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Have China hawks flown the coop?
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Feb 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In Washington, there is now a bipartisan consensus around being tough on
China.
This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting
across the United States. Last month, by a vote of 365-65, the House
created a new “Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the
United States and the Chinese Communist Party.”
And with China hawks now dominating the thinking of both parties when it
comes to Sino-U.S. relations, Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza decided to check
in with Max Baucus, who is one of the leading voices warning that the
hawks have things dangerously wrong.
Baucus was the U.S. ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017. Before that
he was, depending on the year, the chairman or ranking member of the
very powerful Senate Finance Committee. And in this fascinating
interview, he’s surprisingly critical of Republicans and Democrats alike
for muddling the U.S. relationship with China in order to score
political points at home.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Max Baucus is the former U.S. Ambassador to China.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer for POLITICO audio.
China.
This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting
across the United States. Last month, by a vote of 365-65, the House
created a new “Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the
United States and the Chinese Communist Party.”
And with China hawks now dominating the thinking of both parties when it
comes to Sino-U.S. relations, Deep Dive host Ryan Lizza decided to check
in with Max Baucus, who is one of the leading voices warning that the
hawks have things dangerously wrong.
Baucus was the U.S. ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017. Before that
he was, depending on the year, the chairman or ranking member of the
very powerful Senate Finance Committee. And in this fascinating
interview, he’s surprisingly critical of Republicans and Democrats alike
for muddling the U.S. relationship with China in order to score
political points at home.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
Max Baucus is the former U.S. Ambassador to China.
Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Brook Hayes is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer for POLITICO audio.
Released:
Feb 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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