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. On this episode, Ardian and Rob also discuss: Follow-up to the discussion on Evergrande crisis The latest on Chinese bond markets and tech IPOs Xi-Jinpings new place in Chinese Communist Party history The latest on COP 26 The latest on Facebook / Meta , whistleblowers and the Metaverse Local News Listener Feedback