[02:10] Chinese Government Awareness of Illicit Domestic Narcotics [05:30] China’s Scheduling of Fentanyl in 2019 [06:40] Difference Between Scheduling and Banning [09:50] Lack of Cooperation Between China and Mexico  [14:18] Chinese Counternarcotics Cooperation in Southeast Asia [19:04] Possible Steps for China [22:56] A Looming Fentanyl Crisis in China? [25:43] Multilateral Approach to Counternarcotics ..read more

[02:16] The 14 Grievances [05:56] Canberra's New Rhetoric [07:54] Self-Censorship [11:12] Decision Making Tightrope [13:00] Darwin Port Lease [14:00] Foreign Investment Review Board [18:00] AUKUS Announcement in Washington [20:13] Australia and the Quad [23:19] Within the Albanese Government [27:05] Australia on Taiwan [31:21] America's China Policy ..read more

[02:28] China’s Objectives & Success in Africa [06:02] China’s Political Model & Engaging Political Elites [12:27] China-Africa Support at the UN [14:47] Declining Chinese Investments [16:04] Public Opinion and US-Chinese Competition [22:19] Debt Strains on Relations [25:45] Chinese Propaganda in Africa  ..read more

[00:00] Topic and Guest Introduction [02:31] Information Collection Capabilities [07:25] Chinese Motivations [10:40] Reaction to Shot Down Balloon [13:59] Mil-Mil Dialogue [16:59] Leverage Over China [19:15] Guidance from Past Incidents [22:08] Risk Reduction Measures [24:47] Balloon Incident and Xi Jinping [27:32] Wartime Use of Balloons ..read more

[1:42] Xi Jinping’s Public Diplomacy at the G20 Summit [4:30] Qin Gang’s New Approaches   [5:50] Internal & External Pressures on China’s Behavior? [9:59] China-Australia Relations [15:32] Allyship & Challenges in Southeast Asia   [18:27] US-China Relations [23:48] Indicators of Changes to China's Foreign Policy ..read more

[01:34] China’s Interests in the Middle East [03:25] Chinese Engagement During the Past Decade [05:54] Xi’s Trip to Saudi Arabia [08:22] Security and the Sino-Middle Eastern Relationships [11:05] Role of Multilateral Institutions [14:09] Perceptions of Huawei [18:12] Perceptions of Xinjiang [22:39] The Sino-Iranian Relationship [26:24] China’s Role in Conflicts ..read more

[1:40] China’s Approach to Energy Security [4:45] Dependence on Russia’s Energy [14:08] Oil Partnerships with the Gulf [16:41] Decarbonization & Energy Security Goals [19:41] China’s Overseas Energy Investments  [22:23] US-China Energy & Climate Change Cooperation ..read more

[2:20] UN Significance & China’s Objectives [8:25] China’s Veto Power [11:17] UN Security Council Reform [13:53] China’s Funding Contributions [18:13] China’s Leadership in UN Agencies [25:21] Influence on WHO & COVID-19 [28:47] China’s Future Role in the UN ..read more

[01:26] Criticism of Scholz’s Trip [5:18] Scholz’s Trip Aspirations [8:40] German and European Perceptions of the trip [11:33] Xi Jinping’s Gains & Sino-German Relationship [13:20] Germany’s China Strategy [21:38] Germany’s Changing Taiwan Policy ..read more

[1:41] Xi Jinping’s Political Report: Main Themes  [3:27] The International Environment and Implications [7:59] Taiwan [13:21] China’s Reform of the Global Governance System [16:23] The PLA and China’s Military Modernization [20:51] US-China Competition: Xi Jinping’s Approach Going Forward [23:48] Personnel Arrangements ..read more