China In Context

Why does China reject U.S. calls for military dialogue?

SOAS China Institute Season 3 Episode 126

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The Pentagon says that China has repeatedly turned down its requests to hold high level talks between army commanders. Experts worry that the lack of dialogue heightens the risk of a miscalculation leading to conflict.

In this podcast, Howard Zhang, China Editor at the BBC, appraises the situation in a conversation with regular host, Duncan Bartlett, Editor of Asian Affairs magazine.

For information about the SOAS China Institute Corporate Membership scheme, please contact SCI director Steve Tsang: steve.tsang@soas.ac.uk

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The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the speakers and are not necessarily those of the SOAS China Institute.
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