The China-Global South Podcast

By The China-Global South Project

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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.

Episode Date
China-India Relations Remain Fragile Despite Warming Ties
Sep 23, 2025
Why Chinese Companies Are Pouring Money Into Brazil
Sep 16, 2025
India-China Reset? Modi and Xi Test a Fragile Rapprochement
Sep 10, 2025
The Trump, Xi Foreign Policy Duel in Southeast Asia
Sep 09, 2025
China's Small State Diplomacy Strategy in Latin America
Sep 04, 2025
SCO Summit Review: Xi, Modi & Putin Present a United Front
Sep 03, 2025
SCO Preview: Modi Heads to China Amid U.S. Tariff Shock
Aug 29, 2025
China and the Middle East: The Future in Three Scenarios
Aug 28, 2025
China Moves to Bolster Pakistan Ties Amid U.S. Rapprochement
Aug 20, 2025
China's Happy With Its Iran Ties Just the Way They Are
Aug 06, 2025
Belt and Road Investment Surge Shatters Expectations
Jul 26, 2025
Why Vietnam Will Never Join a U.S. Coalition Against China
Jul 21, 2025
China's Middle East Math
Jul 16, 2025
What Next for China-Israel Ties After the Iran War
Jul 02, 2025
China Forced to Regroup After Israel-Iran War
Jun 26, 2025
How Middle Powers Are Navigating the U.S.–China Rivalry
Jun 18, 2025
Choosing Sides or Playing Both? Latin America Navigates U.S.–China Rivalry
Jun 10, 2025
Active Non-Alignment in the Era of U.S.-China Rivalry
May 26, 2025
Why the India-China Détente May Be Over
May 20, 2025
China's Mideast Strategy in the Trump 2.0 Era
May 19, 2025
China Courts Latin America as U.S. Pressure Mounts
May 13, 2025
The Future of U.S. and Chinese Aid Programs in the Global South
May 07, 2025
The New Great Game: China and the West Vie for Influence in Central Asia
Apr 30, 2025
South China Sea Update: Will the U.S. Really Defend the Philippines Against China?
Apr 14, 2025
The Fate of China's Global Supply Chains in the New Tariff Era
Apr 09, 2025
China and the New World Trade War
Apr 08, 2025
Lessons From Southeast Asia on How to Manage Great Power Rivalries
Apr 02, 2025
China, Africa and the Post-American World
Mar 18, 2025
The End of the West and the Future of China
Mar 04, 2025
Chinese AI, Automotive Tech Poised to Sweep Across Global South
Feb 25, 2025
Debate: Is China a Helpful or Horrible Trade Partner for Global South Countries?
Feb 19, 2025
China's Role in the Panama Canal Controversy
Jan 28, 2025
China and the Global South in the Trump 2.0 Era
Jan 16, 2025
Why Views About China Are So Different in the Global North and South
Jan 07, 2025
[DOUBLE EPISODE] 2024 China-Africa Year in Review
Dec 25, 2024
View From Israel: China's Once Tidy Mideast Policy Now Upended
Dec 25, 2024
Don't Expect a Resolution to the South China Sea Crisis in 2025
Dec 16, 2024
"Some Improvement" But Still a Long Way to Go to Resolve China-India Border Tensions
Dec 11, 2024
China, Indonesia and the Great Power Competition for Transition Minerals
Nov 26, 2024
Is China Building a New Military Base in Cambodia? Maybe. Probably.
Nov 18, 2024
Gauging the Impact of a Second Trump Presidency on U.S.-China Relations in the Middle East
Nov 12, 2024
Update on the State of the BRI in the New "Small and Beautiful" Era
Nov 05, 2024
Power Shift: China’s Role in Central Asia’s Renewable Energy Transformation
Oct 29, 2024
India Claims Major Breakthrough in Border Stand-off With China
Oct 21, 2024
China's Paying a High Cost for Its "All-Weather" Relationship With Pakistan
Oct 14, 2024
Beyond Railways and Ports: China's Evolving Lending Strategy in Africa
Oct 08, 2024
China's Response to the Wars in the Middle East
Sep 25, 2024
How Persian Gulf Countries Are Responding to the U.S.-China Rivalry
Sep 16, 2024
Economic Giants Align: Brazil's Growing Partnership with China
Sep 10, 2024
Why the U.S. is Struggling to Compete in the Global Competition for Critical Resources
Sep 03, 2024
View From Israel: China's Growing Influence in the Middle East
Aug 26, 2024
Vietnam's Bamboo Diplomacy: Lessons for Countries Facing Great Power Competition
Aug 13, 2024
Westlessness: A New Era Where the West Still Matters, Just Not as Much
Aug 05, 2024
The ASEAN Wonk on Great Power Politics in Southeast Asia
Jul 28, 2024
The Crisis in the South China Sea Enters a Dangerous New Phase
Jun 26, 2024
Taking Stock of China's Diplomatic Surge in the Persian Gulf
Jun 18, 2024
Jane Perlez on the Global South's Role in the U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry
Jun 04, 2024
What's Driving the Surge in Brazil's Business Ties With China
May 27, 2024
Indonesia's Role in the Burgeoning South China Sea Crisis
May 08, 2024
China's Growing Influence in the Persian Gulf
Apr 30, 2024
Should China Use Its Influence With Iran to Help the U.S. and Israel?
