We start today’s podcast discussing UK China relations and why some would like to see the golden age that Cameron proposed returning to bilateral relations between the two countries. We then move onto a major development concerning Shenzhen and Hong Kong which further cements the future role of Hong Kong in the mindset of Beijing. We then discuss how there is now a major move to engage with the Taliban government in Afghanistan as fears grow that another civil war could be forthcoming. We then discuss how more nations in the ASEAN bloc are moving towards trading in local currencies and why Saudi Iran rapprochement has yielded not just win-win cooperation but also in a multilateral capacity.