China Decode: Trump’s Trade War Turns Into a Win for 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. This year, China is expected to contribute 26.6% of the world's total GDP growth. That will mean that China's contribution to the world's growth will be more than all. Of the G7 countries put together. And therefore, if China is tweaking its model to rely less on exports to the world and more on boosting consumer spending of Chinese citizens inside China, then that will have big implications for, well, companies that sell in China and also for all countries around the world that import Chinese stuff.

Welcome to China Decode. I'm Alice Han. And I'm James King. In today's episode of China Decode, we're discussing the IMF warning China to pivot as the US Supreme Court reshapes the trade war, how China's emerging as a global hub for medical tourism, plus how Seedance 2.0 could be the future of filmmaking and a threat to Hollywood as we know it.

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