http://www.asia2025.net/ Internet based radio program examining the political and economic rise of China and the ramifications for the Asia-Pacific region. Copyright ©2007 Asia2025.net. All Rights Reserved. 04 Oct 2009 17:08:56 PDT en-us China Conversations is a series of interviews conducted with a range of American analysts on the China-US relationship. These interviews reveal more about US Foreign Policy and China than many articles published in the mainstream press today. By going straight to policy makers and specialists in various fields, I want to record history as it unfolds. Much of the writing on this relationship is obfuscated by dense rhetoric and state self-interest. I hope this assists those wishing more of a context for current international policy. This is the first of a series of interviews. The second will seek to talk to policy makers in China. The third, policy makers in Asia. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?s=book_intro http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?s=book_intro 26 Nov 2007 06:58:39 PST Asia2025 talks to Michael Wesley from the Lowy Institute about Australia's China policy. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=97 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=97 04 Oct 2009 17:08:56 PDT We look at China's investment in Australia's resources sector. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=96 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=96 04 Oct 2009 17:01:38 PDT We take a brief look at the recently concluded talks between the US and China. What did the Strategic and Economic Dialogue achieve? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=93 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=93 31 Jul 2009 21:33:09 PDT We look at the G20 and have a discussion with Professor Yu Bin from the Shanghai Association of American Studies about what China achieved at the forum. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=92 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=92 13 Apr 2009 16:38:09 PDT This is probably my last program for a little while folks. This is a major disappointment as I was hoping to discuss the currency issue in the lead up to the G20 and have a fascinating discussion on energy with a Chinese specialist. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=91 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=91 01 Apr 2009 22:54:57 PDT A new blog/podcast is coming folks where I will give my thoughts on all things China. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=90 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=90 24 Mar 2009 21:41:33 PDT With the Chinese Premier seeking assurances from the United States that Chinese investments in the country are safe, we discuss the pressures on the US-China relationship. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=88 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=88 21 Mar 2009 16:58:19 PDT We look at the spat between China and the US over the US Impeccable and China's claims that it was spying in China's territorial waters. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=87 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=87 18 Mar 2009 23:09:57 PDT It's been reported today in the Chinese media that a US navy vessel violated 'international and Chinese waters' conducting 'unauthorised activities in China's EEZ.' This comes after a US protest that Chinese ships harassed the USNS Impeccable in international waters near Hainan. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=85 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=85 11 Mar 2009 08:47:10 PDT We discuss US-China relations as China outlines the country's economic goals at the National People's Congress. Will it achieve the 8% growth it desires? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=84 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=84 10 Mar 2009 00:00:13 PDT We discuss China's Gulf of Aden mission. Is this about pirates on the high seas? Or is this about protecting sea-lanes in the region? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=80 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=80 01 Mar 2009 23:01:38 PST I have decided to post something on the 'Currency Manipulation' issue as I think it is an important development in the trade relationship. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=79 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=79 22 Feb 2009 12:38:52 PST Asia2025 looks at the claims by the new US administration that China is a 'currency manipulator'. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=78 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=78 10 Feb 2009 08:09:58 PST An interview with Dr Thomas Chan, former Hong Kong advisor to the Chinese government about China's options in the current financial climate. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=77 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=77 07 Nov 2008 16:56:11 PST Asia2025 looks at the impact of the recent financial turmoil on China. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=76 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=76 30 Oct 2008 18:04:47 PDT Asia2025 talks to Susan Shirk, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs in the Clinton Administration. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=75 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=75 16 Oct 2008 22:45:41 PDT Asia2025 discusses the recent Chinese space walk with Charles P.Vick - former Soviet space specialist and analyst with GlobalSecurity.org http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=73 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=73 30 Sep 2008 10:15:32 PDT Asia2025 interviews Jeff Foust editor of The Space Review. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=74 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=74 30 Sep 2008 10:44:16 PDT We discuss Chinese strategy today and the influence of Sun Tzu. What is determining Chinese strategy today? What effect has the Iraq war had on Chinese strategic planning? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=69 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=69 21 Sep 2008 23:18:49 PDT What has the Olympics done for China? How is China dealing with 'human rights' - the issue that seems to plague China's global diplomacy? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=68 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=68 12 Sep 2008 20:39:40 PDT In the second program looking at policies on the Korean Peninsula, Asia2025 looks at the new breakthrough in US-North Korean relations and the implications for North Korea and Asian security today. