Reporter and journalist Matt Bevan, has a great way of summarising complex topics and issues for the everyday person to understand. Matt hosts the ABC podcast, 'China, If You're Listening', and joins Glen and Shelley Johnson (host of my millennial career) for a chat about the relationship between Australia and China and its influence on our economy. The convo touches on:👉🏾why should the average person care about this diplomatic relationship?👉is Mandarin a relevant language to be learning for career opportunities?👉🏻education as an international export and the risk it lends itself to of treating international students like a commodity👉🏿the complex nature of having a relationship with China, the trade issues that have occurred in recent times and it's impact on our economy👉🏽how much do different Australian political parties in power influence our relationship👉China’s influence on Western news cycles👉🏽an interesting phenomenon that Matt has come across in his research and work👉🏻what might the future look like for China👉🏿at the time of recording, ABC reporters are not allowed in China and Matt explains why👉🏾how does Matt feel about his safety as a reporter on issues surrounding ChinaYou can check out, China, If You’re Listening here: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/china-if-youre-listening/Grab a copy of Glen's book, Sort Your Money Out & Get Invested: https://www.sortyourmoneyout.com/sort-your-money-out-get-investedGet $20 off The Glen James Spending Plan using the code "MAGIC": https://www.mymillennial.money/spending-planSend us your questions! Use #mymillennialmoney in the m3 Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/mymillennialmoneyFor podcast resources, links to our stuff, disclaimers & warnings about this episode + more... check out: mymillennial.money/shownotes🛑 This podcast is for education and entertainment purposes. It is not intended as a substitute for professional financial, tax or legal advice. Any advice is general financial advice only which does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the advice is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on the information. If you do choose to buy a financial product read the product disclosure statement and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs. We may discuss products, services and answer listener questions on this video for entertainment & illustration purposes only. We may change the name of the questioner for anonymity. It is impossible to give you personal advice on an entertainment podcast as we do not know the details of your personal financial situation. While we do our best to provide accurate information, we accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be communicated in this podcast. SYMO interactive Pty Ltd, the publisher of the podcast, is an authorised representative of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289. Please read our Financial Services Guide located at mymillennial.money. This podcast is intended for residents of Australia.We acknowledge the darkinjung people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which our studio sits, and pay respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who may listen to our podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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