In 2022, Georgetown University’s Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues launched the U.S.-China Nexus, a new podcast featuring conversations with scholars and policy experts on the dynamics in China and Sino-American relations. The show’s guests share the development of their careers and insights about the current state of bilateral ties. It also looks forward, providing reflections on how to manage this complex relationship as elements of strategic competition become more pronounced. Each episode features a conversation with co-hosts Eleanor M. Albert. The show takes on critical global issues, including climate change, global health, peace and security, e-commerce and technology, culture and society, women and society, and cosmopolitanism.
International Law – The View from China
Tom Kellogg walks us through China’s approach and understanding of international law.
10/23/2024 • 35 minutes, 5 seconds
The United Nations in China’s Foreign Policy
Courtney Fung unpacks Beijing’s approach to the United Nations and how its multilateral fora fit into Chinese foreign policy.
10/9/2024 • 35 minutes, 44 seconds
Chinese and American Students Weigh in on People-to-People Exchanges
Students share their experiences and highlights from the Initiative’s student-to-student dialogue exchange program.
9/25/2024 • 20 minutes, 54 seconds
A Look Back at U.S.-China Cooperation on HIV
Jennifer Bouey looks back on the lessons learned and benefits from U.S.-China cooperation on HIV.
5/1/2024 • 35 minutes, 31 seconds
China’s Take on Digital Sovereignty
Kendra Schaefer explains China’s conceptualization of digital sovereignty and its distinct approach to domestic and international data and internet governance.
4/17/2024 • 34 minutes, 46 seconds
The State of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Jing Qian joins the U.S.-China Nexus to take stock of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
4/3/2024 • 39 minutes, 38 seconds
China as a Conflict Negotiator?
Gedaliah Afterman and Dawn Murphy discuss the evolution and motivations behind China’s position as a potential conflict mediator.
3/6/2024 • 41 minutes, 39 seconds
Revisiting China’s Historical Narratives
James Gethyn Evans and Emily Matson discuss how the history of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party have grown more intertwined.
2/21/2024 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
China’s Approach to Counterterrorism
Chi Zhang sheds light on China’s ideological conception of terrorism and how Chinese leaders craft the country’s counterterrorism practices.
2/7/2024 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
What is Chinese Economic Coercion?
William Piekos talks us through how to assess potential vulnerabilities to Chinese economic coercion.
12/20/2023 • 27 minutes
The Securitization of China
Dennis Wilder and Ja-Ian Chong trace the language and behavior behind China’s renewed focus on national security.
12/6/2023 • 41 minutes
A Look at China’s Overseas Security Partnerships
Sheena Chestnut Greitens and Paul Nantulya examine the motivations and implications of China’s overseas security partnerships with the U.S.-China Nexus.
11/22/2023 • 42 minutes, 16 seconds
Taiwan’s Position in the World
Lev Nachman and Christina Lai join the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss Taiwan’s role in the world.
11/8/2023 • 33 minutes, 53 seconds
Introducing Season Three: China's Global Footprint
This season of the U.S.-China Nexus looks at China’s expanding global footprint.
10/25/2023 • 5 minutes, 48 seconds
Ten Years of the Belt and Road Initiative
Min Ye shares the origins and evolution of China’s Belt and Road Initiative with the U.S.-China Nexus.
5/24/2023 • 35 minutes, 14 seconds
China’s Overseas Influence Operations: Toolkit and Strategies
Kenton Thibaut joins the U.S.-China Nexus to unpack the tools and strategies of China’s overseas influence operations.
5/10/2023 • 26 minutes, 31 seconds
Diverse Approaches to Clean Energy Cooperation With China
Joanna Lewis joins the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss her new book examining different modes of international clean energy cooperation with China.
4/26/2023 • 29 minutes, 34 seconds
Multi-level Engagement Between China and Latin America and the Caribbean
Isabel Bernhard and Pepe Zhang join the U.S.-China Nexus to shed light on the diverse approaches Latin American and Caribbean states employ to engage with China.
4/5/2023 • 30 minutes, 35 seconds
Disaggregating Europe on China
Francesca Ghiretti and Alicja Bachulska assess variation between the dominant actors of Western Europe and other European countries more to the center and east of the region vis-à-vis China.
3/29/2023 • 37 minutes, 21 seconds
An Evolution in China’s Development Model in Africa?
Yuan Wang joins the U.S.-China Nexus to delve into China’s development ties to the African continent.
3/15/2023 • 18 minutes, 36 seconds
Hand-Off: The China Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama
Paul Haenle, Faryar Shirzad, and Dennis Wilder look back at China policy during the George W. Bush administration and weigh in on lessons learned.
