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Nov 2021
19m 55s

Was the Biden-Xi virtual summit a succes...

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About this episode

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping held their first virtual summit with the aim of resolving differences between the US and China, a relationship often described as tense and fraught. So, did they succeed?

Join host Rob Mathison.

With guests:

Victor Gao - Chair Professor of Soochow University. 

Heino Klinck - Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia. 

Glenn Diesen - Professor of International Relations at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

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