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[01:50] Switzerland’s Policy toward China Today [03:48] Changes in Swiss-Chinese Relations [06:03] Switzerland’s 2021 China Strategy [08:17] Areas of Economic Cooperation [11:05] Switzerland’s Relationship with Taiwan [14:45] Switzerland’s One China Policy [17:32] Contending with Human Rights Issues [18:55] Huawei’s Presence in Switzerland [20:56] China’s Influence in Switzerland [23:42] Forecast...

Timestamps [01:30] Sinocentric Order in the Digital Sphere [06:51] China’s Digital Silk Road  [09:35] Global Rise of Chinese Digital Platforms [11:57] The Strength of Chinese Digital Platforms [14:04] The Digital Sector and Government Partnership [16:53] Dominance of Western Digital Platforms [19:08] Pros and Cons of Banning TikTok  [21:08] Chinese Crackdown of the Digital Sector [23:27] Looking F...

Timestamps [02:01] China and International Bailout Activities [04:33] China and the G20 Common Framework [07:34] Debt Service Suspension Initiative [09:42] Definition of a “Haircut” in Finance [10:00] IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings [12:37] Beijing’s Demands for Write-Downs [16:18] Japan, India, and France Establishing a Creditors Committee [18:43] Chinese Participation in the Paris Club [22:08...

Timestamps [02:14] China’s Implementation of Industrial Policy [05:20] Industrial Policy to Achieve Foreign Policy Objectives [08:02] Influence of Strategic Competition on Industrial Policy [10:42] Efficacy of Chinese Industrial Policies [14:17] Semiconductor Subsidies and Export Controls [19:06] Chinese Countermeasures to Export Controls [22:39] Assessment of U.S. Policy [25:58] Forecast of Compe...

Time Stamps [01:39] Background of The Decoding China Dictionary [04:30] Democracy with Chinese Characteristics [06:34] Differing Interpretations of International Law [08:32] Freedom of Religion Versus Freedom of Religious Belief [10:28] Foreign Aid and China as a Developing Country [12:01] Security in Chinese Parlance [13:55] Transparency and its Uses in China [16:19] Historic Revisionism and Dome...

[02:10] Chinese Government Awareness of Illicit Domestic Narcotics [05:30] China’s Scheduling of Fentanyl in 2019 [06:40] Difference Between Scheduling and Banning [09:50] Lack of Cooperation Between China and Mexico  [14:18] Chinese Counternarcotics Cooperation in Southeast Asia [19:04] Possible Steps for China [22:56] A Looming Fentanyl Crisis in China? [25:43] Multilateral Approach to Counterna...

[02:16] The 14 Grievances [05:56] Canberra's New Rhetoric [07:54] Self-Censorship [11:12] Decision Making Tightrope [13:00] Darwin Port Lease [14:00] Foreign Investment Review Board [18:00] AUKUS Announcement in Washington [20:13] Australia and the Quad [23:19] Within the Albanese Government [27:05] Australia on Taiwan [31:21] America's China Policy

[02:28] China’s Objectives & Success in Africa [06:02] China’s Political Model & Engaging Political Elites [12:27] China-Africa Support at the UN [14:47] Declining Chinese Investments [16:04] Public Opinion and US-Chinese Competition [22:19] Debt Strains on Relations [25:45] Chinese Propaganda in Africa 

[00:00] Topic and Guest Introduction [02:31] Information Collection Capabilities [07:25] Chinese Motivations [10:40] Reaction to Shot Down Balloon [13:59] Mil-Mil Dialogue [16:59] Leverage Over China [19:15] Guidance from Past Incidents [22:08] Risk Reduction Measures [24:47] Balloon Incident and Xi Jinping [27:32] Wartime Use of Balloons

[01:59] Xi’s Relationship with Kim Jong-un [05:12] 1961 Treaty on Friendship [09:48] Chinese Economic Assistance [12:33] Impact of US-DPRK Negotiations [16:02] Sino-American Divergence on North Korea [21:05] A Seventh Nuclear Test [25:30] South Korean Nuclear Deterrence

[1:42] Xi Jinping’s Public Diplomacy at the G20 Summit [4:30] Qin Gang’s New Approaches   [5:50] Internal & External Pressures on China’s Behavior? [9:59] China-Australia Relations [15:32] Allyship & Challenges in Southeast Asia   [18:27] US-China Relations [23:48] Indicators of Changes to China's Foreign Policy

