US x China: Friends Reunited?

Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 1:17 a.m.

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Sarah didn\\u2019t quite make it to dinner with Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit, but we spoke to someone who did, an old friend he met in 1985 at a potluck in Muscatine, Iowa.

Back in the present, the Chinese president has held talks with Joe Biden for the first time in over a year. What came from the meeting and where has it landed US/China relations?\\n \\nAnd, Gen Z and Millennials will make up half of the electorate when it comes to the 2024 presidential election. The Americast team looks at the political power of social media with Gen Z TikTok influencers Harry Sisson and Isabel Brown.\\n \\nHOSTS:\\n\\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter\\n\\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America editor\\n\\u2022 Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent\\n\\u2022 Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent\\n \\nGUESTS:\\n\\u2022 Harry Sisson, TikTok influencer\\n\\u2022 Isabel Brown, TikTok influencer \\n\\u2022 Sarah Lande, Iowa resident and friend of Xi Jinping\\n \\nGET IN TOUCH:\\n\\u2022 Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB\\n\\u2022 Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480\\n\\u2022 Email Americast@bbc.co.uk\\n\\u2022 Or use #Americast\\n \\nFind out more about our award-winning \\u201cundercover voters\\u201d here: bbc.in/3lFddSF.\\n \\nThis episode was made by George Dabby with Alix Pickles, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The series producer is George Dabby. The technical producer was Matt Hewitt. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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