[00:00] Topic and Guest Introduction

[02:31] Information Collection Capabilities

[07:25] Chinese Motivations

[10:40] Reaction to Shot Down Balloon

[13:59] Mil-Mil Dialogue

[16:59] Leverage Over China

[19:15] Guidance from Past Incidents

[22:08] Risk Reduction Measures

[24:47] Balloon Incident and Xi Jinping

[27:32] Wartime Use of Balloons

[01:59] Xi’s Relationship with Kim Jong-un

[05:12] 1961 Treaty on Friendship

[09:48] Chinese Economic Assistance

[12:33] Impact of US-DPRK Negotiations

[16:02] Sino-American Divergence on North Korea

[21:05] A Seventh Nuclear Test

[25:30] South Korean Nuclear Deterrence

[1:42] Xi Jinping’s Public Diplomacy at the G20 Summit

[4:30] Qin Gang’s New Approaches  

[5:50] Internal & External Pressures on China’s Behavior?

[9:59] China-Australia Relations

[15:32] Allyship & Challenges in Southeast Asia  

[18:27] US-China Relations

[23:48] Indicators of Changes to China's Foreign Policy

[01:34] China’s Interests in the Middle East

[03:25] Chinese Engagement During the Past Decade

[05:54] Xi’s Trip to Saudi Arabia

[08:22] Security and the Sino-Middle Eastern Relationships

[11:05] Role of Multilateral Institutions

[14:09] Perceptions of Huawei

[18:12] Perceptions of Xinjiang

[22:39] The Sino-Iranian Relationship

[26:24] China’s Role in Conflicts

[1:40] China’s Approach to Energy Security

[4:45] Dependence on Russia’s Energy

[14:08] Oil Partnerships with the Gulf

[16:41] Decarbonization & Energy Security Goals

[19:41] China’s Overseas Energy Investments 

[22:23] US-China Energy & Climate Change Cooperation

[2:20] UN Significance & China’s Objectives

[8:25] China’s Veto Power

[11:17] UN Security Council Reform

[13:53] China’s Funding Contributions

[18:13] China’s Leadership in UN Agencies

[25:21] Influence on WHO & COVID-19

[28:47] China’s Future Role in the UN

[01:26] Criticism of Scholz’s Trip

[5:18] Scholz’s Trip Aspirations

[8:40] German and European Perceptions of the trip

[11:33] Xi Jinping’s Gains & Sino-German Relationship

[13:20] Germany’s China Strategy

[21:38] Germany’s Changing Taiwan Policy

[1:41] Xi Jinping’s Political Report: Main Themes 

[3:27] The International Environment and Implications

[7:59] Taiwan

[13:21] China’s Reform of the Global Governance System

[16:23] The PLA and China’s Military Modernization

[20:51] US-China Competition: Xi Jinping’s Approach Going Forward

[23:48] Personnel Arrangements

[2:01] China’s Objectives in the Global Media Environment

[5:22] Evolution of CCP’s Tactics, and Investments

[8:22] Levels and Effectiveness of Chinese Media Influence

[18:03] Approaches in Less/Non-Free Countries

[20:02] Government, Civil Society, & Journalists’ Resilience

[26:29] Erosion of Governance 

[2:21] Shanghai Five and the SCO 

[6:22] Takeaways from Xi Jinping’s Visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

[10:16] Russia-China Dynamic in Central Asia

[15:07] Public Attitudes Toward China

[17:34] Xinjiang and Government Responses

[19:08] China’s Approach to Central Asia’s Energy Resources

[21:33] Turkey and Expanding SCO Membership