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]]> false Rasheed Griffith info+62fdd6136a7a690013721108@mg-eu.acast.com 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 china-in-the-americas https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1307554.rss episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/62fdd6136a7a690013721108/1661873100923-1e2d19bf90cc23c06f30189422da574d.jpeg https://www.cita.fm/ China in the Americas https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/62fdd6136a7a690013721108 There’s A Plot Afoot? There’s A Plot Afoot? Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:26:45 GMT 53:51 633a2c43c20c8f00116e0548 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/theres-a-plot-afoot 633a2c43c20c8f00116e0548 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 theres-a-plot-afoot full 32 In this episode, Rasheed talks to Ethan Knecht about free trade agreements and investments of China in other countries. Exchanging thoughts and opinions regarding the Panama Canal dispute and diplomatic relationships between MERCOSUR and China.



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]]> China and Tech in the Global South China and Tech in the Global South Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:28:49 GMT 58:22 630e3220439f82001269a98c false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/china-and-digital-information-stack-in-the-global-south 630e3220439f82001269a98c 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 china-and-digital-information-stack-in-the-global-south full 31 In this episode, Rasheed talks to Bryce Barros, Nathan Kohlenberg, and Etienne Soula about their report about China’s influence over the digital information environment outside of its borders.


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  • Bryce Barros
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  • Nathan Kohlenberg
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  • Etienne Soula
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CONNECT WITH BRYCE, NATHAN, AND ETIENNE:

  • Bryce Barros
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/barros_bryce
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brycecbarros/
  • Nathan Kohlenberg
  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nkohlenberg
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathankohlenberg/
  • Etienne Soula
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  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etienne-soula/


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]]> To China or the Market? Commercial Creditors and Caribbean Debt Financing To China or the Market? Commercial Creditors and Caribbean Debt Financing Tue, 26 Jul 2022 02:00:00 GMT 1:09:58 Buzzsprout-11027790 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012993 62fdd619640dc90013012993 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 30 To China or the market? Why borrow from a Private lender instead of China? In this episode, Rasheed talks to Federico Sequeda about why international US-based commercial creditors invest in Caribbean bond markets. 

Federico Sequeda is Head of Country Research and Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Team at Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. 

Key Points Include:

  1. Fundamental Debt Metrics
  2. Why governments may prefer private financing over concessionary loans 
  3. Do Chinese loans crowd out private creditors 
  4. What are the data challenges in investing in emerging markets 
  5. Creditor committee views on IMF structural adjustment programs 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

  • The Human Freedom Index (Fraser Economic Freedom Index, as heard in the episode)

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]]> To China or the market? Why borrow from a Private lender instead of China? In this episode, Rasheed talks to Federico Sequeda about why international US-based commercial creditors invest in Caribbean bond markets. 

Federico Sequeda is Head of Country Research and Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Team at Eaton Vance. Eaton Vance is a part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. 

Key Points Include:

  1. Fundamental Debt Metrics
  2. Why governments may prefer private financing over concessionary loans 
  3. Do Chinese loans crowd out private creditors 
  4. What are the data challenges in investing in emerging markets 
  5. Creditor committee views on IMF structural adjustment programs 

Resources Mentioned in this Episode

  • The Human Freedom Index (Fraser Economic Freedom Index, as heard in the episode)

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]]> Panamá-China Relations Panamá-China Relations Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT 1:08:03 Buzzsprout-10989700 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012994 62fdd619640dc90013012994 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 29 The Republic of Panama officially recognized the People's Republic of China in 2017. Ever since then, there has been a constant parade of op-eds from think tanks about the potential risk of China's advance in Central America. We are joined by Sebastian Naranjo, a PhD candidate at Renmin University in Beijing and an Asia Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Panamá, to seek some truth from facts on this issue. 

  • Why did Panamá cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of the PRC?
  • How central is the canal to politics in Panamá? 
  • What tangible projects has the PRC assisted with in Panamá? 
  • How relevant is Chinese culture in the daily lives on Panamanians? 
  • Has Panama's relations with the USA soured in any way since 2017? 

We discussed these questions and more! 


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]]> The Republic of Panama officially recognized the People's Republic of China in 2017. Ever since then, there has been a constant parade of op-eds from think tanks about the potential risk of China's advance in Central America. We are joined by Sebastian Naranjo, a PhD candidate at Renmin University in Beijing and an Asia Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Panamá, to seek some truth from facts on this issue. 

  • Why did Panamá cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favor of the PRC?
  • How central is the canal to politics in Panamá? 
  • What tangible projects has the PRC assisted with in Panamá? 
  • How relevant is Chinese culture in the daily lives on Panamanians? 
  • Has Panama's relations with the USA soured in any way since 2017? 

We discussed these questions and more! 


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]]> Legal Dynamics of Sovereign Debt Markets Legal Dynamics of Sovereign Debt Markets Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMT 58:28 Buzzsprout-10181330 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012995 62fdd619640dc90013012995 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 28
In foreign policy circles there is so much talk about Chinese  bilateral loans in Latin America and the Caribbean (and globally). But there seems to be little understanding of the dynamics sovereign debt markets which have important players like private investors and the International Monetary Fund. To discuss all of this we are joined by Thomas Laryea. 

Thomas formerly served as Assistant General Counsel at the International Monetary Fund, where he was responsible for the IMF’s legal relations in finance and economic surveillance with each of its member countries. Since moving into private practice, Thomas has advised on several recent high-profile sovereign debt restructurings including Argentina, Belize, and Suriname.

