James Thompson

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6,026 appearances 19 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

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Chanticleer · Ugly choice between stagflation and recession, China's EV shock spreads & Bathla mess grows · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

So that is worth noting that disruption by the Japanese and Koreans decades ago and now the Chinese, it's a story that's been playing out in car making for a long while. voice-verified

But step back from that. voice-verified

I mean this is voice-verified

This is a story about the might of Chinese industry in a way. voice-verified

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I heard this great story recently about Rio Tinto's with a bunch of Chinese joint venture partners been developing this mine in Guinea. voice-verified

It's called Simandu, massive iron ore mine, hugely high-quality mine. voice-verified

There's been a lot of doubts about whether this thing would get up for a long time, and part of the problem is the infrastructure needed to build really long rail lines and port facilities. voice-verified

In pretty difficult terrain. voice-verified

But hearing the story of how that was done, like it it's fascinating. voice-verified

You know, the Chinese took care of a lot of the infrastructure. voice-verified

Hmm. voice-verified

If you're building a rail line in Australia, probably a torturous process of carefully designing everything. voice-verified

From what I heard from the Rio Tinto guys, basically, you know, the Chinese have four modules of rail: a left-hand turn, a right-hand turn, a straight bit, and a bridge. voice-verified

And they voice-verified

Just come and drop these modules in. voice-verified

They're high quality, they're over-engineered for what you need, but they're they're like, well, we don't need to do the exact specifications. voice-verified

Let's use these modules, we can do it quicker, better quality, future-proof in a bit. voice-verified

And you sort of hear that and you think, geez, Australia's a long way behind that, aren't we? voice-verified

So I I think that is part of the story here: that China is not just the factory of the world, it's a high-tech voice-verified

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