In our second episode, Rida Samreen takes a deep dive into the Chinese economy and its global relations with Mr Sitao Xu, the Chief Economist at Deloitte China. They discuss recent protests over the double-edged zero Covid policy, the real estate crisis and its global implications, the future outlook of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the escalating US-China trade war.

Sitao Xu is the Chief Economist and Partner of Deloitte China, spearheading Deloitte's economic and industry research. Prior to Deloitte, he was Chief Representative of China and EIU forecasting director at the Economist Group from 2004 to 2014.