{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/690a365afd4632b31f767c6d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Deal or no deal: can the Trump-Xi truce hold?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1762276744154-aa886fd1-f4f3-4ce7-8444-5f03391cd0ab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After months of open hostility, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2025/10/30/donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-agree-to-a-trade-truce?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">called a truce</a> in South Korea. But <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/10/30/america-and-china-have-only-holstered-their-trade-weapons?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">will it hold</a>? And does it expose <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2025/10/20/why-america-and-china-cant-escape-their-toxic-cycle-of-trade-talks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">deeper issues</a> in the countries’ relationship?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts: <em>The Economist’s</em> chief China correspondent Jeremy Page and China correspondent Sarah Wu. </p><p>Guest: Jonathan Czin, former China advisor to America's National Security Council and chair in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institute.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}