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In foreign policy circles there is so much talk about Chinese  bilateral loans in Latin America and the Caribbean (and globally). But there seems to be little understanding of the dynamics sovereign debt markets which have important players like private investors and the International Monetary Fund. To discuss all of this we are joined by Thomas Laryea. 

Thomas formerly served as Assistant General Counsel at the International Monetary Fund, where he was responsible for the IMF’s legal relations in finance and economic surveillance with each of its member countries. Since moving into private practice, Thomas has advised on several recent high-profile sovereign debt restructurings including Argentina, Belize, and Suriname.

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]]> Dollarization Equals Economic Freedom Dollarization Equals Economic Freedom Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:00:00 GMT 57:45 Buzzsprout-10062177 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012996 62fdd619640dc90013012996 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 27
Further reading: The Time Has Come to Permanently Retire All Our Caribbean Currencies by Dr. Worrell

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Further reading: The Time Has Come to Permanently Retire All Our Caribbean Currencies by Dr. Worrell

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]]> Redux: China-LAC 2021 Top Stories Redux: China-LAC 2021 Top Stories Thu, 10 Feb 2022 04:00:00 GMT 1:04:54 Buzzsprout-10047376 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012997 62fdd619640dc90013012997 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 26 The China-LAC Dispatch) and Mitch Hayes (author of The China Signal) for a roundtable discussion on what we think were the top stories of 2021 as it relates to China-Latin America & the Caribbean relations.

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]]> The China-LAC Dispatch) and Mitch Hayes (author of The China Signal) for a roundtable discussion on what we think were the top stories of 2021 as it relates to China-Latin America & the Caribbean relations.

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Music: Silver Tongue Devil by Masego ft. Shenseea 

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]]> The Canada-China Political Deep Freeze The Canada-China Political Deep Freeze Sat, 21 Aug 2021 03:00:00 GMT 43:52 Buzzsprout-9063051 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012998 62fdd619640dc90013012998 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 25 Following the 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou 孟晚舟 on extradition charges to the USA, the political relationship of Canada and China has entered a "Deep Freeze" (as stated by David Mulroney, former Canadian Ambassador to China). In retaliation Chinese authorities arrested two Canadians in China; one of them recently sentenced to 11 years in jail.  Earlier this year Canadian parliament declared that the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjing, China amounts to "genocide". What is the current landscape of Sino-Canadian relations and where can the two countries go from here?

This episode features Prof. Gordon Houlden: Director Emeritus China Institute, a Professor of Political Science, and an Adjunct Professor of the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. Professor Houlden joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1976, serving in Ottawa and abroad. Twenty-two of his years in the Canadian Foreign Service were spent working on Chinese economic, trade and political affairs for the Government of Canada, including five postings in China. His last assignment before joining the University of Alberta in 2008 was as Director General of the East Asian Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 

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]]> Following the 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou 孟晚舟 on extradition charges to the USA, the political relationship of Canada and China has entered a "Deep Freeze" (as stated by David Mulroney, former Canadian Ambassador to China). In retaliation Chinese authorities arrested two Canadians in China; one of them recently sentenced to 11 years in jail.  Earlier this year Canadian parliament declared that the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjing, China amounts to "genocide". What is the current landscape of Sino-Canadian relations and where can the two countries go from here?

This episode features Prof. Gordon Houlden: Director Emeritus China Institute, a Professor of Political Science, and an Adjunct Professor of the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. Professor Houlden joined the Canadian Foreign Service in 1976, serving in Ottawa and abroad. Twenty-two of his years in the Canadian Foreign Service were spent working on Chinese economic, trade and political affairs for the Government of Canada, including five postings in China. His last assignment before joining the University of Alberta in 2008 was as Director General of the East Asian Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. 

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]]> Small State Diplomacy and China Small State Diplomacy and China Thu, 05 Aug 2021 22:00:00 GMT 45:02 Buzzsprout-8982031 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc90013012999 62fdd619640dc90013012999 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 24 How should the embassies of small states be structured to optimize their economic return in relation to China? This episode features Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Barbados's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2014-2017). Prior to that, Dr. Brathwaite served as the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). 

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]]> How should the embassies of small states be structured to optimize their economic return in relation to China? This episode features Dr. Chelston Brathwaite, Barbados's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (2014-2017). Prior to that, Dr. Brathwaite served as the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). 

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Outro Music: Hit It by The Mighty Gabby 

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]]> <![CDATA[A New Era in China's Development Finance to Emerging Economies]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:00:00 GMT 45:56 Buzzsprout-8971300 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299a 62fdd619640dc9001301299a 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 23 Earlier this year China published a white paper on its new approach to International Development Finance. Our guest, Stella Zhang, described this white paper as a "landmark document" in Chinese foreign policy. We discuss the implications of the document along with the nuances of how Chinese firms currently approach international contracting projects and financing. How will these firms operate differently going forward? How will Latin America and Caribbean countries capitalize on China's more explicit signaling of its willingness to assist  with economic growth and development?

Hong (Stella) Zhang is a PhD candidate at George Mason University. Her research interests include China’s role in international development, the internationalization of China’s development state, and the overseas expansion of China’s state-owned enterprises. She had worked for five years as an overseas correspondent with China’s Caixin Media in London and Washington D.C.

