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Wang Yi in Munich, Democracy Index Rankings, and Forced Labor Backlash
FromChina Insider
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's statements during the 2024 Munich Security Conference, and the broader landscape of European Union–China relations. They then turn to the 2023 Democracy Index, which ranks China #148 globally and Taiwan #1 in Asia. Lastly, they discuss the thousands of German automobiles impounded by United States Customs and Border Protection under the 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, after their electrical components were found to be sourced from western China.
Released:
Feb 21, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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