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Mar 2024
34m 20s

A Journalist’s Take on the U.S.-China Re...

Center For Strategic And International Studies
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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-China relations today, including recent bilateral diplomacy and evolving cross-Str ... Show More
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