About this episode

Zhao Hai discusses the impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran and various geopolitical issues.

Zhao Hai, Director of the International Politics Program in the National Institute for Global Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, returns to the Trialogue to discuss the impact of the US-Israeli war with Iran, the state of US-China trade relations, the future of international institutions, and the prospects of stabilizing cross-strait relations, among other subjects. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Slezkine

Guest: Zhao Hai

Topics covered

• US-Israeli war
• US-China trade relations
• international institutions
• cross-strait relations
• politics
• global strategy

Keywords

• China
• Iran
• US
• trade relations
• international institutions
• cross-strait relations
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Institute for Global Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, University FM

Places: Iran, US, China, cross-strait

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