In this special year-end edition of The China-Global South Podcast, Eric, Cobus, and Géraud look back on the top stories of 2025 and look ahead to the key trend to watch in 2026.

📌 Topics covered include:

Simandou goes online (Guinea) and the iron ore geopolitics shift
Zambia's Kafue River spill and the China narrative battle
China's manufacturing push, overcapacity, and export pressures
Soybeans and South America's growing leverage in U.S.–China trade
China–India détente and what it changes (and doesn't)
G20 turbulence around South Africa and global governance fractures
2026 outlook: Southeast Asia rivalry, Zimbabwe lithium value-add, Senegal hidden debt

Show Notes:

The Financial Times: The American company seeking to counter China in Africa by David Pilling and Leslie Hook
Foreign Policy: China's Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa by Joshua Eisenman and Caroline Costello
Environmental Investigation Agency: New Report Finds That Home Depot Sold Illegally Sourced Tropical Wood for Years

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2025 China-Global South Year in Review