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Episode 5: China in America's Backyard
Panama has joined China’s New Silk Road, and Mexico is considering. While Latin American countries weigh the economic opportunities a connection with China would bring, the Trump administration is bringing political pressure and warns not to get too close.
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Episode 4: Rough Seas
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea between the U.S. and China. Caught in the middle are the neighboring Southeast Asian countries who want to increase trade, but are also concerned about China strengthening their political and military power in this strategic region.
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Episode 3: Old World, New Silk Road
Italy was the first G7 country to join the New Silk Road. But when the pandemic hit, it was the EU that provided aid. Now, Italians are reassessing who their friends are and how best to help their economy.
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Episode 2: Paving the Old Silk Road
For centuries, Kazakhstan has played an important role in global trading. Some Kazakhs are optimistic the New Silk Road will ultimately boost their country's economy, but - in light of its detention of Muslim Uighurs - some are wary of China's growing influence in the region.
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Episode 1: The China Dream
Starting in Chengdu, a stop on both the ancient Silk Road and the new one, this episode looks at how China's effort to create what it's calling a "community of shared destiny" is building on its recent—and extraordinary—economic transformation within its own border.
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