner and powerful neighbor. The New Silk Road promises opportunities for economic growth, but at what cost? With China incr

Old World, New Silk Road: Italy & Europe

Sep 16th, 2020 39m 54s

Episode 3: Italian populists—skeptical of the value of EU membership—drove Italy to become the first G7 country to join China’s New Silk Road amid pushback from Europe and the US. Italians hoped this would boost their exports to China and incre

Paving the Old Silk Road: Kazakhstan & Central Asia

Sep 9th, 2020 44m 4s

Episode 2: Kazakhstan—situated on the overland route from China to Europe—has long played an important role in global trading. Some Kazakhs think the New Silk Road will benefit their country’s economy. Others worry about China’s growing influen

The China Dream

Sep 2nd, 2020 42m 1s

Episode 1: Chengdu is one of China’s fastest-growing cities, thanks to major investments in infrastructure. Now China’s taking its success at home on the road, promising that infrastructure done well can transform people’s lives around the worl

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On China's New Silk Road

Aug 7th, 2020 2m 50s

Join host Mary Kay Magistad as she explores how China's New Silk Road may change the world. Dozens of countries have invited China to build roads, railways, ports, 5G networks, and more. How is China’s global ambition seen around the world and

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