Confronting China

The Daily

The New York Times

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4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A cooperative relationship with China has been a pillar of U.S. foreign policy for more than half a century. So why does the Trump administration think it’s time for a change? Guest: Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Why top aides to President Trump want to leave a lasting legacy of ruptured diplomatic ties between China and the United States.

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0:25.6	From a New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.
0:32.6	This is a daily.
0:40.6	Today, a cooperative relationship with China has been a pillar of the United States foreign
0:47.7	policy for more than half a century.
0:51.2	Edward Wong, Unwhite the Trump administration, believes it's time for a change.
0:58.2	It's Wednesday, July 29th.
1:05.2	Edward, can you tell me what happened in Houston last week?
1:12.8	Sure.
1:13.8	We first got a tip that something was up with the Chinese constantly in Houston around
1:18.8	Tuesday afternoon or so that the Chinese ambassador to the US have been told by American
1:23.8	officials that he had three days to shut down the council and that the employees here
1:30.2	have 30 days to then leave the country.
1:33.1	And a colleague and I started chasing this tip, but we couldn't quite nail it down to publish
1:37.8	a story.
1:38.8	Right now, a 10 break in Houston firefighters and police responding to the Chinese consulate
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