About this episode

The episode discusses the media portrayal and implications of the recent Trump-Xi meeting with insights from Ambassador Edgard D. Kagan.

Host Seth G. Jones sat down with Ambassador (ret.) Edgard D. Kagan, former U.S. ambassador to Malaysia and newly appointed Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS. Together, they dissected the recent Trump–Xi meeting, examining how the visit was portrayed in the Chinese media, the challenges behind joint statements, and the dynamics surrounding Taiwan.

People in this episode

Host: Seth G. Jones

Guest: Edgard D. Kagan

Topics covered

• Trump-Xi meeting
• Chinese media
• joint statements
• Taiwan dynamics
• U.S.-China relations

Keywords

• Trump
• Xi
• meeting
• media
• Taiwan
• China
• U.S. relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Strategic and International Studies

Places: Malaysia, China, Taiwan

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