Is the West Containing China? | Kevin Rudd
Xi Jinping recently secured a precedent-breaking third term as president of China during a session of a rubber stamp parliament. In a blistering speech, he accused the United States of “containment” of China, a term reminiscent of the Cold War. Kevin Rudd, Australian Ambassador to the United States, finds Xi’s speech alarming, arguing robust diplomacy is needed to manage our relationship and avoid a World War.
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00:00 - Opening credits
00:15 - What message is China sending us?
05:58 - How Xi's leftward lurch is going
10:24 - Are we entering a US–China cold war?
14:00 - Fallout from the balloon incident
18:45 - Can China retake Taiwan without force?
20:23 - Does China's Ukraine policy make sense?
22:44 - When China might make a move on Taiwan
26:21 - End credits