Time Stamps

[01:39] Background of The Decoding China Dictionary

[04:30] Democracy with Chinese Characteristics

[06:34] Differing Interpretations of International Law

[08:32] Freedom of Religion Versus Freedom of Religious Belief

[10:28] Foreign Aid and China as a Developing Country

[12:01] Security in Chinese Parlance

[13:55] Transparency and its Uses in China

[16:19] Historic Revisionism and Domestic Policy

[18:39] Historic Revisionism and Foreign Policy

[19:44] Promotion of Chinese Interpretations Internationally

[23:52] Importance of Understanding Chinese Terminology

[02:10] Chinese Government Awareness of Illicit Domestic Narcotics

[05:30] China’s Scheduling of Fentanyl in 2019

[06:40] Difference Between Scheduling and Banning

[09:50] Lack of Cooperation Between China and Mexico 

[14:18] Chinese Counternarcotics Cooperation in Southeast Asia

[19:04] Possible Steps for China

[22:56] A Looming Fentanyl Crisis in China?

[25:43] Multilateral Approach to Counternarcotics

[02:16] The 14 Grievances

[05:56] Canberra's New Rhetoric

[07:54] Self-Censorship

[11:12] Decision Making Tightrope

[13:00] Darwin Port Lease

[14:00] Foreign Investment Review Board

[18:00] AUKUS Announcement in Washington

[20:13] Australia and the Quad

[23:19] Within the Albanese Government

[27:05] Australia on Taiwan

[31:21] America's China Policy

[02:28] China’s Objectives & Success in Africa

[06:02] China’s Political Model & Engaging Political Elites

[12:27] China-Africa Support at the UN

[14:47] Declining Chinese Investments

[16:04] Public Opinion and US-Chinese Competition

[22:19] Debt Strains on Relations

[25:45] Chinese Propaganda in Africa 

[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