With Nancy Pelosi travelling to Taiwan, it seems the tension between Washington and Beijing has once again ratcheted to a new level. Is this all just political theatre for their domestic audiences, or a new, more strained, phase in relations between the US and China?
Guests:
Eric Gomez
Director of Defence Policy Studies at the Cato Institute.
His research focuses on the U.S. military budget and force posture, as well as arms control and nuclear stability issues in East Asia.
Gomez is the coeditor, with Caroline Dorminey, of America’s Nuclear Crossroads: A Forward‐Looking Anthology.
Michael Hilliard
Host and Founder of The Red Line
Facilitated by Francis Leach
Head of Breaking News for The Red Line
This space was originally recorded on 2 August 2022.
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