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Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Devastating floods, COVID reporter released, Catalonia votes, Swiss contestant wins Eurovision

Where the US & China agree - and where they don't
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Where the US & China agree - and where they don't

US Ambassador to China Nick Burns joins GZERO World from Beijing to unpack the complex, contentious state of the US-China relationship.

Presidents Joe Biden (US) and Xi Jinping (China) with the logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Are the US and China frenemies now? Perspective from Nicholas Burns, US Ambassador to China

Listen: US Ambassador to China Nick Burns joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to look at the complex and contentious state of the US-China relationship. What do the world's two biggest economies and strongest militaries agree on, and where are they still miles apart? After Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met at a summit in San Francisco last November, it seemed like frosty relations were starting to thaw. But while China and the US have committed to re-engage diplomatically after the 2023 Chinese spy balloon low-point, there is still a lot of daylight–and no trust–between the two.

Ian Explains: Xi Jinping's nationalist agenda is rebuilding walls around China
Ian Explains

Ian Explains: Xi Jinping's nationalist agenda is rebuilding walls around China

President Xi Jinping’s nationalist agenda is turning China inwards at a time when the country needs to open up and revive its flagging economy.

China's COVID lockdowns made its people depressed and hurt its economy
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China's COVID lockdowns made its people depressed and hurt its economy

China’s economy keeps slowing down, and that could be a problem for the rest of the world. On GZERO World, Shaun Rein, founder and managing director of the China Market Research Group, sits down with Ian Bremmer to explain why he’s become bearish on China’s economic outlook.

China’s economy in trouble
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

China’s economy in trouble

China’s economy has averaged about 10% annual growth year over year for the past four decades. It’s undoubtedly the biggest economic success story of our lifetime, but how long can that last?

China's president Xi Jinping with the logo of GZERO World with Ian Bremmer - the podcast
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: China's great economic slowdown

Listen: China is undoubtedly the biggest economic success story of our lifetime. But in the last decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping has been moving the country back to its socialist roots, with major crackdowns in tech, real estate, and foreign investment. Is Xi setting up China for another four decades of economic success, or will the growth stop here?

Ian Explains: Why China’s era of high growth is over
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Ian Explains: Why China’s era of high growth is over

Is China still on track to becoming the world’s largest economy? Ian Bremmer breaks down China’s great economic slowdown.

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Not 2008 all over again
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Not 2008 all over again

With the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, is it 2008 all over again? As China reopens to tourism, is COVID finally behind us? Will the AUKUS deal shift the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

A motorist rides past a hoarding decorated with flowers to welcome G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi, India, March 1, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: Tense G-20 talks in India, Finland’s fence-building, China’s economic activity, Chicago’s mayoral runoff

An awkward G20 summit in Delhi; Finland builds a border fence against Russia; Chinese economic activity rebounds; Chicago election result portends impending showdown over policing