Mon Mar 07 2022

<p>Matej Šimalčík, Executive Director of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, joins from Bratislava to discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The reception of BRI in Eastern and Central Europe 10 years on</li><li>How the war will accelerate changes in opinion towards China</li><li>Jordan and Matej reminiscing about <a href="https://www.pohodafestival.sk/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pohoda</a>, the greatest music festival on the planet (my writeup from 2015 https://medium.com/@jordanschneider/pohoda-the-world-s-greatest-music-festival-675f3da2ae24)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This conversation was recorded Feb 27th. </p><br><p>Outtro music (a slovak banger): gleb - Zešlach Crunk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMxLdOQns_o</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/1959352">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='n...