Xi’s Big Challenge Is Getting People to Spend, Spend, Spend
Big Take Asia6 Mars 2025

Xi’s Big Challenge Is Getting People to Spend, Spend, Spend

A crippling property crisis, mounting debt, weak consumer spending… and now a trade war. Despite the headwinds, China has set an ambitious economic growth goal of about 5% this year.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s John Liu about how Xi Jinping intends to meet the target, and how Trump’s tariff war might sabotage his plans.

Read more: Trump’s Tariffs Push Xi to Overhaul China’s Ailing Growth Model


Further listening:

China’s New Game Plan For Dealing With Trump Tariffs
Xi Has Embraced China’s Tech Titans Once Again. Will It Last?


Watch, from Originals: Can China Avoid Japan’s Lost Decades?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avsnitt(124)

Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China

Meet OpenClaw: The AI Craze Sweeping China

Fueled by a powerful mix of FOMO and a government drive to accelerate AI adoption, OpenClaw has exploded in popularity across China. But as these agentic systems gain sweeping access to personal data,...

31 Mars 18min

BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia

BTS Leads Netflix’s Push for Growth in Asia

BTS is back. After a near four-year hiatus, the K-pop icons returned with a historic Netflix event – the platform’s first concert live streamed from Asia. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oa...

24 Mars 18min

The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy

The Sixth Bureau Episode 6: Nothing Is Holy

In Episode 6 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, with spy Xu Yanjun in prison, the US government pursues some of his collaborators. Plus, host Jordan Robertson gets an unexpected call whi...

20 Mars 35min

Asia Is Bearing the Brunt of the Iran War Energy Crisis

Asia Is Bearing the Brunt of the Iran War Energy Crisis

From soaring fuel prices in Pakistan to a shortage of cooking gas in India, Asia is bearing the brunt of the energy crunch sparked by the Iran War. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast we look at how war ...

17 Mars 18min

The Rise and Fall of an Alleged Scam Boss

The Rise and Fall of an Alleged Scam Boss

By any account, Chen Zhi's ascent was meteoric. At a young age he founded a real estate company in Cambodia, which quickly became the sprawling Prince Group conglomerate. But beneath this legitimate f...

10 Mars 19min

The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out

The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out

In Episode 5 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security travels to an overseas meeting with a valuable source. He has no idea he is walking into a t...

7 Mars 33min

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha ...

5 Mars 17min

The Escalating Conflict With Iran

The Escalating Conflict With Iran

Targets in Iran, Israel and in the Middle East are under attack in an unprecedented escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The combat operations come after weeks of negotiations between t...

1 Mars 15min

Populärt inom Business & ekonomi

framgangspodden
varvet
badfluence
rss-jossan-nina
rss-borsens-finest
uppgang-och-fall
rss-svart-marknad
avanzapodden
borsmorgon
rss-dagen-med-di
rss-kort-lang-analyspodden-fran-di
rss-den-nya-ekonomin
tabberaset
svd-tech-brief
fill-or-kill
lastbilspodden
24fragor
rss-inga-dumma-fragor-om-pengar
rss-veckans-trade
kapitalet-en-podd-om-ekonomi