Follow Stella on Twitter @StellaHongZhang

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]]> Earlier this year China published a white paper on its new approach to International Development Finance. Our guest, Stella Zhang, described this white paper as a "landmark document" in Chinese foreign policy. We discuss the implications of the document along with the nuances of how Chinese firms currently approach international contracting projects and financing. How will these firms operate differently going forward? How will Latin America and Caribbean countries capitalize on China's more explicit signaling of its willingness to assist  with economic growth and development?

Hong (Stella) Zhang is a PhD candidate at George Mason University. Her research interests include China’s role in international development, the internationalization of China’s development state, and the overseas expansion of China’s state-owned enterprises. She had worked for five years as an overseas correspondent with China’s Caixin Media in London and Washington D.C.

Follow Stella on Twitter @StellaHongZhang

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]]> Scott MacDonald on Bank De-Risking in the Caribbean and the New Cold War Debate Scott MacDonald on Bank De-Risking in the Caribbean and the New Cold War Debate Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:00:00 GMT 48:38 Buzzsprout-8969743 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299b 62fdd619640dc9001301299b 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 22 Scott B. MacDonald is a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is also the chief economist at Smith’s Research & Gradings. Prior to that, he was the head of research at MC Asset Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation; chief economist for KWR International and an international economic adviser in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C.

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]]> Scott B. MacDonald is a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is also the chief economist at Smith’s Research & Gradings. Prior to that, he was the head of research at MC Asset Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation; chief economist for KWR International and an international economic adviser in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in Washington, D.C.

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]]> <![CDATA[Will China Be Cuba's Next Patron?]]> Sun, 25 Jul 2021 03:00:00 GMT 49:22 Buzzsprout-8917073 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299c 62fdd619640dc9001301299c 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 21 To truly understand Sino-Cuban relations you need to understand the context of Cuba's relations with Venezuela, the US, and the former USSR. Why did USSR become the Patron of Cuba for most of the Cold War? Why did Venezuela step in to support Cuba after the USSR collapse?  Just as the last cold war will Cuba be the nexus of the "New Cold War"? We discussed all of these questions.

Dr. Bradley J. Murg is Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Director of Research, and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of International Relations and Political Science here at Paragon International University. Dr. Murg also has been recognized as Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor at the Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace and Senior Research Advisor at Future Forum.  Dr. Murg’s research languages include English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and German.

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]]> To truly understand Sino-Cuban relations you need to understand the context of Cuba's relations with Venezuela, the US, and the former USSR. Why did USSR become the Patron of Cuba for most of the Cold War? Why did Venezuela step in to support Cuba after the USSR collapse?  Just as the last cold war will Cuba be the nexus of the "New Cold War"? We discussed all of these questions.

Dr. Bradley J. Murg is Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Director of Research, and Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of International Relations and Political Science here at Paragon International University. Dr. Murg also has been recognized as Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor at the Cambodia Institute for Cooperation and Peace and Senior Research Advisor at Future Forum.  Dr. Murg’s research languages include English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and German.

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]]> A Deep Dive on Banking with Chinese Lenders A Deep Dive on Banking with Chinese Lenders Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:00:00 GMT 1:25:28 Buzzsprout-8697634 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299d 62fdd619640dc9001301299d 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 20 Kanyi Lui is a Taiwanese-Australian international finance lawyer based in Beijing. He is a Partner at Pinsent Masons with almost two decades of experience advising major financial institutions and borrowers on the development and financing of energy, natural resource, and infrastructure projects in emerging markets.   

He has particular expertise on projects falling within the ambit of China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI).  Kanyi is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, Prime Disputes and Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, and has rights of audience before the AIFC Court. 

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Africa Thing by Vin Gordon

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没钥匙的锁 by 刘聡 Key.L


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]]> Kanyi Lui is a Taiwanese-Australian international finance lawyer based in Beijing. He is a Partner at Pinsent Masons with almost two decades of experience advising major financial institutions and borrowers on the development and financing of energy, natural resource, and infrastructure projects in emerging markets.   

He has particular expertise on projects falling within the ambit of China’s Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI).  Kanyi is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators, Prime Disputes and Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, and has rights of audience before the AIFC Court. 

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Intro Music:
Africa Thing by Vin Gordon

Outro Music:
没钥匙的锁 by 刘聡 Key.L


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]]> LTG Charles Hooper on China and US Security Cooperation LTG Charles Hooper on China and US Security Cooperation Sat, 01 May 2021 21:00:00 GMT 1:03:43 Buzzsprout-8440733 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299e 62fdd619640dc9001301299e 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 19 Retired Lieutenant General Charles Hooper is the Former  Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (2017-2020). LTG Hooper was commissioned in 1979 as an infantryman. Since then his political-military assignments include: Assistant Army Attaché to China; the Deputy Division Chief, War Plans Division; Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and U.S. Defense Attaché to the People's Republic of China among other prominent assignments.  LTG Hooper joined The Cohen Group as a Senior Counselor in October 2020 following a distinguished 41-year military career. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

LTG Hooper is fluent in Mandarin and has had a truly fascinating career in the US-China military and policy relations. In the first part of the podcast we discuss the early days of his experiences in China from the 1980s, then we discuss some finer aspects of US foreign weapons sales and security cooperation, and finally we discussed his views on current US-China relations.

