Da Wei, Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, joins us to discuss tariffs, the prospects of a trade deal, Russia’s global role, and the coming multipolar order. 

Time Stamps:

• 00:53 Was China prepared for Trump’s tariffs?
• 02:55 Does Washington want to decouple from China or rebalance trade?
• 08:49 Is the US improvising or following a plan?
• 11:57 What can China do to influence US policy?
• 15:49 Can China invest in the US? 
• 20:46 Increasing domestic consumption in China
• 30:25 Can trade and Taiwan be linked?
• 35:20 Russia’s position in the world
• 43:26 What will multipolarity look like?

*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.