The Great and Terrible Xi

01/17/23 • 22 min

2022 was a year of highs and lows for Chinese president Xi Jinping. As usual, there are rumors that China is on the brink of some revolution following protests over COVID lockdowns. Could 2023 be a year where we see change in China? We talk to Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute at the Wilson Center about this.

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Treat Your Data Like Cash

Welcome to our first episode! Here we talk to Aynne Kokas of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia about her new book "Trafficking Data:" How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty." It's a sobering discussion. And one which helps you run the traps on what the US can do to combat this advance in Chinese technology policy.

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