LTG Hooper on Twitter: @LTG_CHooper

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Intro Music:
Revenge Dub by Vin Gordon

Outro Music:
Bridges by Shaggy (ft. Chronixx)

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]]> Retired Lieutenant General Charles Hooper is the Former  Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (2017-2020). LTG Hooper was commissioned in 1979 as an infantryman. Since then his political-military assignments include: Assistant Army Attaché to China; the Deputy Division Chief, War Plans Division; Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and U.S. Defense Attaché to the People's Republic of China among other prominent assignments.  LTG Hooper joined The Cohen Group as a Senior Counselor in October 2020 following a distinguished 41-year military career. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government.

LTG Hooper is fluent in Mandarin and has had a truly fascinating career in the US-China military and policy relations. In the first part of the podcast we discuss the early days of his experiences in China from the 1980s, then we discuss some finer aspects of US foreign weapons sales and security cooperation, and finally we discussed his views on current US-China relations.

LTG Hooper on Twitter: @LTG_CHooper

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Revenge Dub by Vin Gordon

Outro Music:
Bridges by Shaggy (ft. Chronixx)

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]]> Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars Sat, 27 Mar 2021 02:00:00 GMT 1:01:15 Buzzsprout-8219688 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc9001301299f 62fdd619640dc9001301299f 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 18
In this episode I'm joined by Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of London and Former Director of Chatham House. He wrote what is perhaps the best book on Caribbean economic history titled 'The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars'.

"There is a great deal of pessimism in the Caribbean today - just as there was in the 1930s, 1890s and even earlier. The region has struggled to find the correct policy responses to globalisation, is increasingly marginal to the interests of most more countries, is mostly too "rich" to qualify for aid flows or debt relief, and has failed to build institutions it knows are required. Some of this pessimism is justified, but much of it is not. The Caribbean still has advantages that other less fortunate regions lack and is in a position to resolve many of its problems itself. Whether it does so depends in part on drawing the right lessons from its own historical experience." - Prof. Bulmer-Thomas


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Rumours by Gregory Issacs

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Hills and Valleys by Buju Banton

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In this episode I'm joined by Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of London and Former Director of Chatham House. He wrote what is perhaps the best book on Caribbean economic history titled 'The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars'.

"There is a great deal of pessimism in the Caribbean today - just as there was in the 1930s, 1890s and even earlier. The region has struggled to find the correct policy responses to globalisation, is increasingly marginal to the interests of most more countries, is mostly too "rich" to qualify for aid flows or debt relief, and has failed to build institutions it knows are required. Some of this pessimism is justified, but much of it is not. The Caribbean still has advantages that other less fortunate regions lack and is in a position to resolve many of its problems itself. Whether it does so depends in part on drawing the right lessons from its own historical experience." - Prof. Bulmer-Thomas


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Intro Music:
Rumours by Gregory Issacs

Outro Music:
Hills and Valleys by Buju Banton

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]]> Guangzhou to Barbados: Growing up Chinese in the Caribbean Guangzhou to Barbados: Growing up Chinese in the Caribbean Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT 28:32 Buzzsprout-8200796 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a0 62fdd619640dc900130129a0 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 bonus 17 Barbados is 91% Black. East Asians account for just around 0.1% of the country's population.   

In this episode I chat with my friend Lin Jiang (Jack) about his experience growing up and living in the Caribbean. He moved to Barbados when we was 7 years old and immediately had to deal with questions of identity and issues of racism that persist until today.

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Intro Music:
Mr. Sun by Don Carlos

Outro Music:
那阵时不知道 by my little airpot


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]]> Barbados is 91% Black. East Asians account for just around 0.1% of the country's population.   

In this episode I chat with my friend Lin Jiang (Jack) about his experience growing up and living in the Caribbean. He moved to Barbados when we was 7 years old and immediately had to deal with questions of identity and issues of racism that persist until today.

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Intro Music:
Mr. Sun by Don Carlos

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那阵时不知道 by my little airpot


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]]> <![CDATA[US-China Tech Competition & the Transpacific Experiment]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:00:00 GMT 1:02:07 Buzzsprout-8199810 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a1 62fdd619640dc900130129a1 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 16 From BYD buses in Barbados, Huawei infrastructure in Antigua, Surveillance tech in Jamaica, and ZTE in Cuba, the US-China tech competition dramatically affects the Caribbean. In this episode I am joined by Matt Sheehan to discuss these issues as well as his book: The Transpacific Experiment. He is a Fellow at MacroPolo, a think tank of the Paulson Institute.

Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattsheehan88

Show Notes


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Intro Music:
Bridges by Shaggy

Outro Music:
Things In Life by Dennis Brown (you may know this song from Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express)

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]]> From BYD buses in Barbados, Huawei infrastructure in Antigua, Surveillance tech in Jamaica, and ZTE in Cuba, the US-China tech competition dramatically affects the Caribbean. In this episode I am joined by Matt Sheehan to discuss these issues as well as his book: The Transpacific Experiment. He is a Fellow at MacroPolo, a think tank of the Paulson Institute.

Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattsheehan88

Show Notes


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Intro Music:
Bridges by Shaggy

Outro Music:
Things In Life by Dennis Brown (you may know this song from Wong Kar-Wai's Chungking Express)

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]]> How the Caribbean Approaches Diplomacy with China How the Caribbean Approaches Diplomacy with China Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT 50:21 Buzzsprout-8073883 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a2 62fdd619640dc900130129a2 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 15 In this episode I am joined by Barbados's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Ambassador Francois Jackman. We discussed several major foreign policy and geopolitical themes centred on the Caribbean's diplomatic posture towards China and the North Atlantic.

