The Merge

E16 – Foreign Relations & China


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Former Australian diplomat John Fowler joins Mike Benitez to

unpack international relations. What is it? Why does it matter? Why is China
being so ambitious? What are they doing in South America? How’s a Taiwan invasion looking? All that and more!


For those who like #military #technology #strategy #diplomacy  


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Show Notes

(01:28) intro

(04:35) what is diplomacy?

(09:31) military connection

(13:27) Monroe Doctrine

(21:19) Changing view on China

(22:52) Belt & Road Initiative

(26:54) BRI in Latin America

(30:34) Davidson Window

(33:52) Ukraine’s impact on China

(43:18) Impact of decoupling chip industry

(46:26) US policy on Taiwan

(52:00) outro

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