China Decode: What Trump’s War With Iran Means for China and Global Oil

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Oil markets are rattled, Trump is escalating, and China is speaking out. In this episode of China Decode, Alice Han and James Kynge break down how China is responding after Trump’s strikes on Iran — and what soaring oil prices mean for Beijing’s energy security and global strategy. Is this about principle, protecting its oil lifeline, or quietly capitalizing on U.S. distraction? Then they turn to China’s next Five-Year Plan and its aggressive push into AI and advanced manufacturing. Is Beijing accelerating economic decoupling for good? And finally, a fatal crash involving a Chinese EV sparks a nationwide safety rethink. Does this dent China’s global EV ambitions — or make them stronger? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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