Ambassador Jackman on Twitter: @francoisjackman

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Intro/Outro Music
Rise and Shine by Bunny Wailer


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]]> In this episode I am joined by Barbados's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Ambassador Francois Jackman. We discussed several major foreign policy and geopolitical themes centred on the Caribbean's diplomatic posture towards China and the North Atlantic.

Ambassador Jackman on Twitter: @francoisjackman

Show Notes

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Intro/Outro Music
Rise and Shine by Bunny Wailer


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]]> <![CDATA[We're All In The Caribbean with Tyler Cowen]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:00:00 GMT 1:15:14 Buzzsprout-8024484 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a3 62fdd619640dc900130129a3 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 14 I'm now an Emergent Ventures Fellow! I've received a generous grant from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The grant will be used to develop this podcast and create more China-Caribbean relations content (newsletter coming soon)! This is all thanks to this episode's guest - Tyler Cowen. He is the Director of the Mercatus Center and an Economics Professor at George Mason University. Tyler is also the coauthor (along with Alex Tabarrok of the Marginal Revolution blog) and host of the Conversations with Tyler Podcast.

Show Notes

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Intro Music:
Chilout/Slum by Gregory Isaacs (Jamaican dub genre)

Outro Music:
Sé pa pou dat by Alan Cavé (Haitian Kompa genre)

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]]> I'm now an Emergent Ventures Fellow! I've received a generous grant from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The grant will be used to develop this podcast and create more China-Caribbean relations content (newsletter coming soon)! This is all thanks to this episode's guest - Tyler Cowen. He is the Director of the Mercatus Center and an Economics Professor at George Mason University. Tyler is also the coauthor (along with Alex Tabarrok of the Marginal Revolution blog) and host of the Conversations with Tyler Podcast.

Show Notes

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Email me: hello@rasheedjg.me

Intro Music:
Chilout/Slum by Gregory Isaacs (Jamaican dub genre)

Outro Music:
Sé pa pou dat by Alan Cavé (Haitian Kompa genre)

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]]> Does Washington D.C. Think About the Caribbean? Does Washington D.C. Think About the Caribbean? Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT 37:24 Buzzsprout-7916422 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a4 62fdd619640dc900130129a4 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 13 This episode features Wazim Mowla, a Program Assistant at the Atlantic Council Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Caribbean Initiative. Previously he worked at the Embassy of Guyana and the Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in Washington DC.

Wazim on Twitter: @WMowla

Show Notes

Recommendations

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Intro Music
Dreamin' by 53 Thieves

Outro Music
一片漆黑的海 A Dark Sea by Sleeping Brain 眠脑


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]]> This episode features Wazim Mowla, a Program Assistant at the Atlantic Council Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Caribbean Initiative. Previously he worked at the Embassy of Guyana and the Embassy of Antigua and Barbuda in Washington DC.

Wazim on Twitter: @WMowla

Show Notes

Recommendations

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Intro Music
Dreamin' by 53 Thieves

Outro Music
一片漆黑的海 A Dark Sea by Sleeping Brain 眠脑


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]]> Sino-Venezuelan Relations with Parsifal D’Sola Sino-Venezuelan Relations with Parsifal D’Sola Sat, 13 Feb 2021 06:00:00 GMT 33:29 Buzzsprout-7840669 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a5 62fdd619640dc900130129a5 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 12 This episode features Parsifal D’Sola, a Chinese Foreign Policy analyst focused on Sino-Venezuelan relations. He is also the Founder and CEO of the Andrés Bello Foundation – China Latin American Research Center based in Bogota, Colombia.

Parsifal of Twitter: @pdsola

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Intro Music:
No le Pegue a la Negra by Joe Arroyo

Outro Music:
Ah Feeling To Party by Black Stalin 

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]]> This episode features Parsifal D’Sola, a Chinese Foreign Policy analyst focused on Sino-Venezuelan relations. He is also the Founder and CEO of the Andrés Bello Foundation – China Latin American Research Center based in Bogota, Colombia.

Parsifal of Twitter: @pdsola

Show notes:

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Intro Music:
No le Pegue a la Negra by Joe Arroyo

Outro Music:
Ah Feeling To Party by Black Stalin 

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]]> Black Panthers to Higher Brothers: Blackness and Anti-Blackness in China Black Panthers to Higher Brothers: Blackness and Anti-Blackness in China Sun, 31 Jan 2021 04:00:00 GMT 42:50 Buzzsprout-7579771 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a6 62fdd619640dc900130129a6 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 11 Why did the Black Panthers get offered asylum in China?  Why did W.E.B Du Bois change his mind about Mao? In this episode I am speaking with Dr. Keisha Brown about Sino-Black Relations. Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University. She is a historian and Asian studies scholar whose work examines the representations of blackness in Modern China.

Dr. Brown on Twitter: @DocKBrown85

Recommendations 

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Intro Music
Tadow by Masego + Fkj

Outro Music
暴风雨/ Storm by Higher Brothers 

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]]> Why did the Black Panthers get offered asylum in China?  Why did W.E.B Du Bois change his mind about Mao? In this episode I am speaking with Dr. Keisha Brown about Sino-Black Relations. Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University. She is a historian and Asian studies scholar whose work examines the representations of blackness in Modern China.

