{"podcast":{"title":"China Watch","slug":"china-watch-7284301","podcast_index_feed_id":7284301,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/et-china-watch/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4305b521-e3ef-4414-bbb0-adfa9f3484e1/43413076-1743902638860-920446a47df37.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":77,"summary":"“China Watch” is a weekly deep dive that pulls back the curtains on one of the world's most enigmatic powers. Join Epoch Times contributor Terri Wu as she deciphers where China is headed next and how its politics, technology, and business affect Americans.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T02:18:32.512040+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301"},"episode":{"title":"On Shadow Fleets, ‘Teapots,’ and Layered Approaches to Avoiding Sanctions","slug":"on-shadow-fleets-teapots-and-layered-approaches-to-avoiding-sanctions","published_at":"2026-05-04T15:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301/on-shadow-fleets-teapots-and-layered-approaches-to-avoiding-sanctions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7895f76f-367a-4e9b-ba21-d2bc5b94380b.mp3","summary":"Teapots, gas stations, and shadow fleets sound like a grab bag of unconnected things, but they’re all part of a complex system keeping a terrorist regime in power and rendering international sanctions ineffective. That is, they’re part of the system China uses to import Iranian oil. But that system is no longer being allowed to run unchecked. Hear about what has changed since Feb. 28, including what has been seized by the U.S. Navy. Find out why this is all happening ahead of the Trump–Xi summit, with Terri Wu on this week’s episode of China Watch. Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times. — Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to terri.wu@epochtimes.com . Show your support for Epoch Times and independent journalism by leaving a 5-star review of this show on your podcast platform or visit www.RateThisPodcast.com/chinawatch","meta_description":"Teapots, gas stations, and shadow fleets sound like a grab bag of unconnected things, but they’re all part of a complex system keeping a terrorist regime…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1738,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-watch-7284301/episodes/on-shadow-fleets-teapots-and-layered-approaches-to-avoiding-sanctions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-watch-7284301/on-shadow-fleets-teapots-and-layered-approaches-to-avoiding-sanctions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}