This episode examines China’s role in the global climate change agenda and Xi Jinping’s commitment at the September 2020 UN General Assembly for China to become carbon-neutral by 2060. Mr. Sandalow argues that this new commitment provides an opportunity for China to present itself as a global leader on climate change policy, in contrast to the United States. ... Show More
Jan 15
Operation Absolute Resolve and China’s Takeaways: A Conversation with Ryan Berg and Evan Ellis
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Ryan Berg and Evan Ellis join us to assess the regional and global implications of the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. They discuss how Beijing is interpreting the operation, what it signals about U.S. priorities, and the le ... Show More
39m 31s
Jan 2022
Heidi Wang-Kaeding, "China's Environmental Foreign Relations" (Routledge, 2021)
Environmental protection and climate actions has embedded in China’s foreign policy and the Chinese government has recently pledged to make the Belt and Road Initiative “open, green, and clean”. How far is this an agenda designed primarily for international consumption? How do do ... Show More
18m 54s
Nov 2022
COP27 climate reparations and democracy activists fear Elon's Twitter
At COP27, the UN's conference on climate change this week, countries in the Global South are calling for a loss and damage compensation fund. And for the first time, it's actually on the agenda.
The central argument for the fund is that the countries most vulnerable to climate ch ... Show More
30m 41s