Dr. Brown on Twitter: @DocKBrown85

Recommendations 

Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo

Intro Music
Tadow by Masego + Fkj

Outro Music
暴风雨/ Storm by Higher Brothers 

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]]> <![CDATA[China's Security Engagement in the Caribbean]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT 1:06:40 Buzzsprout-7440328 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a7 62fdd619640dc900130129a7 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 10 In this episode I will be talking with Dr. Evan Ellis on the view from the U.S of China's security engagement with the Caribbean. We discussed China's role in UN Peacekeeping missions to Haiti; the commercial and strategic potential of China building a canal in Nicaragua to compete with the Panama Canal; the scenario space for China building military outposts in the Caribbean; and other topics. 

Dr. Ellis is a research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute and a Senior Associate at the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Also Dr. Ellis previously served on the U.S secretary of state’s Policy Planning Staff with responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Recommendations:

  1. China's Advance in the Caribbean by Evan Ellis 
  2. American Foreign Policy in the English-Speaking Caribbean: From the Eighteenth to Twenty-first Century by Samantha Chaitram 

Show Notes:

Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo

Intro music:
Dreamin' - 53 Thieves

Outro Music
Mañana Sureña - Los Aguas Aguas 

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]]> In this episode I will be talking with Dr. Evan Ellis on the view from the U.S of China's security engagement with the Caribbean. We discussed China's role in UN Peacekeeping missions to Haiti; the commercial and strategic potential of China building a canal in Nicaragua to compete with the Panama Canal; the scenario space for China building military outposts in the Caribbean; and other topics. 

Dr. Ellis is a research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute and a Senior Associate at the Center of Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Also Dr. Ellis previously served on the U.S secretary of state’s Policy Planning Staff with responsibility for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Recommendations:

  1. China's Advance in the Caribbean by Evan Ellis 
  2. American Foreign Policy in the English-Speaking Caribbean: From the Eighteenth to Twenty-first Century by Samantha Chaitram 

Show Notes:

Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo

Intro music:
Dreamin' - 53 Thieves

Outro Music
Mañana Sureña - Los Aguas Aguas 

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]]> China Watching from the Caribbean with Jeremy Goldkorn China Watching from the Caribbean with Jeremy Goldkorn Fri, 15 Jan 2021 03:00:00 GMT 33:37 Buzzsprout-7301458 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a8 62fdd619640dc900130129a8 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 9 In this episode I'll be chatting with Jeremy Goldkorn. Jeremy worked in China for 20 years as an editor and entrepreneur. He is Editor-in-Chief of SupChina, and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast.   We had a wide ranging conversation about wolf worrier diplomacy, CCP thinking, and how to do nuanced China watching.

Jeremy on Twitter: @goldkorn

Recommended Reading:

Intro Music:
祝酒歌 by Kawa

Outro Music:
All Ah We by Peter Ram

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]]> In this episode I'll be chatting with Jeremy Goldkorn. Jeremy worked in China for 20 years as an editor and entrepreneur. He is Editor-in-Chief of SupChina, and co-founder of the Sinica Podcast.   We had a wide ranging conversation about wolf worrier diplomacy, CCP thinking, and how to do nuanced China watching.

Jeremy on Twitter: @goldkorn

Recommended Reading:

Intro Music:
祝酒歌 by Kawa

Outro Music:
All Ah We by Peter Ram

Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo 

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]]> Debt and Discontent? Chinese Loans in the Caribbean Debt and Discontent? Chinese Loans in the Caribbean Sun, 10 Jan 2021 06:00:00 GMT 41:09 Buzzsprout-7215163 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129a9 62fdd619640dc900130129a9 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 8 In this episode I'll be chatting with Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente. He is a Lecturer at Leiden University in the Netherlands and studies China's relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. We chat about Chinese loan making in the Caribbean (with a particular focus on Jamaica) and the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative 一带一路 (BRI) for Caribbean development. 

This is a theme that we will return to again in later episodes of the podcast and the discussion here sets a great foundation.

Ruben's Papers:

Ruben's Email: r.gonzalez.vicente@hum.leidenuniv.nl


Intro Music:
Looking For China by Bunji Garlin

Outro Music:
Stage Gone Bad by Kes & Iwer George

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]]> In this episode I'll be chatting with Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente. He is a Lecturer at Leiden University in the Netherlands and studies China's relations in Latin America and the Caribbean. We chat about Chinese loan making in the Caribbean (with a particular focus on Jamaica) and the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative 一带一路 (BRI) for Caribbean development. 

This is a theme that we will return to again in later episodes of the podcast and the discussion here sets a great foundation.

Ruben's Papers:

Ruben's Email: r.gonzalez.vicente@hum.leidenuniv.nl


Intro Music:
Looking For China by Bunji Garlin

Outro Music:
Stage Gone Bad by Kes & Iwer George

Follow me on Twitter: @rasheedguo 

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]]> The State of Politics in Taiwan (Part 1) The State of Politics in Taiwan (Part 1) Sun, 10 Jan 2021 01:00:00 GMT 31:58 Buzzsprout-7212892 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129aa 62fdd619640dc900130129aa 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 7 Cross-strait relations do feature in caribbean foreign policy given that the region has quite a high proportion of Taiwan allies. We cannot discuss China in the Caribbean without thinking seriously about Taiwan.

In this episode I'm having a chat with Lev Nachman, a PhD candidate at UC Irvine. His research focuses on the relationship between social movements and political parties, with a spcial regional interest in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We talk about the domestic politics of Taiwan.

Lev on Twitter: @lnachman32

Recommended Reading 


Intro Music
Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble

Outro Music
眠脑： 一片漆黑的海

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]]> Cross-strait relations do feature in caribbean foreign policy given that the region has quite a high proportion of Taiwan allies. We cannot discuss China in the Caribbean without thinking seriously about Taiwan.

