Meeting the Chinese

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Commentary Magazine

Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Today's podcast questions the meaning and the results of the trip by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China, where he engaged in two days of talks intended to ratchet down tensions between our two countries. But should tensions be ratcheted down if that means we don't confront China about its reckless behavior? And what does William Barr's condemnation of Donald Trump's actions mean politically? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast.
0:25.2	Today is Monday, June 19, 2023.
0:28.3	I'm John Poghore.
0:29.3	It's the editor of commentary magazine with me as always, executive editor, a great
0:34.2	in-wall.
0:35.2	Hi, Abe.
0:36.2	Hi, John.
0:37.2	Media commentary columnist, Christine Rosen, Hygristine.
0:39.2	Hi, John.
0:40.2	And Washington commentary columnist, Matthew Katenetti.
0:42.2	Hi, Matt.
0:43.2	Hi, John.
0:44.2	Secretary of State Anthony Blinken took a trip to China where he had two days of meetings
0:51.2	capped by a one-on-one with Premier G. First time since 2018 that there have been high
1:01.1	level meetings between the United States and China.
1:03.8	And we are told that the purpose of this is to reduce tensions.
1:08.4	Tensions have been getting so high and there's a lot of tensions and there's really tensions
1:12.2	and so we want to reduce the tensions.
1:15.8	How about the fact that the tensions are high because the tensions are real and that none
1:20.2	of the underlying conditions causing the tensions has changed in any way whatsoever.
1:30.8	In fact, we find ourselves in a situation in which lastly, the word came down that China
1:38.2	is watching us from Cuba.
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