{"podcast":{"title":"China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy","slug":"china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683","podcast_index_feed_id":6463683,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CSIS9824774211","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5e580fc0-19d4-11ee-9ce1-c7afeac34b38/image/b3f5bfb7379f3b9d9ef6c37be35dd1a3.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Center for Strategic and International Studies","episode_count":25,"summary":"Understanding China has become more difficult than ever, yet also more important than ever. Hardening geopolitics has made travel to China more difficult, but not impossible. Join host Scott Kennedy, the Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at CSIS, for an on-the-ground look at China, for conversations with people shaping China and scholars exploring the country firsthand. What makes China tick? Where is the country going? How should the U.S. respond to the China challenge? We’ll dive into all of that and more on China Field Notes – with Scott Kennedy.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T04:20:19.240558+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683"},"episode":{"title":"China’s Changing Commercial Landscape on the Eve of the Summit: A Conversation with Eric Zheng","slug":"china-s-changing-commercial-landscape-on-the-eve-of-the-summit-a-conversation-with-eric-zheng","published_at":"2026-09-15T12:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/china-s-changing-commercial-landscape-on-the-eve-of-the-summit-a-conversation-with-eric-zheng","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2211992437.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2211992437.mp3","summary":"In this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy talks with Eric Zheng, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. After describing his pathway from growing up in Shanghai to working in consulting and the insurance industry, Zheng assesses China’s evolving business climate, including the challenges facing American companies, why China remains an important market and manufacturing base, and how American firms are adapting their global strategies. The discussion concludes by Zheng explaining the value of greater predictability in U.S.-China relations.","meta_description":"In this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy talks with Eric Zheng, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. After describin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2404,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/episodes/china-s-changing-commercial-landscape-on-the-eve-of-the-summit-a-conversation-with-eric-zheng/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-field-notes-with-scott-kennedy-6463683/china-s-changing-commercial-landscape-on-the-eve-of-the-summit-a-conversation-with-eric-zheng.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}