{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68358ff2998551779f248a35/683590591b846c88bdd4af7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What is China's 'United Front' agenda?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68358ff2998551779f248a35/8aaa56044a3735a6f91d8ab588301398.jpg?height=200","description":"<div>** Chinese Whispers is nominated in the Political Podcast Awards 2025. Vote for it to win the People's Choice category <a href=\"https://politicalpodcastawards.co.uk/the-peoples-choice-award/\">here</a> **<br>\n<br>\nWhen Chinese spy scandals break, like the latest involving Prince Andrew and his Chinese business associate, one organisation often comes up – the United Front. Mao Zedong had dubbed it one of the Chinese Communist Party’s three ‘magic weapons’.<br>\n<br>\nSo what is this mysterious ‘United Front’ and how important is it to advancing the CCP’s agenda? Joining the podcast is Charlie Parton, a former British diplomat in Beijing and a special advisor on China to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. He is now chief advisor to the Council on Geostrategy’s China Observatory.</div>","author_name":"The Spectator"}