{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/69a7044778b7787d7b1441e6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"China’s tropical free-trade experiment","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1772553113831-09967635-9300-43fc-9783-2095d28d8f3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>China wants to turn the island province of Hainan into the world’s largest <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/02/01/china-has-launched-a-huge-free-trade-experiment?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\">free-trade port</a>. Can the island overcome a history of booms and busts to succeed?&nbsp;</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 covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Hainan Free Trade Port</li><li>China’s trade policy</li><li>Medical tourism in China</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"}