Big Take Asia

Trump's tariffs on China are causing a lot of pain around the world. Products that would've gone to the US are now pouring into other countries, leading to factory closures and layoffs. And this is likely to increase after April 2, when President Trump has promised to put in place a new set of tariffs. On today’s episode of the Big Take, Katia Dmitrieva joins David Gura to talk about the collateral damage from Trump’s trade war with China. Read more: A New ‘China Shock’ Is Destroying Jobs Around the World [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-19/trump-s-tariffs-send-fresh-wave-of-chinese-goods-to-global-markets] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

If US-China relations could be compared to a dish, what would it be? Sichuan hotpot? Sweet and sour pork? In a special episode of the Big Take Asia podcast, a panel of Bloomberg experts examines how the world's superpowers have been slugging it out since Donald Trump started his second stint as US president. Join host K. Oanh Ha as she sits down with Bloomberg’s John Liu and Nancy Cook, and Opinion’s Shuli Ren and Timothy O’Brien for a discussion recorded live in Singapore. Further listening: Xi’s Big Challenge Is Getting People to Spend, Spend, Spend [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xis-big-challenge-is-getting-people-to-spend-spend-spend/id1746141911?i=1000698176320]China’s New Game Plan for Dealing With Trump Tariffs [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chinas-new-game-plan-for-dealing-with-trump-tariffs/id1746141911?i=1000691208201] Watch, from Originals: What Trump's Tariffs Mean for the World Economy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUYR-r30nfQ] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Japan has a matcha shortage despite record levels of production. Shops are selling out of the green tea powder as soon as they hit the shelves. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg's Mia Glass about the world’s obsession with matcha – and why producers can’t keep up with the rising demand. Read more: The Global Matcha Boom Is Driving a Shortage in Japan [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-27/matcha-tiktok-craze-has-japan-facing-tea-shortage-raising-prices]Further listening: Japan’s Small Businesses Have a Problem. They Don’t Know How to Raise Prices [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/japans-small-businesses-have-a-problem-they-dont/id1746141911?i=1000663721043] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Mauritius and neighboring islands in the Indian Ocean are at the center of a great-power chess match involving the US, China and India. All want to use them as bases to protect shipping lanes and project military might in the region. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha is joined by Bloomberg correspondent Peter Martin to discuss the power struggle, and the implications of China’s growing clout in the region. Further listening: The Shadowy Fleet of Tankers Moving Iranian Oil to China [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shadowy-fleet-of-tankers-moving-iranian-oil-to-china/id1746141911?i=1000677535431]  Watch, from Originals: The Illicit Shipping Trade Hiding in Plain Sight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NpgzsTrW78] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

A crippling property crisis, mounting debt, weak consumer spending… and now a trade war. Despite the headwinds, China has set an ambitious economic growth goal of about 5% this year. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks to Bloomberg’s John Liu about how Xi Jinping intends to meet the target, and how Trump’s tariff war might sabotage his plans.   Read more: Trump’s Tariffs Push Xi to Overhaul China’s Ailing Growth Model [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-03-05/donald-trump-s-tariffs-push-xi-jinping-to-overhaul-china-s-economic-growth-model] Further listening:  China’s New Game Plan For Dealing With Trump Tariffs [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chinas-new-game-plan-for-dealing-with-trump-tariffs/id1746141911?i=1000691208201]Xi Has Embraced China’s Tech Titans Once Again. Will It Last? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xi-has-embraced-chinas-tech-titans-once-again-will-it-last/id1746141911?i=1000696007852] Watch, from Originals: Can China Avoid Japan’s Lost Decades? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBd7a0PGBsI] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.