Bonus: The Emperor’s New Road

Stephanomics

• Episode: Bonus: The Emperor’s New Road
• Website: Stephanomics
• Feed URL: http://feeds.bloomberg.fm/BLM8939407484
• Duration: 00:17:40
• Published: 2020-09-28 23:18

Andy Browne, editorial director for the Bloomberg New Economy, talks to Jonathan Hillman, author of the book The Emperor’s New Road: China and the Project of the Century. That project, of course, is the Belt and Road Initiative: the grand strategy of president Xi Jinping who has made it his foreign policy signature. But what is it exactly? An imperial effort, certainly. But according to Jonathan not a very organized one. And one that could repeat the mistakes of past empires. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com