In the wake of a historic summit in Anchorage, Alaska (the so-called "Last Frontier" as it is known by many of my fellow Americans) which marked the first official face-to-face diplomatic conference between the respective representatives of the United States of America (USA) & the People's Republic of China (PRC), there are clear but incredibly important takeaways of which will be the primary subject matter for this particular segment.
In what could only be described as a tense meeting defined by mutual animosity derived from the conflicting geopolitical interests that policymakers from Washington and Beijing would not hesitate (for those who might not be fully "in the know") to reference as talking points against their respective counterparts (key figures of note: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan being at the head of the delegation of the former, while Chinese Foreign Minister & State Councilor Wang Yi along with Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi leading the latter's diplomatic envoy).
The metaphorical gauntlet with this event has been formerly thrown down and with it comes (of course!) the ramblings from casual observers to professional analysts alike of a "New Cold War" between America and China. This prevailing narrative has swept across all relevant mainstream and independent media outlets as far as the eye can see (& as much as the digital algorithms which configure our social media timelines can optimize).
Beyond discussing the *real* state of play (along with the appropriate historical context) of what for some analysts has been referred to as being a modern-day version of Thucydides Trap, this podcast will attempt to take an even deeper dive into the ulterior machinations and their uncomfortable truths which fuel the false dialectic which is unfortunately proliferating across the political spectrum (at least the one which is defined by traditional and new media pundits who tend to be inclined towards a black-and-white worldview).
For a subject as intricate and often misunderstood as the one being discussed —it will be clear (at least for likeminded people who are concerned with the future of mankind) that this segment, despite its *relatively* lengthy format is only beginning to truly scratch the actual surface of the shifting nature of international relations and the ongoing battle for so-called "global hegemony" between the two contemporary superpowers of the 21st century. This will not only be one of the defining issues of our own times, but that as well for the world of tomorrow & further beyond.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
C-SPAN | https://www.c-span.org/video/?510091-1/secretary-blinken-chinese-foreign-minister-clash-meeting-anchorage-alaska
Transcript | https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/US-China-tensions/How-it-happened-Transcript-of-the-US-China-opening-remarks-in-Alaska
"Is #TheQuad an anti-China club? How 4 nations plan to engage Beijing" | https://www.straitstimes.com/world/how-quad-nations-us-japan-india-and-australia-are-squaring-up-to-china
Xi Jinping's Prior Experience in the United States | https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/story-xi-jinping-oldest-us-friends-what-it-shows-trade-war-china-14020306
"An Intro to Taiwanese Geopolitics" via #GetNuanced | https://youtu.be/8KXpA6aqxt0
"Geopolitics of the South China Sea" via #CaspianReport | https://youtu.be/GcFiJwpvmq0
"US-China conflict 'more likely' than five years ago, says Singapore PM" | https://youtu.be/xeXdfG-Nbpw
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