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Analyzing Secretary Blinken’s China Trip and Modi’s Upcoming State Visit

The DSR Network

Chris Cotnoir

Government

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This week, Rosa Brooks of the Georgetown Law Center guest hosts for David Rothkopf. She is joined by Ed Luce of the Financial Times, David Sanger of the New York Time and Stephen Walt of Harvard’s Kennedy School to discuss their takes on Secretary Blinken’s China visit as well as Prime Minister Modi's upcoming visit to the United States. What should we make of Biden recent comments calling Xi Jinping a dictator? Does the US need India more than India needs the US? Tune in to find out. Plus, Stephen Walt discusses his piece on Henry Kissinger as the former Secretary of State recently turned 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:23.5

third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark in Washington, DC, and from other undisclosed locations

1:30.9

across America and around the world. Welcome to Deep State Radio. This is Rosa Brooks, and I am

1:37.5

hosting today's episode because our fearless leader, David Rothkopf, has once again

1:41.6

banished without a trace. If you see him, please tell him that we said, please come home all is

1:47.0

forgiven. But don't worry, even without our fearless leader, we're going to have a great episode

1:52.0

today. We have two of our regulars here in the virtual studio, and we also have a special guest.

1:57.3

So let me introduce everybody. We've got David Sanger of the New York Times. Hi, David.

2:02.4

Hey Rosa, so if Rothkopf isn't around, does that mean we can just tell Rothkopf Joe?

2:07.6

Absolutely, we can, and we're going to get this. The whole time because he's not there to defend

2:11.3

himself. I think we're going to spend the full 45 minutes on that topic. Good. And we also have,

2:17.2

of course, Ed Luc of the Financial Times. Hi, Ed. Lovely to see you. I have a fund of Rothkopf jokes.

2:24.4

Okay, everybody gets to include at least one Rothkopf joke in each comment. And of course,

2:29.4

we also have a special guest today who's joined us many times before. Steve Wall, the Robert

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