{"podcast":{"title":"The Fourcast","slug":"the-fourcast-1366209","podcast_index_feed_id":1366209,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43758723/143c5bd14fc66ee5.png","author":"Channel 4 News","episode_count":256,"summary":"A podcast from Channel 4 News taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from Westminster, Washington and around the world. From global conflicts to the corridors of power, we expose, examine and interrogate what's really going on with the people who really know. Watch the episodes here: https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T04:20:26.195980+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209"},"episode":{"title":"‘HE COULD SELL TAIWAN OUT’ - China expert on Trump Xi meeting","slug":"he-could-sell-taiwan-out-china-expert-on-trump-xi-meeting","published_at":"2026-05-14T18:45:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/he-could-sell-taiwan-out-china-expert-on-trump-xi-meeting","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thefourcastc4news/episodes/HE-COULD-SELL-TAIWAN-OUT---China-expert-on-Trump-Xi-meeting-e3jcgu5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1056b19ac/podcast/play/119996805/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-14%2F424161957-44100-2-88bb8b6138b42.mp3","summary":"A leaked Pentagon assessment claims China is using the Iran war to strengthen its position against the United States economically, militarily and diplomatically, US media is reporting. Donald Trump is in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping, where the Chinese ruler has been warned that if the Taiwan issue is not handled carefully it could lead to a conflict between the super powers. On this episode of The Fourcast Indicators, Matt Frei and Mark Urban are joined by China expert and contributing editor at the Times Cindy Yu to dissect it all.","meta_description":"A leaked Pentagon assessment claims China is using the Iran war to strengthen its position against the United States economically, militarily and diplomat…","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-fourcast-1366209/episodes/he-could-sell-taiwan-out-china-expert-on-trump-xi-meeting/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-fourcast-1366209/he-could-sell-taiwan-out-china-expert-on-trump-xi-meeting.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}