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How will China respond to a new era of US assertiveness? Could the spectacular events of Trump鈥檚 second term change President Xi Jinping鈥檚 calculations about whether to flex China鈥檚 muscles in Taiwan?

All this week, we are teaming up with our sister podcasts to explore how power and influence around the world is shifting. We鈥檙e exploring who has a sphere of influence and who finds themselves in one.

Today we鈥檙e joined by Mariko Oi, host of Asia Specific from the 麻豆社 World Service, and the 麻豆社鈥檚 China correspondent, Laura Bicker.

Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Valerio Esposito

Executive producer: James Shield

Mix: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping. Maxim Shemetov/Pool/Reuters