{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/69f0d3acf8c663773740d274?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What does it mean to be overseas Chinese?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1777390378343-68e5d698-f52f-4135-becb-4927e333aa54.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tens of millions of ethnic Chinese live outside China’s borders. As the country’s international image changes, and the Chinese Communist Party tries to <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/04/09/the-west-is-doing-more-to-combat-chinas-covert-activity-abroad?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\">assert influence</a> over these communities, it’s raising some very personal questions.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Wang Gungwu, sinologist and historian of the overseas Chinese</li><li>Jiehao Chen, co-host of “Drum Tower”</li><li>Sue-Lin Wong, <em>The Economist’s</em> Asia correspondent</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Chinese diaspora&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>South East Asia &nbsp;</li><li>The Chinese Communist Party&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join us for a live recording of Drum Tower at The Asia Society in New York City on 8th May 2026. Ticket information <a href=\"https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/events/tea-leaves-swirling-cup-how-read-increasingly-secretive-china\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.</a></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"}