{"podcast":{"title":"The China-Global South Podcast","slug":"the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371","podcast_index_feed_id":5670371,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/500733/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/500733","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/6/c/c/c6cc96236bd9098c88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Untitled_design_6.png","author":"The China-Global South Project","episode_count":166,"summary":"A weekly discussion on Chinese engagement in the developing world from the news team of The China-Global South Project (CGSP). Join hosts Eric Olander in Vietnam and Cobus van Staden in South Africa for insightful interviews with scholars, analysts, and journalists from around the world. You'll also get regular updates from CGSP's editors in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:17:39.834437+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371"},"episode":{"title":"The Iran War Looks Very Different From China","slug":"the-iran-war-looks-very-different-from-china","published_at":"2026-03-03T01:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371/the-iran-war-looks-very-different-from-china","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371","url":"https://ea0f0fdd-2944-4ff3-8a00-704e8c67d58b.libsyn.com/the-iran-war-looks-very-different-from-china","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ea0f0fdd-2944-4ff3-8a00-704e8c67d58b/CGSP_03032026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4287628","summary":"The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a full-scale war in the Middle East. As the region descends into conflict, a fascinating debate has emerged about what this means for China: from the surge in Chinese defense stocks and weapons export opportunities, to the collapse of Beijing's landmark Saudi-Iran diplomatic agreement. Is this a strategic disaster for China, or does the chaos actually create unexpected openings? Andrea Ghiselli, research director at The ChinaMed Project and a lecturer in international politics at the University of Exeter, joins Eric to discuss the stark differences in how this conflict is discussed in China and in the Global West. 📌 Topics Covered in this Episode: The US-Israel strikes on Iran and the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei Why Chinese defense stocks surged to a 10-year high on the Shanghai Stock Exchange The \"ally\" myth: why China was never going to militarily defend Iran The collapse of China's landmark Saudi-Iran diplomatic détente Asymmetric warfare — why Iran's cheap drones may outlast America's expensive missiles China's energy security: oil stockpiling strategy and Strait of Hormuz exposure US munitions depletion and what it means for a potential Taiwan scenario What to watch in Chinese discourse if the Islamic Republic faces collapse Show Notes: The ChinaMed Project: How Chinese Experts are Reacting to the American-Israeli Strikes on Iran by Andrea Ghiselli: https://tinyurl.com/mr439hdp The China-Global South Project : \"Win or Lose, America Loses\": Chinese Analyst Says Trump's Iran Gamble Will Hand Beijing a Strategic Victory by Han Zhen: https://tinyurl.com/484p6bbn The China-Global South Project: Chinese Nationalist Voices Dismissed Online After Iran Strike…","meta_description":"The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggering a full-scale war in the Middle East. As the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1849,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371/episodes/the-iran-war-looks-very-different-from-china/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-china-global-south-podcast-5670371/the-iran-war-looks-very-different-from-china.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}