How one island shapes the US-China rivalry

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The transformation of China in the past quarter of a century has seen the nation become one of the world’s dominant powers alongside the United States. At the centre of this changing global balance lies the future of Taiwan, both separated from and inextricably linked to China. In the latest This Is Not A Drill, Gavin Esler asks what the Taiwan question tells us about the future of an ideological and economic rivalry, as China expert Kerry Brown discusses his new book The Taiwan Story, How A Small Island Will Dictate The Global Future. And to find out how we got here, Oriana Skylar Mastro, fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, discusses her book Upstart: How China Became A Great Power, to chart China’s economic explosion, growing military power and expanding global influence. Support us on Patreon to keep This Is Not A Drill producing thought-provoking podcasts like this. Written and presented by Gavin Esler. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.0	We've made historic investments in our infrastructure, technology, industrial capacity, competitiveness.
0:54.0	We've deepened our engagement and alignment with allies and partners around the world
0:58.0	in ways that would have been unimaginable a few years ago.
1:02.0	That's the backdrop for the relationship between the United States
1:05.2	and the People's Republic of China, one of the most consequential in the world. Both the
1:10.0	United States and China have an obligation to manage this relationship
1:14.1	responsibly? Doing so serves the best interests of the United States of China, indeed,
1:20.1	of the world.
1:26.0	Here's a problem. It's as old as a recorded human history.
1:29.0	What do establish powers in today's terms
1:32.0	of the United States and its allies do about expanding rivals.
1:36.8	Can those rivals also be potential partners or is conflict inevitable? That's today's China conundrum and it's being
1:45.0	considered by governments and scholars and capitals around the world. Is China
1:49.2	our friend, our enemy or potentially both? I'm Gavin Esler and this is not a drill. Oh, Welcome back to this is not a drill. In today's episode we're going to hear from two experts on a major question at the heart of the geopolitical balance of the world.
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