China Decode: Did the U.S. Push Its Allies Closer to China?

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. I think in in a way Trump's moves have probably pushed a lot of these countries, the Europeans, the Canadians, now maybe even the Brits, to adopt a softer trade policy towards China. There has been an understanding over the last few years that China is an overcapacity and a national security problem, but at the end of the day, there's a lot of money on the table. Welcome to China Decode. I'm Alice Han.

And I'm James King. In today's episode of China Decode, we're discussing how China is pulling America's allies out of Washington's orbit, the problem with China's lopsided economy, and a viral app that exposes China's loneliness epidemic. That's all coming up, but first, let's do a quick check-in with how the Chinese markets are starting the week. On Monday, the Shanghai A-share index inched up 0.3%. The Hangsang H-share index fell 1.1%, dropping to a one-week low on news of escalating trade tensions out of the US.

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