Show overview
Voices of the Belt and Road Podcast: Understand the Impact of China on the World has been publishing since 2018, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 84 episodes. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 19 min and 27 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 6.4 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2018, with 57 episodes published. Published by James LaLonde.
From the publisher
Voices of the Belt & Road tells the stories of people that are part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It demystifies the initiative by enabling you to listen to the voices of experts and policy-makers, but also the very people affected by the initiative day in and day out. It has become fashionable to conceptualize the BRI through large numbers. But we hear very little of the people and stories behind the initiative. BRI needs stories, it needs faces and it needs voices. Voices of the Belt and Road is your chance to hear them.
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S3 Ep 2安然: 探索中俄边境的一带一路项目
On this podcast, Ankur Shah shares his observations from driving a 4,300 km land border between China and Russia. He also gives an accurate analysis of the state of Belt and Road initiative on the ground and the nature of the cooperation between the two countries. Much of what Ankur reveals is in stark contrast to current media perceptions of the state of China-Russia cooperation with regard to infrastructure.
S3 Ep 1Ankur Shah: Silk Road Explorer Investigates BRI Projects Along the Sino-Russian Border
On this podcast, Ankur Shah shares his observations from driving a 4,300 km land border between China and Russia. He also gives an accurate analysis of the state of Belt and Road initiative on the ground and the nature of the cooperation between the two countries. Much of what Ankur reveals is in stark contrast to current media perceptions of the state of China-Russia cooperation with regard to infrastructure.
S2 Ep 31The Backstory Behind Greece's Piraeus Port
A frank and revealing interview with Grigoris Konstantellos, Mayor of Athens Riviera, Greece. According to Grigoris, because the port is expanding with Chinese BRI investment, Athens has more jobs and more trade flows through the port. The economic benefits have been significant. The biggest benefit, however, was that coming of Chinese shipping giant Cosco broke down a very old monopoly, which was the workers' union for the port which had kept prices high and throughput low for hundreds of years prior. For more previously unreported details on the port project and BRI activities in South and Eastern Europe. Have a listen!
S2 Ep 30布鲁金斯学会：衡量中美脱离接触的风险
The Belt and Road Advisory created a 25-minute podcast from the 12-page research paper from The Brookings Institute. For those that prefer listening versus reading in both English or Mandarin Chinese, we bring this highly recommended report from the highly influential American Think Tank - The Brookings Institute direct to your earphones. The topics covered in the report are important, "Should the Chinese elite and mass opinion concludes that the United States is intent on denying China its rightful place in global affairs, no one should expect Beijing to be compliant or submissive. At the same time, none of China's neighbors, even those uneasy about the growth of Chinese power, want to be caught in a struggle between the U.S. and China."
S2 Ep 29The Brookings Institute: Weighing the risks of US-China disengagement
The Belt and Road Advisory created a 25 minute podcast from the 12-page research paper from The Brookings Institute. For those that prefer listening versus reading in both English or Mandarin Chinese we bring this highly recommended report from the highly influential American Think Tank - The Brookings Institute direct to your earphones. The topics covered in the report are important, "Should the Chinese elite and mass opinion concludes that the United States is intent on denying China its rightful place in global affairs, no one should expect Beijing to be compliant or submissive. At the same time, none of China's neighbors, even those uneasy about the growth of Chinese power, want to be caught in a struggle between the U.S. and China."
S2 Ep 20Parag Khanna - 亚洲世纪:世界即将亚洲化。
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm. Parag's newest book is The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019). Parag, in Beijing for the Chinese launch of his latest book, The Future is Asian. On the podcast, Parag discusses the book, the writing process, the US-China trade war, the Belt and Road initiative as well as China's and Asia's role in the future. Parag's unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities, and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
S2 Ep 20Parag Khanna - The Future Is Asian - Interactive Book Review
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm. Parag's newest book is The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019). Parag, in Beijing for the Chinese launch of his latest book, The Future is Asian. On the podcast, Parag discusses the book, the writing process, the US-China trade war, the Belt and Road initiative as well as China's and Asia's role in the future. Parag's unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities, and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
S2 Ep 19Parag Khanna - The Future Is Asian - Interactive Book Review
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm. Parag's newest book is The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019). Parag, in Beijing for the Chinese launch of his latest book, The Future is Asian. On the podcast, Parag discusses the book, the writing process, the US-China trade war, the Belt and Road initiative as well as China's and Asia's role in the future. Parag's unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities, and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
S2 Ep 19Parag Khanna - The Future Is Asian - Interactive Book Review
Parag Khanna is a leading global strategy advisor, world traveler, and best-selling author. He is Founder & Managing Partner of FutureMap, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm. Parag's newest book is The Future is Asian: Commerce, Conflict & Culture in the 21st Century (2019). Parag, in Beijing for the Chinese launch of his latest book, The Future is Asian. On the podcast, Parag discusses the book, the writing process, the US-China trade war, the Belt and Road initiative as well as China's and Asia's role in the future. Parag's unique insights on the intersection of culture, technology, infrastructure, cities, and geography make this podcast one not to be missed!
