{"podcast":{"title":"The Economics Show","slug":"the-economics-show-6910728","podcast_index_feed_id":6910728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/664394a442f6710013618119","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/664394a442f6710013618119/1769764604173-577f36d4-d96a-42ee-96b9-7aaee7724352.jpeg","author":"Financial Times","episode_count":123,"summary":"The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, digestible analysis and incisive conversation. Soumaya Keynes digs deep into the hottest topics in economics along with a cast of FT colleagues and special guests. Come for the big ideas, stay for the nerdery. Soumaya Keynes is an economics columnist for the Financial Times. Prior to joining the FT she worked at The Economist for eight years as a staff writer, where as well as covering trade, the US economy and the UK economy she co-hosted the Money Talks podcast. She also co-founded the Trade Talks podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T14:18:14.786441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728"},"episode":{"title":"The US-China decoupling fantasy, with Jessica Chen Weiss","slug":"the-us-china-decoupling-fantasy-with-jessica-chen-weiss","published_at":"2026-06-05T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/the-us-china-decoupling-fantasy-with-jessica-chen-weiss","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes/episodes/tktktk","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664394a442f6710013618119/e/6a205b6a44a383b494d29141/media.mp3","summary":"Everything looks to be going China’s way: Beijing has a stranglehold on the world’s critical minerals, and its high-tech manufacturing has rapidly become world-leading. Its massive trade surplus is undermining vital industries in the rest of the world. Is this part of a Chinese masterplan for world domination? The truth is a little more nuanced than that. Soumaya Keynes speaks to Jessica Chen Weiss, director of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. They discuss why decoupling is a “fantasy”, what “middle powers” are doing better than the US and the social and the domestic challenges that still hold China back. Subscribe to Soumaya's show on Apple , Spotify , Pocket Casts or wherever you listen. Further reading A cold peace between the US and China is good enough Pete Hegseth says US-China ties are ‘better than in years’ America needs to put the renminbi back on the international agenda Hosted by Soumaya Keynes. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Original music and sound design by Breen Turner. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Everything looks to be going China’s way: Beijing has a stranglehold on the world’s critical minerals, and its high-tech manufacturing has rapidly become…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1941,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economics-show-6910728/episodes/the-us-china-decoupling-fantasy-with-jessica-chen-weiss/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/the-us-china-decoupling-fantasy-with-jessica-chen-weiss.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}