Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: National Security And Trade - China, North Korea, And The United States

How is President Trump changing the dynamics of the United States’ relationship with China, North Korea, and Asia, and making the world safer?

Matters of Policy & PoliticsMarch 9, 2018
Area 45: National Security And Trade - China, North Korea, And The United States

China is a big player in economic and geopolitical matters, including trade, global aspirations, and finding a solution to the escalating tensions with North Korea. Michael Auslin, Hoover’s inaugural Williams-Griffis Fellow in Contemporary Asia, discusses North Korea, China, trade wars, tariffs, ICBMs, China’s one belt one road plan to link the infrastructure and trade of Eurasian under Chinese auspices, as well as many other topics including China’s presence in the Arctic.

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