{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/697bb5c239a9cd7f18c5f747?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Could China become the world's policeman?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1769709489045-1d2340e0-18d1-4885-8dbb-e01046f44d39.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Keir Starmer is visiting China, becoming the first UK prime minister to travel to Beijing in eight years. His trip comes amid a queue of world leaders seeking meetings with Xi Jinping, as some countries look for leverage in an increasingly volatile global order. But can China be trusted as a global partner? And as the US appears to be stepping back from its role as the world’s policeman, what kind of power is China prepared to become?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Cindy Yu, columnist and contributing editor at The Times &amp; The Sunday Times.</li><li>Isabel Hilton, journalist and China watcher.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producers:</strong> Julia Webster, Harry Stott, and Sophie McNulty.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-xi-jinping-china-visit-what-said-meant-098n6gp5d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Keir Starmer and Xi Jinping said in China (and what they meant)</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/the-story/episode/f71d4369d69847b36c2d947c57b53ff0ad22c360/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Is China’s mega-embassy a mega-spy base?</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong>&nbsp;BBC, World Economic Forum, CBS, APT, DRM News</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}