About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Middle East conflict on APAC economies and China's economic priorities.

Gaurav, Denise and Stefan meet to dig into the impact of the Middle East conflict on APAC economies. They discuss which countries could eventually run into trouble if the energy and food price shock drags on, and what governments can do to mitigate the fallout. The conversation then turns to China and the updated priorities set out at this year’s Two Sessions meeting. How does Beijing view the spillover from the Middle East conflict? Could China benefit from the U.S. being preoccupied elsewhere? And why do pork prices matter so much for China’s economy?

People in this episode

Guests: Gaurav, Denise, Stefan

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• APAC economies
• energy prices
• food prices
• China's economy
• political priorities

Keywords

• Middle East conflict
• APAC economies
• energy prices
• food prices
• China
• Two Sessions meeting
• pork prices

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Places: Middle East, APAC, China

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