Should the US Embrace or Reject Engagement with China?
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in his third five-year term as the nation's president, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US. Nonresident senior fellow Paul Heer joins Deep Dish to argue the importance of engagement with China as a necessary component of US foreign policy. If we do not pursue it, he says, we are missing opportunities for a more peaceful coexistence between both countries and the world.
This episode originally aired on August 4, 2022.
Reading List:
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The Next Taiwan Strait Crisis Has Arrived, Paul Heer, The National Interest, August 2, 2022
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Engagement With China Has Not Failed, Paul Heer, The National Interest, July 14, 2022
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Understanding U.S.-China Strategic Competition, Paul Heer, The National Interest, October 20, 2020