About this episode
The episode discusses how the US-Israel war with Iran is providing China with opportunities to expand its diplomatic influence and analyze military strategies.
On this episode of Trumponomics , host Stephanie Flanders examines how the US-Israel war with Iran has presented China with two golden opportunities. The conflict provides Beijing with a chance to both widen its global diplomatic sway as the “adult in the room” and study the military tactics of its chief rival in real-time. Flanders is joined by Bloomberg's Fran Wang, who has spent almost two decades in China covering fiscal policy and economic planning, and Adam Farrar, Bloomberg Economics’ senior geoeconomics analyst for Asia-Pacific and a former adviser to US Vice President Kamala Harris, to unpack the geopolitical and economic implications of the crisis. While the Iran war presents near-term risks to China’s economy, they say, the long-term benefits could be far reaching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Flanders
Guests: Fran Wang, Adam Farrar
Topics covered
- geopolitics
- China
- Iran
- US-Israel conflict
- economic implications
- military tactics
Keywords
- China
- Iran
- US-Israel war
- geopolitical implications
- economic impact
- military tactics
- Fran Wang
- Adam Farrar
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg
Places: China, Iran, US, Israel
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