China and US - November 15th, Hour 1

The "new normal" is getting exposed for what it is - and Lynda is calling it the casual crazy: the bizarre things people now accept without question, from bathroom politics and school culture to screen addiction, vaccine denial, and bureaucratic double standards. If you’re trying ...  Show more

Sean opens the show by taking aim at the stories he believes the mainstream media continues to overlook or downplay. From the state of the country and the political stakes ahead to the policies shaping the national debate, Sean argues that voters deserve the full picture, not a f ...  Show more

Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met on a basketball court in China in 2011 when they were vice presidents. They later toasted each other in Washington. They’ve spent many hours together. Much has changed. Can they hold the center together?  Guest: Minxin Pei, Chinese born professor of ...  Show more

One of the most highly anticipated diplomatic events of the year took place this week in a mansion outside San Francisco. President Biden and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met to repair their countries’ relations, which had sunk to one of their lowest points in decades.

Yet again, US-China relations are tense. Ely Ratner served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs during the Biden Administration. He joined the show from Washington to discuss his latest Foreign Affairs piece: "The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact." T ...  Show more

A recent visit to the US by China’s president Xi Jinping has raised hopes of a bilateral rapprochement. But how stable is this more positive relationship and can a conflict over Taiwan be averted? Gideon discusses these questions with Washington-based China experts Evan Medeir ...