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China and the World: Switzerland’s China Strategy, with Ambassador Raphael Naegeli

State of Asia

English - June 14, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB
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In politics, if you are criticized from all sides, it’s usually a sign you’ve reached a good compromise. So it was with Switzerland’s recently unveiled China Strategy: It was seen as either being too harsh or way too lax on China. Swiss Ambassador Raphael Naegeli shares with us why Switzerland’s new China Strategy is a good step forward and not all that different from other countries’ approaches.

Your host: Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director, Asia Society Switzerland
Moderator: Nico Luchsinger
Speaker: Ambassador Raphael Naegeli, Head of the Asia Pacific Division, The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Production: Denise Staubli, Program Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

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Interview with Ambassador Raphael Naegeli with Asia Society Switzerland’s Nico Luchsinger, June 17, 2021Switzerland’s China Strategy 2021-2024