Former White House China Advisor on What Beijing Really Wants from Trump Summit

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Trump-Xi summit and various geopolitical issues including Taiwan and AI.

All eyes are on Beijing as President Trump meets with President Xi Jinping for the first US presidential visit to China in nine years. This week, Sir Richard Dearlove and guest co-host Rosanna Lockwood sit down with Rush Doshi — former Deputy Senior Director for China and Taiwan at Biden's National Security Council and author of The Long Game — to break down what's really at stake. What does China want from this summit? How far will Trump go on Taiwan? And why is artificial intelligence now the defining battleground between the world's two superpowers? We also cover the latest from the Iran ceasefire collapse, the Russia-Ukraine stalemate, and what sweeping local election losses mean for Keir Starmer's future as Prime Minister. In this episode: 1:02 – Sir Richard’s Secret China Mission 3:11 – Iran Ceasefire Collapse Explained 7:19 – Russia-Ukraine War Stalemate Update 10:50 – UK Elections: Labour's Sweeping Defeat 17:13 – Rush Doshi on US-China Strategy 22:46 – China vs US Economic Interdependence 35:47 – Taiwan: Invasion or Economic Pressure? 43:11 – AI Regulation: New Nuclear Arms Race 44:51 – Sir Richard and Rosanna Discussion Show Links: The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy…

People in this episode

Host: Sir Richard Dearlove

Guests: Rosanna Lockwood, Rush Doshi

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• Taiwan
• artificial intelligence
• Iran ceasefire
• Russia-Ukraine war
• UK elections

Keywords

• China
• Trump
• Taiwan
• AI
• Iran
• Russia
• Ukraine
• UK elections
• Keir Starmer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biden's National Security Council

Books & works: The Long Game

Places: China, US, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, UK, Taiwan, Beijing

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