ChinaPower

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A podcast unpacking critical issues underpinning China’s emergence as a global power.

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2017 ChinaPower Conference, Proposition 4, Leadership in Asia, Chen Dingding v. Evan Feigenbaum

Proposition: Beijing will effectively utilize the uncertainty of the Trump presidency to firmly establish China as the leader of Asia FOR: Chen Dingding Professor of International Relations, Jinan University Founding Director, Intellisia Institute AGAINST: Evan Feigenbaum Vice Chairman, Paulson Institute Tuesday, November 14, 2017 The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. ChinaPower's 2017 conference featured leading experts from both China and the U.S. to d...

Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 5 min

2017 ChinaPower Conference, Proposition 2: China-U.S. Risk of War, Graham Allison v. Evan Medeiros

Proposition: There is a growing risk of war between the U.S. and China FOR: Graham Allison Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University AGAINST: Evan Medeiros Managing Director for Asia, Eurasia Group Tuesday, November 14, 2017 The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. ChinaPower's 2017 conference featured leading experts from both China and the U.S. to debate core issues underpinning the nature of Chinese ...

Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min

2017 ChinaPower Conference, Proposition 1: Belt and Road Initiative, Zhou Fangyin v. Joshua Eisenman

Proposition: The Belt and Road Initiative will achieve China's desired strategic and economic gains FOR: Zhou Fangyin Senior Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences AGAINST: Joshua Eisenman Assistant Professor of Public Affairs, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Tuesday, November 14, 2017 The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. ChinaPower's 2017 conference featured leading...

Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 5 min

China’s First Overseas Military Base: A Conversation with Erica Downs and Jeffrey Becker

In this episode, Dr. Erica Downs and Dr. Jeffrey Becker join us to discuss the recent opening of a Chinese military facility in Djibouti, China’s first overseas naval base. Our conversation examines China’s strategic objectives in establishing the base and the missions that it will serve. The conversation then looks more broadly at what this base means for Chinese military strategy, how the base could strengthen China’s economic outreach, and what China’s expanded naval presence means for the Un...

Jan 19, 2018•25 min

China’s Approach to the Developing World: A Conversation with Joshua Eisenman

This episode discusses China’s development policies and engagement with the developing world, particularly examining President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative. Our guest, Dr. Joshua Eisenman, joins us to explain why China uses these particular policies and approaches with the developing world, how it differs from the policies of the United States, and how these policies can help further China’s interests. Joshua Eisenman is an Assistant Professor of Public Affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson ...

Dec 21, 2017•28 min

China’s Political Influence Activities: A Conversation with Anne-Marie Brady

This episode focuses on China’s political influence activities beyond its borders, as it seeks to shape both public opinion and domestic policy of countries around the world. Our guest, Anne-Marie Brady, discusses her new report from the Woodrow Wilson Center, titled “Magic weapons: China’s Political influence activities under Xi Jinping,” and how China has sought to influence both New Zealand’s domestic politics and its public perception of China. Professor Brady explores the history of the Chi...

Dec 04, 2017•30 min

Implications of the 19th Party Congress: A Conversation with Peter Mattis

In this episode, we examine what transpired at the Chinese Communist Party’s 19 Party Congress. We discuss the significance of the Party Congress’ outcomes and its implications for Chinese President Xi's authority. What will Xi do with his growing power? Peter Mattis is a Fellow in the China Program at The Jamestown Foundation, where he served as editor of the foundation’s China Brief, a biweekly electronic journal on greater China, from 2011 to 2013. He previously worked in the U.S. Government ...

Nov 20, 2017•32 min

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