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Business Daily. (2026, August 11). BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8g9m?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Business Daily is a podcast that has been available for over a year and features discussions on various global economic topics. The most recent episode joins host Will Bain with guests Jennifer Pak, NPR's China correspondent, and Trevor Simumba, an international business consultant in Zambia, to analyze the trend of economic protectionism sparked by Donald Trump's tariffs. According to this podcast, trade has remained resilient despite growing barriers worldwide.
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Story summary

A podcast episode from BBC News' Business Daily explores the global trend towards economic protectionism, which has accelerated since Donald Trump's tariffs. The episode features a discussion between Will Bain, Jennifer Pak (NPR's China correspondent), and Trevor Simumba (an international business consultant in Zambia) on why global trade remains resilient despite growing barriers. The podcast also covers other topics, including the importance of Africa's Lobito Corridor for trade, the impact of AI on jobs in China, and how drinks giant Diageo is cutting costs.

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📰 US-China Trade Tensions
Economy/Business · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

China Diageo NPR Uganda Zambia

Subjects

China GPE · 3× Will Bain PERSON · 2× Angola GPE · 1× Diageo ORG · 1× Donald Trump's PERSON · 1× Jennifer Pak PERSON · 1× NPR ORG · 1× Trevor Simumba PERSON · 1× Uganda GPE · 1× Zambia GPE · 1×

Narrative

Will Bain is joined by Jennifer Pak, NPR's China correspondent, and Trevor Simumba, an international business consultant in Zambia, to discuss why the trend has accelerated since Donald Trump's tariffs and why global trade remains resilient despite growing barriers.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-11
🔮 Will Bain is joined by Jennifer Pak, NPR's China correspondent, and Trevor Simumba, an international business consultant in Zambia, to discuss why the trend has accelerated since Donald Trump's tariffs and why global trade remains resilient despite growing barriers.
2026-08-11 · BBC News
Business Daily · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Available for over a year What is driving the global shift towards economic protectionism? asserted
What → drive → protectionism
Will Bain is joined by Jennifer Pak, NPR's China correspondent, and Trevor Simumba, an international business consultant in Zambia, to discuss why the trend has accelerated since Donald Trump's tariffs and why global trade remains resilient despite growing barriers. asserted
trade → join → barriers
Plus, why Africa's Lobito Corridor matters for trade, what AI means for jobs in China and beyond, and why drinks giant Diageo is cutting costs asserted
Diageo → matter → costs
(Photo: A ship docks at Lobito Port in Angola, 4 December, 2024. asserted
ship → dock → Angola
You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk asserted
You → email → businessdaily@bbc.co.uk
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