EPISODE · Jun 11, 2020 · 28 MIN
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China and a trifecta of troubles in the US
from Between the Lines · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
An anti-China alliance?The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China brings together politicians from liberal democracies including Canada, Norway, Germany and the US. Labor Senator Kimberly Kitching is the Australian Co-Chair. But as Australia heads into recession, and China increases it's restrictions on Australia trade, might this just make things worse? Also, do America’s mounting domestic woes spell electoral trouble for Trump?This month the US has been beset by trifecta crises. There’s a health crisis sparked by COVID-19. An economic crisis caused by the government-led recession to stem the virus. Complicating it all, is the race crisis caused by mounting evidence of police brutality against African Americans. What does all this mean for American politics and public discourse in “the land of the free”?
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An anti-China alliance? The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China brings together politicians from liberal democracies including Canada, Norway, Germany and the US. Labor Senator Kimberly Kitching is the Australian Co-Chair. But as Australia heads into recession, and China increases it's restrictions on Australia trade, might this just make things worse? Also, do America’s mounting domestic woes spell electoral trouble for Trump? This month the US has been beset by trifecta crises. There’s a health crisis sparked by COVID-19. An economic crisis caused by the government-led recession to stem the virus. Complicating it all, is the race crisis caused by mounting evidence of police brutality against African Americans. What does all this mean for American politics and public discourse in “the land of the free”?
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