In this episode, host Carl Zha welcomes back Dr. Warwick Powell from Australia. Dr. Powell shares firsthand reflections from his 3.5-week trip across China—from tier-one megacities to emerging tier-three hubs. The conversation then pivots to the high-stakes geopolitical and economic fallout from the Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz blockade, U.S.-Indonesia relations, Japan’s remilitarization, and what all this means for global energy security and China’s strategic positioning.
