Washington is attempting to intensify its sphere of influence within the United Nations. It intends to increase the number of Security Council permanent members to dilute the influence of China and Russia. How realistic is it? Germany, Japan, and India have been wanting a permanent membership of the Council for decades. Why haven’t they succeeded?

Host Tu Yun joins John Ross, Senior Fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, Victor Gao, Chair Professor at Soochow University, and Mario Cavolo, CEO of M Communications Group and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for China & Globalization on this episode of Chat Lounge to find out the answers.