The U.S. - China Conversation

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By bringing together Chinese and American experts, the podcast provides a platform for joint and frank conversation about the evolution of a relationship that is vital to global security and economic prosperity.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 1

    Why the U.S. and China Talk Past Each Other

    In the pilot episode HD’s Asia Director, Michael Vatikiotis speaks about the state of the US-China bilateral relationship and what could be done to put relations on a better footing to former Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton, and Professor Da Wei of the University of International Relations in Beijing.

    21 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    The Risks of Armed Conflict in the West Pacific

    In the second episode, HD’s Asia Director, Michael Vatikiotis explores the risk of armed conflict between the U.S. and China with Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Scott Swift who commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet until 2018 and Zhu Feng, Executive Director of the China Centre for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, at Nanjing University.

    24 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Reporters Caught in the Middle

    In this third episode, HD’s Asia Director, Michael Vatikiotis, a veteran former journalist, discusses the ongoing battle between China and the United States over media representation and coverage with two young journalists from leading Chinese and American media outlets. At a time of growing tensions and uncertainties between the countries they cover, Zhang Qi, Chief US Correspondent with Caixin, a private news magazine, and Gerry Shih, former China-based Reporter with The Washington Post, engage in a vivid conversation about the challenges they face covering the events in the United States and China, and how geopolitics and journalism influence each other on both sides of the Pacific.

    23 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Scientists are also Human - Managing the Growing U.S.-China Technological Divide

    After a short break to get past the US elections and see in the Administration of President Joe Biden, the US-China Conversation is back. In this fourth episode, HD’s Asia Director, Michael Vatikiotis, a veteran former journalist, discusses the escalating war over technology. Concerns about intellectual property and national security have begun to divide the tech world into two spheres, sometimes referred to as de-coupling. To discuss this emerging ‘techno-Cold-War’ Ms Lindsey Sheppard, Fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington and Dr. Yu Yang, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences at Tsinghua University engage in a lively conversation about how to prevent further escalation and better manage concerns about technology and national security.

    27 min
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By bringing together Chinese and American experts, the podcast provides a platform for joint and frank conversation about the evolution of a relationship that is vital to global security and economic prosperity.

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  • Creator
    Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
  • Episodes
    4
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
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