Asia’s Chinese Democracy

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Asia’s Chinese Democracy

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Jul 1, 2020

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John and Misha interview Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on how Taiwan beat COVID-19 and gave aid to the world, on Taiwan’s increasingly close partnership with the US and its desire to increase its global role, and how China’s new national security law in Hong Kong is the latest in a pattern of threats to stability in Asia.

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Jul 1, 2020

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The 21st century may be the Pacific Century, and China appears poised to become America’s greatest rival for global power and influence. Host Michael Auslin and guests discuss the latest politics, economics, security, and cultural news in China, Asia, and America.

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Learning from Hanoi and the Trade Deal with China: Why Hanoi was not a failure; and whether the focus of the US-China trade deal should be on the theft of American inventions instead of tariffs and trade deficits. by The Pacific Century
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Professor Rana Mitter on the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the May Fourth Movement: Professor Mitter discusses the Tiananmen Square Massacre thirty years later and the 100th Anniversary of the May Fourth Movement as well as and the future of Chinese pluralism after the coming to power of Xi Jinping. by The Pacific Century
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Niall Ferguson On The Coming Cold War With China: Hoover fellow and historian Niall Ferguson on China, Trump, and Trade. by The Pacific Century
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Trump versus China: John Pomfret Reacts: The White House’s new China policy splits the US foreign policy community. by The Pacific Century
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Look, Up in the Sky…: This week, Pacific Century talks to General Kenneth Wilsbach, the commander of Pacific Air Forces. General Wilsbach talks about the US Air Force’s role at the tip of the spear in the Indo-Pacific. A fighter pilot who has flown America’s most advanced jet... by The Pacific Century
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Britannia Rules the Waves (Again): Misha hosts the Royal Navy’s White Ensign, for a talk with Britain’s First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin. They discuss why the Royal Navy is returning to the Asia-Pacific, the upcoming deployment of the new HMS Queen Elizabeth to the South China Sea, th... by The Pacific Century
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Asia’s Chinese Democracy: John and Misha interview Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on how Taiwan beat COVID-19 and gave aid to the world, on Taiwan’s increasingly close partnership with the US and its desire to increase its global role, and how China’s new national security ... by The Pacific Century
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Japan‘s New Leader and New Role in the Pacific with Senator Bill Hagerty: Misha talks with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), former US Ambassador to Japan, about Japan’s new leader, the US-Japan alliance, China, Taiwan, whether the US should rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and what the Biden Administrations needs to do to keep p... by The Pacific Century
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