Why does China reject U.S. calls for military dialogue?
China In Context
English - August 15, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNews Commentary News Politics china chinese hong kong taiwan asia east asia beijing xi jinping ccp chinese communist party Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Pentagon says that China has repeatedly turned down its requests to hold high level talks between army commanders. Experts worry that the lack of dialogue heightens the risk of a miscalculation leading to conflict.
In this podcast, Howard Zhang, China Editor at the BBC, appraises the situation in a conversation with regular host, Duncan Bartlett, Editor of Asian Affairs magazine.