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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2023 · 54 MIN

E16 – Foreign Relations & China

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Former Australian diplomat John Fowler joins Mike Benitez to unpack international relations. What is it? Why does it matter? Why is China being so ambitious? What are they doing in South America? How’s a Taiwan invasion looking? All that and more! For those who like #military #technology #strategy #diplomacy ---- Links • Sign up for the Merge’s ⁠amazing newsletter⁠! • Support us on ⁠Patreon⁠! • ⁠Mike Benitez LinkedIn • International Intrigue newsletter • @intintrigue X • Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 ---- Follow us on... • ⁠Instagram⁠ • ⁠Facebook⁠ • ⁠X⁠ • ⁠LinkedIn⁠ • ⁠Website⁠ ---- Show Notes (01:28) intro (04:35) what is diplomacy? (09:31) military connection (13:27) Monroe Doctrine (21:19) Changing view on China (22:52) Belt & Road Initiative (26:54) BRI in Latin America (30:34) Davidson Window (33:52) Ukraine’s impact on China (43:18) Impact of decoupling chip industry (46:26) US policy on Taiwan (52:00) outro

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