[01:34] China’s Interests in the Middle East [03:25] Chinese Engagement During the Past Decade [05:54] Xi’s Trip to Saudi Arabia [08:22] Security and the Sino-Middle Eastern Relationships [11:05] Role of Multilateral Institutions [14:09] Perceptions of Huawei [18:12] Perceptions of Xinjiang [22:39] The Sino-Iranian Relationship [26:24] China’s Role in Conflicts

[1:40] China’s Approach to Energy Security [4:45] Dependence on Russia’s Energy [14:08] Oil Partnerships with the Gulf [16:41] Decarbonization & Energy Security Goals [19:41] China’s Overseas Energy Investments  [22:23] US-China Energy & Climate Change Cooperation

[2:20] UN Significance & China’s Objectives [8:25] China’s Veto Power [11:17] UN Security Council Reform [13:53] China’s Funding Contributions [18:13] China’s Leadership in UN Agencies [25:21] Influence on WHO & COVID-19 [28:47] China’s Future Role in the UN

[01:26] Criticism of Scholz’s Trip [5:18] Scholz’s Trip Aspirations [8:40] German and European Perceptions of the trip [11:33] Xi Jinping’s Gains & Sino-German Relationship [13:20] Germany’s China Strategy [21:38] Germany’s Changing Taiwan Policy

[1:41] Xi Jinping’s Political Report: Main Themes  [3:27] The International Environment and Implications [7:59] Taiwan [13:21] China’s Reform of the Global Governance System [16:23] The PLA and China’s Military Modernization [20:51] US-China Competition: Xi Jinping’s Approach Going Forward [23:48] Personnel Arrangements

[2:01] China’s Objectives in the Global Media Environment [5:22] Evolution of CCP’s Tactics, and Investments [8:22] Levels and Effectiveness of Chinese Media Influence [18:03] Approaches in Less/Non-Free Countries [20:02] Government, Civil Society, & Journalists’ Resilience [26:29] Erosion of Governance 

[2:21] Shanghai Five and the SCO  [6:22] Takeaways from Xi Jinping’s Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan [10:16] Russia-China Dynamic in Central Asia [15:07] Public Attitudes Toward China [17:34] Xinjiang and Government Responses [19:08] China’s Approach to Central Asia’s Energy Resources [21:33] Turkey and Expanding SCO Membership

[1:28] China's Dominance in Global Supply Chains [3:50] Role of China's Industrial Policy [9:08] Implications of Variables Affecting Supply Chains [13:37] US Policy Response and the CHIPS Act [20:36] Made in China 2025 [24:54] Economic Coercion, Vulnerabilities, and an Effective Response

[1:38] Beijing's Goals and Signals [5:43] People’s Liberation Army and Advanced Planning [7:20] A New Normal? [11:44] Learning from the Recent Drills [13:58] China’s Interpretation of US Response [16:40] Mobilization, Confidence, and Capabilities [26:43] US Congress’ Taiwan Policy Act and China’s Reactions

[1:51] Beijing’s Objectives [5:43] China’s Vision for the International Order [8:49] GSI’s Relation to US-China Competition [10:45] "Meat and Bones" over Time [14:47] “Indivisible Security” [16:37] India and Others' Perspectives on GSI [21:27] Sino-Russian Alignment: Implications for China’s Global Security Governance Ambitions?  

Episode Highlights: [1:30] Duterte’s China Policy [4:36] Change under the New Marcos Government? [6:53] Philippines’ Relations with the United States [8:45] Public Opinion in the Philippines toward China [14:10] Joint China-Philippines Energy Exploration Talks [17:15] Railway Projects Loan Agreements with China [19:14] Future Developments

China’s Global Development Initiative (GDI) was launched by President Xi Jinping on September 21, 2021. In a speech at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, Xi stated that, in the face of the severe shocks of the coronavirus pandemic, the world needed to work together to steer global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated, and inclusive growth. The GDI...

Lithuania-China relations is an interesting case study for how Beijing deals with small states and how it applies economic pressure on target countries to change policies that it views as damaging to Chinese interests. Tensions in Lithuania-China relations arise from numerous sources, including the decision by Vilnius to withdraw from the 17+1 mechanism between China and Central and Eastern Europe...