In this episode I'm having a chat with Lev Nachman, a PhD candidate at UC Irvine. His research focuses on the relationship between social movements and political parties, with a spcial regional interest in Taiwan and Hong Kong. We talk about the domestic politics of Taiwan.

Lev on Twitter: @lnachman32

Recommended Reading 


Intro Music
Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble

Outro Music
眠脑： 一片漆黑的海

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]]> What the Caribbean can Learn about China from Africa What the Caribbean can Learn about China from Africa Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT 33:09 Buzzsprout-6625267 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129ab 62fdd619640dc900130129ab 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 6 In this episode i'll be talking with Eric Olander, co-founder of the fantastic China in Africa Project.

Caribbean policy makers often believe they have recreate the wheel when it comes to China policy. They don't realize that China has been actively engaged with Africa. And the experience of those African countries can be very instructive for the Caribbean. The two regions have many similarities from being former colonies, relatively undeveloped, and of course being majority black.

But the Caribbean is relatively unaware of African generally and even less so of Sino-African relations. In this episode I want to open the dialogue between the Caribbean and Africa as it relates to what we can learn about China policy. In the age of Zoom and Whatsapp there is no excuse for a policy maker in Kingston to be unaware of what China is doing in Kigali.

Intro Music
Masego & FKJ -  Tadow

Outro Music
Los Aguas Aguas - Mañana Sureña 







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]]> In this episode i'll be talking with Eric Olander, co-founder of the fantastic China in Africa Project.

Caribbean policy makers often believe they have recreate the wheel when it comes to China policy. They don't realize that China has been actively engaged with Africa. And the experience of those African countries can be very instructive for the Caribbean. The two regions have many similarities from being former colonies, relatively undeveloped, and of course being majority black.

But the Caribbean is relatively unaware of African generally and even less so of Sino-African relations. In this episode I want to open the dialogue between the Caribbean and Africa as it relates to what we can learn about China policy. In the age of Zoom and Whatsapp there is no excuse for a policy maker in Kingston to be unaware of what China is doing in Kigali.

Intro Music
Masego & FKJ -  Tadow

Outro Music
Los Aguas Aguas - Mañana Sureña 







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]]> From Open Source Industrial Policy to Chinese Rap From Open Source Industrial Policy to Chinese Rap Fri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT 32:56 Buzzsprout-6572161 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129ac 62fdd619640dc900130129ac 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 5 In this episode I'm speaking with Jordan Schneider, host of the ChinaTalk Podcast.  He also has a great newsletter that you should subscribe to: https://chinatalk.substack.com/

We discuss:

  • The possible future of US-China tech competition under the incoming Biden Administration
  • The nature of China's twitter influence campaigns and what we can learn about making viral memes from Russian disinformation operators 
  • Why open source software should be the basis for a new US industrial policy and why China is looking to push that same strategy
  • What we can learn from good Chinese tv shows
  • Why we should all be listening to Chinese rap

Recommendations:
Jordan

  1. American Mandarin Society 'China Syllabi Project'
  2. 隐秘的角落 (Chinese TV show about the drama that ensues after a group of young kids accidentally film a murder.)
  3. 令人心动的offer (Chinese reality show about legal interns. Season 2 is particularly recommended.)
  4. 棋魂 (Chinese TV drama about a Fairy godfather who guides a kid in the ways of Weiqi/Go)

Rasheed

  1. 猎狐 (Chinese police drama about the anti-corruption campaign in China around 2014-2015 to prosecute financial criminals. The official Chinese campaign was called "Operation Fox Hunting".)
  2. 中国新说唱 (Chinese rap/hip content competition show)
  3. Caribbean Soca Music

Twitter links
Jordan @jordanschnyc
Rasheed @rasheedguo

Intro Music: Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble
Outro Music: Farmer Nappy - Big People Party

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]]> In this episode I'm speaking with Jordan Schneider, host of the ChinaTalk Podcast.  He also has a great newsletter that you should subscribe to: https://chinatalk.substack.com/

We discuss:

  • The possible future of US-China tech competition under the incoming Biden Administration
  • The nature of China's twitter influence campaigns and what we can learn about making viral memes from Russian disinformation operators 
  • Why open source software should be the basis for a new US industrial policy and why China is looking to push that same strategy
  • What we can learn from good Chinese tv shows
  • Why we should all be listening to Chinese rap

Recommendations:
Jordan

  1. American Mandarin Society 'China Syllabi Project'
  2. 隐秘的角落 (Chinese TV show about the drama that ensues after a group of young kids accidentally film a murder.)
  3. 令人心动的offer (Chinese reality show about legal interns. Season 2 is particularly recommended.)
  4. 棋魂 (Chinese TV drama about a Fairy godfather who guides a kid in the ways of Weiqi/Go)

Rasheed

  1. 猎狐 (Chinese police drama about the anti-corruption campaign in China around 2014-2015 to prosecute financial criminals. The official Chinese campaign was called "Operation Fox Hunting".)
  2. 中国新说唱 (Chinese rap/hip content competition show)
  3. Caribbean Soca Music

Twitter links
Jordan @jordanschnyc
Rasheed @rasheedguo

Intro Music: Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble
Outro Music: Farmer Nappy - Big People Party

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]]> China and the Caribbean in the Cold War Era China and the Caribbean in the Cold War Era Sun, 22 Nov 2020 04:00:00 GMT 33:32 Buzzsprout-6491665 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129ad 62fdd619640dc900130129ad 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 4 Jared Ward is a lecturer at a number of Midwest universities including the University of Akron, John Carroll University, and Notre Dame College (Ohio). In this episode we discuss his PhD research that traces Beijing’s earliest attempts to gain a diplomatic foothold in the Western Hemisphere — from supporting the armed revolution of Fidel Castro to building a brick making factory in Guyana. 

