{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/68b4b26875e437e2238e3bb3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The world’s newest petrostate heads to the polls","description":"<p>The leaders of China and India met on Sunday amid trade tensions with the US, and Guyanese voters head to the polls today to chart a future for the world’s newest petrostate. Plus, the UK secures its largest ever warship deal with Norway, and AstraZeneca’s China division has recovered from a major scandal by pledging billions in new investment.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4p6m3oG\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi and Modi say they are ‘partners not rivals’ in bid to repair ties</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3JZXYiU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World’s newest petrostate heads for ‘mother of all elections’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/45HKkJR\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UK secures largest ever warship deal from Norway</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4n0Gr8w\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AstraZeneca bounces back from scandal in China</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Persis Love, and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Jean-Marc Eck and Peter Barber. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/43d686f5-a70c-4e75-8500-5d096db30d8e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}