Dr. Mark Esposito, scholar, Co-founder and Chief Learning Officer of Nexus Frontier Tech joins hosts Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore on Trade Splaining to talk about mega-trends, his views on China's tech crackdown, why our future doesn't have to be as bleak as the latest James Cameron film and what policymakers need to understand better about tech companies.\nOn this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss:\nFollow-up to the discussion on Evergrande crisis\nThe latest on Chinese bond markets and tech IPOs\nXi-Jinpings new place in Chinese Communist Party history\nThe latest on COP 26\nThe latest on Facebook / Meta , whistleblowers and the Metaverse\nLocal News\nListener Feedback