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Are US-China relations at a turning point?

John Simpson analyses whether there has been a significant shift in the relationship between the US and China, and examines the long-term political turmoil in the United Kingdom.

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether there has been a significant shift in the relationship between the United States and China, examines the long-term political turmoil in the United Kingdom, and looks at the psychological impact of artificial intelligence.

Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editors: Silvia Costeloe and Paul Royall

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27 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 May 2026 04:32GMT
BBC World Service Australasia

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Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 May 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Sat 23 May 2026 10:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia
  • Sun 24 May 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa, Online, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
  • Sun 24 May 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia