Yangtze River Economic Belt: Ep. 2 | Connecting worlds

长江经济带:第二集 | 连接世界

Round Table China

2026-01-15

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Can a river double its economic power and save the planet at the same time? The Yangtze River does more than move cargo; it moves mountains, linking China’s heartland to global markets and powering the country's high-tech industrial ascent. Now, this monumental waterway is cementing its role as the indispensable anchor of the world's economic future. / The "cry-cry" horse (18:04). On the show: Steve, Yushan & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

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  • Can a river double its economic power and save the planet at the same time?

  • The Yangtze River isn't just moving cargo,

  • it's moving mountains linking China's heartland to the world and backing high-tech industrial giants.

  • In a time of global trade uncertainty,

  • find out why this waterway might just be the stabilizer the world's economy needs.

  • After that, a factory defect was supposed to be a mistake.

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  • We'll unpack how a simple stitching error galloped into viral fame and what it reveals about the lightning speed of modern trends.

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  • it round table podcast at qq.com once again round table podcast at qq.com and now Imagine a single waterway moving a mind-blowing 4.2 billion tons of cargo in just 12 months time.

  • That is the current reality of the Yangtze River,