Apr 22, 2024
Why a Chinese-backed Canal Project in Cambodia is Making Vietnam Very Nervous
Apr 02, 2024
Chinese EV Brands Want to Dominate Global South Auto Markets
Mar 24, 2024
Author Jeremy Garlick on China's Strategic Advantage in the Global South
Mar 19, 2024
Surveying the Geopolitical Landscape in SE Asia With ASEAN Wonk Prashanth Parameswaran
Mar 05, 2024
China and the Indonesia Nickel Trade: Measuring the True Labor and Environmental Cost
Feb 27, 2024
What Exactly is the "Global South"?
Feb 23, 2024
China-Indonesia Ties in the New Prabowo Subianto Era
Feb 21, 2024
China's New Investment Priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jan 30, 2024
Why Vietnam is Not "In Play" in the U.S.-China Rivalry
Jan 22, 2024
Guarding West Africa's Forests: Exploring Ways to Put an End to Illegal Chinese Timber Trade
Jan 17, 2024
China @ COP28: Victim or Villain?
Dec 12, 2023
China Benefits as Israel-Hamas War Undermines West's Standing in Global South
Nov 29, 2023
China's Response to the Israel-Hamas War
Nov 21, 2023
Chinese Overseas Investment: Which Countries Will Benefit Most?
Nov 14, 2023
Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Africa Don't Meet ESG Standards
Nov 07, 2023
China's Dominance of the EV Battery Metal Supply Chain
Oct 18, 2023
Michael Pettis Explains How China's Changing Economy Will Impact the World
Oct 10, 2023
The Future of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America
Oct 04, 2023
How China's Economic Slowdown Impacts Developing Countries
Sep 26, 2023
The Downward Spiral of China-India Relations
Sep 18, 2023
BRI @ 10: Lessons From Cambodia About Chinese Investment
Sep 12, 2023
China and the Politics of Global Climate Diplomacy
Aug 28, 2023
China's New, Slimmed-Down Belt & Road Initiative
Aug 22, 2023
Pivot to Asia: Why the Near Abroad is Now China's Top Priority
Aug 15, 2023
Is China Setting the Agenda for Global South Debt Restructuring?
Aug 01, 2023
Bases, Training and Weapon Sales: Latest Trends in China-Africa Military Ties
Jul 11, 2023
A Primer on the Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea
Jun 27, 2023
China's Fanciful Dream to Play Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaker
Jun 21, 2023
If You Lead a Developing Country and Want to Borrow Money From China, Then Listen to This Podcast
Jun 07, 2023
Key Lessons From Indonesia's China-Backed Mining & Infrastructure Ventures
May 25, 2023
The Case for More U.S. Soft Power to Counter China in the Global South
May 16, 2023
China's Confusing, Contradictory Policy on Coal Power
May 09, 2023
Update on China's Role in the Burgeoning Global South Debt Crisis
Apr 25, 2023
U.S.-China Technology Competition in the Global South
Apr 18, 2023
The Risks and Rewards of China's New Mideast Diplomacy
Apr 13, 2023
What China's Past Tells Us About the Future of its Foreign Policy in Asia
Apr 04, 2023
China's Lending Money Again to Countries in the Americas
Mar 30, 2023
Reporting Tips for African Journalists Covering China
Mar 22, 2023
What Lessons Should the U.S. Take From China's Mideast Diplomatic Breakthrough?
Mar 16, 2023
What to Make of China's Mideast Diplomatic Breakthrough?
Mar 15, 2023
Latin America Was Once an Afterthought for China... Not Anymore
Mar 07, 2023
Wang Huiyao on 'China's Misunderstood Foreign Policy'
Feb 21, 2023
China, Latin America, and the Rise of a New Non-Aligned Movement
Feb 16, 2023
How the U.S. Aims to Compete With China in Critical Resource Mining
Feb 08, 2023
What's Driving the Steady Decline in Chinese Overseas Development Lending?
Feb 01, 2023
Pepe Zhang on What to Expect This Year in China-Latin America Relations
Jan 16, 2023
The 2022 Africa-China Year in Review With Gyude Moore
Dec 23, 2022
New Report Debunks Chinese Debt Trap Narrative in Sri Lanka
Dec 20, 2022
Bad Takes: What the News Media Got Wrong About Xi's Trip to Saudi Arabia
Dec 13, 2022
Why U.S. Diplomacy is Struggling to Compete With China in the Global South
Dec 06, 2022
Can China's Surveillance State Governance Model Be Exported Abroad?
Nov 29, 2022
A Look Back on a Week of Intense Chinese Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
Nov 22, 2022
The U.S-China Battle For Ideas in the Global South
Oct 25, 2022
Despite Huge Problems, Pakistan Remains Indispensable to China
Oct 18, 2022
China and India's Steadily Deteriorating Relationship
Oct 11, 2022
What Does Kenya's SGR Tell Us About the Future of Chinese Railway Development in the Global South
Oct 04, 2022
Why the U.S. And Israel Are Not Aligned on China
Sep 27, 2022
Navigating the Belt & Road in SE Asia With a New Digital Toolkit
Sep 20, 2022
Introducing the New China-Global South Podcast
Sep 16, 2022
China's New Ambitions in the South Pacific
Jun 20, 2022