The Belt and Road Podcast

About The Belt and Road Podcast

A podcast that covers the latest news, research and analysis of China's growing presence in the developing world. Co-Hosted by Erik Myxter-iino, Juliet Lu and Keren Zhu Edited by Taili Ni

Publisher

Erik Myxter-iino, Juliet Lu and Keren Zhu - edited by Taili Ni

Category

news · news · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jul 2018

Latest episode

26 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

77 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2026

   The Politics of Development Project Selection: China, OECD finance and Local Political Geography in Africa w/ Keyi Tang

   Erik and Keren are joined by Dr. Keyi Tang, author of Power Over Progress, to examine one of the most consequential but often overlooked questions in development finance: who determines where externally funded projects are built? Drawing on geocoded data connecting subnational elections and development projects across 48 African countries, 175 elite interviews, and fieldwork in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Zambia, Dr. Tang compares Chinese, World Bank, and OECD-supported development finance. The conv...

2. 

   15 Feb 2026

   Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road, Episode 2: Critical Minerals

   This is Episode 2 of our sub-series "Environmental Issues along the Belt and Road." The series considers the complexities of Chinese actors’ impacts on the environment, extractive activities, & role in driving sustainability solutions from the sands of the Mekong River to lithium mines in Argentina. Since 2012, China has invested roughly US$4 billion in 12 nickel projects across Southeast Asia, with a major focus on Indonesia, which supplies 16% of global nickel production. In South...

3. 

   11 Aug 2025

   The Political Economy of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: History, Stakeholders and Sustainability with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar

   Keren speaks with Tayyab Safdar and Hasan H. Karrar about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under construction in Pakistan and a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative. CPEC spans energy, highways, railways, and ports, aiming to connect China's western regions to the Arabian Sea through Pakistan. For China, CPEC offers shorter routes for energy imports and trade; for Pakistan, it offers economic growth, industria...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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