{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/6ae0c936664593f806fd3187?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A shot in the arm for China’s economy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1793116403415-e840ec24-d576-44d6-8601-370db930824a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>When it comes to big public works, China has form. If its Great Wall was a high point, recently-built bridges to nowhere were a dead end. As the country struggles with economic stagnation and deflation, its planners are dusting off an ambitious set of blueprints for the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2026/10/01/china-is-giving-its-economy-a-big-shot-in-the-arm?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\">“six networks”</a></u>. What impact will they have on China and the <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/10/01/chinas-new-infrastructure-push-will-help-itself-and-the-world?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\">global economy</a></u>?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests and hosts:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Simon Rabinovitch, <em>The Economist</em>’s Beijing bureau chief and Chaguan columnist</li><li>Simon Cox, <em>The Economist</em>’s senior economics writer</li><li>Gabriel Crossley, <em>The Economist</em>’s China correspondent</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>China’s “six networks”</li><li>Infrastructure investment in China</li><li>Global economy</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via<u><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> economist.com/podcasts</a></u>.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to </a></u><em><u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Economist</a></u></em>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}