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With Robert Haddick, author of “Fire on the Water: China, America, and the Future of the Pacific”

PART ONE:

  • China’s challenge to the seven-decade status quo of American regional hegemony in the western Pacific
  • The trend of China flaunting international norms and laws to further its own interests
  • The role played by the Gulf War and Taiwan Strait Crisis in China’s assessment of its own military capabilities

PART TWO:

  • The implications of China’s military buildup for the U.S.
  • China’s ever-improving missile and space capabilities
  • China’s role in “escalation dominance” and what it means for America
PART THREE:
  • The importance of a stable Pacific to world security
  • Has the Asia Pivot reinforced or hurt American credibility in the region?
  • China’s rapid military modernization and growing force
PART FOUR:
  • The American response to China’s military buildup
  • The U.S.’s heavy reliance on Chinese resources, and particularly rare earth minerals
  • China use of outside matters as an excuse to repress internal dissent
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