In Episode #54, we are joined by Nadège Rolland, Senior Fellow for Political and Security Affairs at the National Bureau of Asian Research.
We discuss:
How the June 1989 Tiananmen Square protests helped spark Nadège's interest in China.
Working in the French national security establishment, and how it differs from its U.S. counterpart.
The March 2021 Anchorage meeting between Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang.
China-Europe relations, and the tensions between European countries' values and their economic interests.
Why China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) should be of concern to the rest of the world.
The prospect of partial decoupling and the emergence of a subsystem where China is dominant.
Listening, and watching recommendations from:
Nadège
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town, by Barbara Demick
Jonathan
Indialogue, by Aman Thakker
Fred
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (Netflix)