3/1/2023 • 42 minutes, 38 seconds
The Law of Geography in China-Southeast Asia Relations
Yun Sun and Prashanth Parameswaran highlight the gravitational pull of China in Southeast Asia.
1/18/2023 • 35 minutes, 17 seconds
China’s Economic Might and South Asian Hedging
Manoj Kewalramani joins the show to explore China’s engagement with South Asia and the strategies that regional states employ to hedge and balance the influence of great powers
12/14/2022 • 36 minutes, 29 seconds
China’s Inroads in Central Asia
Raffaello Pantucci and Niva Yau share their insights into China’s geographic, human, and economic links to Central Asia.
11/30/2022 • 40 minutes, 17 seconds
China Leans on Pragmatism in the Gulf and Middle East
Andrea Ghiselli and Iain MacGillivray unpack the nuances of how China is perceived across the Middle Eastern and dispel the notion that China might displace the regional security role played by the United States.
11/16/2022 • 36 minutes, 11 seconds
The Rise and Fall of Australia-China Relations
Mark Watson of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute joins the U.S.-China Nexus to trace the peaks and valleys in Beijing-Canberra relations.
11/2/2022 • 25 minutes, 29 seconds
China and its Northeast Asian Neighbors
Darcie Draudt, Ankit Panda, and Ayumi Teraoka join the show to explore the complex economic and security dynamics between China and its neighbors in Northeast Asia, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea.
10/19/2022 • 43 minutes, 59 seconds
Introducing Season Two: Taking Stock of a Global China
This season of the U.S.-China Nexus looks at China’s expanding global footprint and the country’s outlook vis-à-vis different parts of the world.
10/5/2022 • 3 minutes, 20 seconds
The State of U.S.-China Climate Cooperation and the Urgency of Ambitious Energy Policies with Joanna Lewis
Joanna Lewis discusses the opportunities and challenges in U.S.-China cooperation on climate change and how this dimension of bilateral engagement has changed over time.
6/28/2022 • 31 minutes, 30 seconds
A Fragile Equilibrium in U.S.-China Relations and Navigating Competitive Coexistence with Evan Medeiros
Evan Medeiros joins the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss how high school and college debating led him to study Chinese foreign policy and urges careful management of the competitive coexistence at root in the U.S.-China relationship.
6/14/2022 • 33 minutes, 31 seconds
Theater and Politics: Examining U.S.-China Relations Through Performance with Derek Goldman
Derek Goldman joins the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss his early ties forged with faculty and theater-makers in China and his application of his In Your Shoes methodology to the macro-setting of U.S.-China relations.
5/31/2022 • 27 minutes, 22 seconds
Tracing the Evolution of U.S.-China Relations with Wu Xinbo
Wu Xinbo joins the U.S.-China Nexus to diagnose the state of bilateral relations between Beijing and Washington and the shifts in Chinese elite perceptions of the United States.
5/17/2022 • 31 minutes, 36 seconds
Talking Public Health and China with Jennifer Huang Bouey
Jennifer Huang Bouey joins the U.S.-China Nexus sharing how she came to study epidemiology and her hopes for the future of global public health exchanges.
5/3/2022 • 28 minutes, 12 seconds
Code Switching, Religion, and Happiness in China with Becky Yang Hsu
Becky Yang Hsu speaks with the U.S.-China Nexus about conceptions of happiness and religion in China.
4/19/2022 • 25 minutes, 51 seconds
Women’s Rights and Empowerment in China with Liu Meng
Liu Meng speaks with the U.S.-China Nexus about women’s empowerment and raising awareness about domestic violence in China.
4/5/2022 • 29 minutes, 28 seconds
Chinese Technology and the U.S.-China Relationship with Douglas Fuller
Douglas Fuller joins the U.S.-China Nexus to discuss the tech dimensions of the U.S.-China relationship.
3/22/2022 • 24 minutes, 44 seconds
Confucianism and Cosmopolitanism with Philip Ivanhoe
Philip Ivanhoe joins the U.S.-China Nexus to share how he started his career-long study of Chinese philosophy and why studying different cultures is important, especially when political ties are stalled.
3/8/2022 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
China’s Nascent Military Footprint with Dennis Wilder
Dennis Wilder joins the U.S.-China Nexus to share how he came to build a career around the study of China’s security apparatus and the emergence of China’s military footprint.
2/22/2022 • 21 minutes, 14 seconds
Introducing the U.S.-China Nexus
The U.S.-China Nexus podcast features conversations with a scholar or policy expert on dynamics in China and Sino-American relations. This is an excerpt from our first episode.
