Episode 234: Tony’s China Conundrum

<p>Today, Jess, Jamil, Les, and our now official co-host Morgan Viña discuss Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s long-awaited meeting with President Xi in China. Secretary Blinken’s visit comes at a time when the U.S.-China relationship has been strained due to China’s support of Russia, the deployment of spy balloons, and repeated provocations in the South China Sea.</p><br><p>What score does the Fault Lines crew give Secretary Blinken on his China visit? Was Blinken’s visit timely? How, and will, the Biden Administration address tensions with President Xi?</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-takeaways-antony-blinken-china-xi-jinping/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-takeaways-antony-blinken-china-xi-jinping/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/china/blinken-china-visit-wang-yi-meeting-intl-hnk/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/18/china/blinken-china-visit-wang-yi-meeting-intl-hnk/index.html</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p>@morganlroach</p><br><p><br></p><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br><p>And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>