{"podcast":{"title":"China Economy with Fexingo: Beijing's Policies, Trade, and Asia-Pacific Markets","slug":"china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","podcast_index_feed_id":7871760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/china-economy.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"China's economy is the world's second-largest, yet its policy signals can feel opaque. Lucas and Luna cut through the noise each episode, examining Beijing's latest monetary and fiscal moves, trade tensions with the US and EU, and the ripple effects across Asia-Pacific markets. They ground every conversation in real-time data from Chinese industrial production, PMIs, and export figures — no punditry, just the numbers and the strategic outlook. Whether dissecting the PBOC's rate decisions, the impact of export controls on semiconductors, or the shifting dynamics of ASEAN supply chains, this show serves investors, analysts, and executives who need to understand China's role in global markets — not headlines, but the underlying incentives and constraints. Expect a calm, evidence-based dissection of what works, what doesn't, and what could change next. Lucas challenges official narratives with data; Luna asks the uncomfortable questions about debt, demographics, and decoupling. Each episode leaves you with a clearer map of the risks and opportunities in the world's most consequential economy. How will China's stimulus affect your portfolio — and when does the trade war become a cold w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:55.317167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760"},"episode":{"title":"How Chinas Fentanyl Crackdown Disrupts Global Drug Trafficking","slug":"how-chinas-fentanyl-crackdown-disrupts-global-drug-trafficking","published_at":"2026-07-11T18:51:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-chinas-fentanyl-crackdown-disrupts-global-drug-trafficking","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0106.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0106.mp3","summary":"China has quietly become a key partner in the global fight against fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the United States each year. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine how Beijing's 2019 scheduling of all fentanyl-related substances as controlled chemicals, combined with aggressive enforcement and information-sharing with US agencies, has slashed illicit exports. They look at the numbers: seizures of precursor chemicals are up 300% since 2020, and the price of fentanyl on American streets has spiked 40%, suggesting supply constraints. But they also explore the unintended consequences — the rise of new synthetic opioids like isotonitazene from Chinese labs, and the shifting of production to Indian and Mexican cartels. With the US-China trade war and mutual suspicion, can this cooperation hold? A nuanced look at a rare area of Beijing-Washington collaboration. #China #Fentanyl #OpioidCrisis #DrugPolicy #USChinaRelations #SyntheticOpioids #Isotonitazene #ChemicalControl #DrugTrafficking #PublicHealth #CriminalJustice #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #ChinaEconomy #TradeWar #DEA #PrecursorChemicals Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"China has quietly become a key partner in the global fight against fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/episodes/how-chinas-fentanyl-crackdown-disrupts-global-drug-trafficking/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-chinas-fentanyl-crackdown-disrupts-global-drug-trafficking.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}