Hear from the SCMP’s New York and Beijing correspondents on the meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, chasing common ground, yet finding stalemate. Now, US vaccine diplomacy is under way in SE Asia and a new "wolf warrior" ambassador is in Washington. Asia correspondent John Power analyses Australia’ ... Show More
Oct 2019
Reality hits Communist Party planning, economic heavyweights candid about tariffs for Christmas, no fun at the Canton Fair
After much back and forth it looks like the planets are aligning, and the momentum moving firmly towards a “mini-deal” between the United States and China. Over the weekend, the Office of the US Trade Representative and Chinese state media organ Xinhua both published statements s ... Show More
21m 48s
Jul 2023
US, China butt heads again on Taiwan
Despite a recent diplomatic push to reset relations with China, the Biden administration has now announced a weapons package worth as much as $345 million for Taiwan’s self-defense. Beijing has repeatedly demanded that the US stop the sale of weapons to the island. So, what is th ... Show More
36m 26s
Feb 2022
How bad could China-US relations get? With Rana Mitter
This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's visit to China. In 2022, there are warnings the US and China are entering a new Cold War, while the latter's relationship with Russia is strengthening.
The New Statesman’s senior editor of China and global affairs, ... Show More
23m 33s
Mar 2023
Chine/États-Unis: jusqu’où iront les tensions?
Depuis plusieurs semaines, les motifs de tensions se multiplient entre Pékin et Washington. Qu’il s’agisse des potentielles livraisons d’armes chinoises à la Russie pour mener sa guerre en Ukraine, de l’épisode des ballons espions dans le ciel américain, de l’application TikTok q ... Show More
50 m
Nov 2021
China’s acting ambassador to Australia on Taiwan, diplomacy and a damaged relationship
Guardian Australia’s foreign affairs and defence correspondent Daniel Hurst speaks to China’s acting ambassador to Australia, Wang Xining, on the future of the relationship between the two countries China’s infamous list of grievances with Australia ‘should be longer than 14 poin ... Show More
45m 19s
Mar 2024
A Journalist’s Take on the U.S.-China Relationship
Mike and Jude are joined by Demetri Sevastopulo, US-China Correspondent at the Financial Times. Demetri discusses covering China as a member of the news media and of what it takes to break news on China in a competitive market. Jude, Mike, and Demetri then exchange views on US-Ch ... Show More
34m 20s
Dec 2022
Chinese Statecraft in the Pacific Islands
This week, Mike and Jude sit down with Pete Connolly, a retired officer in the Australian Defence Force and Adjunct Fellow with the Asia Program at CSIS, to discuss Chinese statecraft in the Pacific Islands. They start by unpacking China’s strategic interests in Melanesia and the ... Show More
41m 41s