Guest contact info:
Personal website: https://jaredaward.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @JA_Ward_

Intro Music:
Here Comes Trouble
Chronixx 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

Outro Music:
Mañana Sureña
Los Aguas Aguas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joL1uQVv_QU&ab_channel=LosAguasAguas-Topic



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]]> Jared Ward is a lecturer at a number of Midwest universities including the University of Akron, John Carroll University, and Notre Dame College (Ohio). In this episode we discuss his PhD research that traces Beijing’s earliest attempts to gain a diplomatic foothold in the Western Hemisphere — from supporting the armed revolution of Fidel Castro to building a brick making factory in Guyana. 

Guest contact info:
Personal website: https://jaredaward.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @JA_Ward_

Intro Music:
Here Comes Trouble
Chronixx 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

Outro Music:
Mañana Sureña
Los Aguas Aguas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joL1uQVv_QU&ab_channel=LosAguasAguas-Topic



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]]> Sino-CARICOM Trade Frustrations Sino-CARICOM Trade Frustrations Fri, 13 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT 24:38 Buzzsprout-6353818 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129ae 62fdd619640dc900130129ae 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 3

Guest Bio
Alicia Nicholls is an international trade and development specialist with over a decade of experience working and writing on the area. She is also the founder of the Caribbean Trade Law & Development Blog.  

Guest Contact Info
Twitter - @LicyLaw

I recommend listeners to check out Alicia's fantastic blog focused on Caribbean trade policy:
https://caribbeantradelaw.com/

Intro Music:
Chronixx (from Jamaica) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

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Guest Bio
Alicia Nicholls is an international trade and development specialist with over a decade of experience working and writing on the area. She is also the founder of the Caribbean Trade Law & Development Blog.  

Guest Contact Info
Twitter - @LicyLaw

I recommend listeners to check out Alicia's fantastic blog focused on Caribbean trade policy:
https://caribbeantradelaw.com/

Intro Music:
Chronixx (from Jamaica) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

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]]> Should Caribbean Firms Pivot to China? Should Caribbean Firms Pivot to China? Fri, 06 Nov 2020 03:00:00 GMT 26:12 Buzzsprout-6198478 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129af 62fdd619640dc900130129af 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 2 In this episode I speak with Dr. Antonio Alleyne. He is a Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Previously, he was an Economist in the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Barbados. Dr. Alleyne is one of the few Caribbean persons to receive a PhD from a university in China.  

We discuss:

  1. Pivoting from traditional tourism markets to Asian markets
  2. How can Caribbean states reimagine the purpose of embassies 
  3. Persistent protectionist policies in the Caribbean
  4. and more... 

You can find out more about Dr. Alleyne's work at this Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Alleyne

You can reach him at his email address if you have any questions related to his academic work: antonio.alleyne@cavehill.uwi.edu

Intro Music:
Chronixx (from Jamaica) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

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]]> In this episode I speak with Dr. Antonio Alleyne. He is a Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Previously, he was an Economist in the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Barbados. Dr. Alleyne is one of the few Caribbean persons to receive a PhD from a university in China.  

We discuss:

  1. Pivoting from traditional tourism markets to Asian markets
  2. How can Caribbean states reimagine the purpose of embassies 
  3. Persistent protectionist policies in the Caribbean
  4. and more... 

You can find out more about Dr. Alleyne's work at this Research Gate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Alleyne

You can reach him at his email address if you have any questions related to his academic work: antonio.alleyne@cavehill.uwi.edu

Intro Music:
Chronixx (from Jamaica) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeIfiiBTfY

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]]> Delisle Worrell on China in the Caribbean Delisle Worrell on China in the Caribbean Tue, 03 Nov 2020 21:00:00 GMT 34:22 Buzzsprout-5822686 false https://shows.acast.com/china-in-the-americas/episodes/62fdd619640dc900130129b0 62fdd619640dc900130129b0 62fdd6136a7a690013721108 full 1 In this episode I speak with Dr. Delisle Worrell. He is the former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados and a current member of the Financial Policy Council of the Bermuda Monetary Authority. He first visited China in 1980. As Governor he established the Fish & Dragon festival; an annual celebration bringing Chinese culture to the Barbadian public. 

Recommendations:
Dr. Worrell

  1. The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars by Victor Bulmer-Thomas
  2. Handbook of Caribbean Economies (Routledge, forthcoming) edited by Robert Looney

Rasheed 

  1. The Theory of Economic Growth by Arthur Lewis

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]]> In this episode I speak with Dr. Delisle Worrell. He is the former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados and a current member of the Financial Policy Council of the Bermuda Monetary Authority. He first visited China in 1980. As Governor he established the Fish & Dragon festival; an annual celebration bringing Chinese culture to the Barbadian public. 

Recommendations:
Dr. Worrell

  1. The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars by Victor Bulmer-Thomas
  2. Handbook of Caribbean Economies (Routledge, forthcoming) edited by Robert Looney

Rasheed 

  1. The Theory of Economic Growth by Arthur Lewis

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