S2 Ep 18翁诗杰: 关于"一带一路作为债务陷阱"的言论，根本没有。这个元素似乎不存在。
在这个播客上，前马来西亚交通部长翁诗杰解释了马来西亚东海岸铁路线（ECRL）的幕后情况。翁诗杰也说了。关于"一带一路作为债务陷阱"的言论，根本没有。这个元素似乎不存在。
S2 Ep 17There is no Belt and Road debt trap
On this podcast, former Malaysian Transport Minister, Tee Keat Ong explains the behind the scenes situation with the Malaysian East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) which has gone in the space of a year from a perceived "debt trap fiasco" to a feather in the cap of both BRI and Malaysia as a Belt and Road success story.
S2 Ep 16浦乐诺：中国基础设施公司为何难以在海外取得成功？
On this podcast, Bruno Lhopiteau talks about the challenges faced by Chinese infrastructure companies implementing projects abroad and the ways in which the Chinese method of constructing infrastructure is unique.
S2 Ep 15Bruno Lhopiteau: Why Chinese Infrastructure Companies Struggle to Succeed Overseas?
On this podcast, Bruno Lhopiteau talks about the challenges faced by Chinese infrastructure companies implementing projects abroad and the ways in which the Chinese method of constructing infrastructure is unique.
S2 Ep 14哈法罗夫·阿迪力：中国私营军事公司保障一带一路安全
On this podcast, Odil Gafarov talks about the developments regarding China's usage of private security forces in protecting Belt and Road projects in Africa and Central Asia.
S2 Ep 13Odil Gafarov: Chinese Private Military Companies Rise Alongside Belt and Road
On this podcast, Odil Gafarov talks about the developments regarding China's usage of private security forces in protecting Belt and Road projects in Africa and Central Asia.
S2 Ep 12杜瑞奇：中国项目为何在中欧备受争议？
Richard Q. Turcsányi is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies in Bratislava (Slovakia) and an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic). Richard is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and a contributor to ChinfluenCE project mapping out China's political and economic activity in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. In his academic research, he focuses mostly on Central Europe's relations with East Asia and Chinese foreign policy. On this podcast, Richard Q. Turcsányi tackles a question, which has become more prominent after the Huawei affair in Poland brought world's attention to China-CEE relations - why has China's activity in Central Europe been causing controversies?
S2 Ep 11Richard Q. Turcsányi: Why Is China's Activity In Central Europe Causing Controversy?
Richard Q. Turcsányi is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Asian Studies in Bratislava (Slovakia) and an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic). Richard is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague and a contributor to ChinfluenCE project mapping out China's political and economic activity in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. In his academic research, he focuses mostly on Central Europe's relations with East Asia and Chinese foreign policy. On this podcast, Richard Q. Turcsányi tackles a question, which has become more prominent after the Huawei affair in Poland brought world's attention to China-CEE relations - why has China's activity in Central Europe been causing controversies?
S2 Ep 9Anastasya Raditya Lezaic: 克罗地亚的桥梁或改变中国-欧盟合作形式
On this podcast, Anastasya Raditya-Ležaić shares a unique perspective of Croatia, which has intensified its relationship with China only in 2016. She also discusses the development of the Pelješac Bridge project, which is the first tender for a project funded through EU funds that has been won by a Chinese company.
S2 Ep 10Anastasya Raditya Ležaić: A Bridge Project in Croatia Can Change China-EU Cooperation on Infrastructure
On this podcast,Anastasya Raditya-Ležaić shares a unique perspective of Croatia, which has intensified its relationship with China only in 2016. She also discusses the development of the Pelješac Bridge project, which is the first tender for a project funded through EU funds that has been won by a Chinese company.
S2 Ep 8Nong Hong: Can the Maritime Silk Road Ease Tensions in the South China Sea?
On this podcast, Nong Hong, the executive director of the Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies and a research fellow at the National Institute for South China Sea Studies of China discusses China's maritime activities and the developments in Sino-American relations.