{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/699dd13d0e248fdc4f3a7312?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why China is causing alarm in the Arctic","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1771950137575-2bd16d0b-a7cf-4772-8e54-ff126e722ddc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 2018 China claimed to be a <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/02/12/what-china-is-really-up-to-in-the-arctic?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\">“near-arctic state”</a>. So why is it now downplaying its involvement in the region—and will its ambitions change?</p><p><br></p><p>Hosts:</p><ul><li>Jeremy Page, co-host of “Drum Tower”&nbsp;</li><li>Sarah Wu, co-host of “Drum Tower”&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Arctic policy of China</li><li>Polar silk road</li><li>Greenland</li></ul><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"}