This week on the Sinica Podcast, in a show taped on March 23, Chinese foreign policy expert Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, and former national intelligence officer for East Asia Paul Heer join Kaiser for a discussion of possible scenarios that China might face in the eventual aftermath of the Russo-Ukrainian War.
5:03 – The uncertain outcome of the war
10:06 – Russia as a pariah state
14:43 – Which is the junior partner, Russia or China?
17:17 – Can China impact the course of the war?
22:32 – The three levels of Chinese support for Russia
31:39 – What inducements could the U.S. offer China to move decisively away from Russia?
36:35 – Scenarios beyond the war: Pax Americana, the Extended Director's Cut; and the Law of the Jungle
40:43 – The West Divided, the Pivot Delayed
44:19 – Bandung II
51:01 – What about India?
A transcript of this podcast is available at SupChina.com.
Recommendations:
Yun: The Great Game In The Eurasia Continent by Fang Jinying
Paul: Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate by Mary Sarotte; and Nazis of Copley Square by Charles Gallagher
Kaiser: The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China by Kevin Rudd
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