The Belt and Road Podcast
A podcast that covers the latest news, research and analysis of China's growing presence in the developing world.
Co-Hosted by Erik Myxter-iino, Juliet Lu and Keren Zhu
Edited by Taili Ni
The Belt and Road Podcast
Environmental Justice and Coal-Fired Power Plants in Indonesia with Bowen Gu
Bowen Gu joins Juliet and Erik on the podcast to talk about environmental justice and China's coal investments in Indonesia, with a focus on Gu's recent paper: Black gold and green BRI: A grounded analysis of Chinese investment in coal-fired power plants in Indonesia (2024).
Bowen Gu is a PhD student at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). Her research looks into coal-related environmental justice movements in China and broader regions under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Recommendations:
Erik:
- Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City by Darren Byler (2022)
- The symphonies of Glenn Branca (especially no.10)
Bowen:
- Land, Water, Air, and Freedom: The Making of World Movements for Environmental Justice by Joan Martínez-Alier (2023)
- Album of Indonesian music (name tk)
Juliet: