The Pacific Century

Pacific Century: Hong Kong, The G-20, And The North Korea Visit: Sound And Fury Signifying?

The US appears to make diplomatic progress with China on trade and North Korea on nuclear weapons, but did it?

The Pacific CenturyJuly 12, 2019
Pacific Century: Hong Kong, The G-20, And The North Korea Visit: Sound And Fury Signifying?

Presidents Trump and Xi meet at the G-20 meetings in Osaka and decide to restart trade negotiations, and then President Trump took a remarkable step across the DMZ into North Korean territory.  Misha and John address these developments, and also the massive Hong Kong protests, trade developments, and divisions within the US foreign policy community.

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