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=67 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=67 16 Jun 2008 16:42:27 PDT Asia2025 looks at the new breakthrough in US-North Korean relations. How much of this was pressure from China in the lead-up to the Olympics? What role do North and South Korea play in the strategic game between China and the West? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=66 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=66 27 May 2008 21:54:26 PDT We discuss the view of China from within Japan with two conservative commentators. Is China an economic or military threat? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=64 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=64 14 May 2008 18:23:01 PDT Part Two of Japan Rising features an interview with Seiichiro Takagi on Japan's view of a rising China. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=65 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=65 14 May 2008 04:27:41 PDT We look at Japan's new military posture. Is it aimed at North Korea as some analysts claim, or is it an attempt to intimidate China? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=63 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=63 01 May 2008 14:37:49 PDT Asia2025 talks to Richard Baum, Professor of Political Science at UCLA. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=62 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=62 21 Apr 2008 08:18:35 PDT We examine the strategic importance of Tibet. Why is it so important to China? What is the history of the CIA in Tibet and the Free Tibet Movement? Why would the US be involved in recent protests? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=59 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=59 11 Apr 2008 16:35:45 PDT In Part Two of our series looking at the former Yugoslavia, we hear how the US and Europe contributed to the break-up of the Yugoslav federation. We examine the role of the media in pushing the NATO agenda. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=58 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=58 26 Mar 2008 16:37:36 PDT This week we look at an independent Kosovo. Why has the West supported the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, and what are the ramifications? What does it mean for Russia and China? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=51 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=51 19 Mar 2008 16:36:05 PDT What does the return of Benazir Bhutto mean for China? What does the return of exiles mean for China's interests in Pakistan? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=50 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=50 10 Dec 2007 09:59:27 PST Asia 2025 examines geopolitics in Central Asia and the role of energy in the New Cold War. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=49 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=49 25 Nov 2007 23:02:28 PDT Asia2025 looks at China at the UN. Is it violating international law - or is this another attempt to get China to play by the rules? Why has China's role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and UN come under such scrutiny - can we accuse Western countries of hypocrisy? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=48 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=48 13 Nov 2007 08:18:45 PST Asia2025 takes a look at economic and political leadership in China today. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=47 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=47 30 Oct 2007 09:21:49 PDT Asia2025 looks at India's 'rise' to great power status. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=46 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=46 15 Oct 2007 13:42:17 PDT The last few weeks has seen democratic protests in Burma. But how much of this about limiting China's influence in Burma - and its strategic expansion in the Indian Ocean? What will be China's response? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=45 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=45 02 Oct 2007 08:27:24 PDT Asia2025 talks to two Australian analysts about security in North Asia and Pine Gap's role in American ballistic missile defence. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=44 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=44 27 Sep 2007 17:15:07 PDT Asia2025 speaks to former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating about his desire to get Japan and China talking as tensions increase between the two countries. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=41 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=41 10 Sep 2007 18:47:02 PDT We look at Game Theory - the theory popularised through the Hollywood movie 'A Beautiful Mind' which documented the life of John Nash. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=40 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=40 10 Aug 2007 14:58:52 PDT Asia2025 examines the issue of Taiwan in US-China relations. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=39 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=39 21 Jul 2007 12:22:16 PDT Why is there fighting in Somalia? Why is Ethiopia the favoured power in the Horn of Africa? How much of the fighting today is about Chinese and US designs in this strategic area? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=38 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=38 14 Jul 2007 17:21:05 PDT Asia2025 interviews Theodore Sorensen - President John F Kennedy's speechwriter and outspoken critic of the Bush adminstration. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=37 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=37 07 Jul 2007 18:19:51 PDT Asia2025 talks to James Lilley, former US ambassador to China about the country today. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=36 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=36 30 Jun 2007 12:14:35 PDT We look at the controversial issue of biometrics. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=35 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=35 22 Jun 2007 11:28:34 PDT Why is Russia so upset about the US missile defense shield? What has China had to say on the matter? We discuss this and the effectiveness of the program with David Wright from the Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=33 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=33 16 Jun 2007 12:54:16 PDT Maryann Keady talks to a Chinese analyst about the boycott and China's response..... http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=32 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=32 09 Jun 2007 18:34:21 PDT The US and other Western countries have indicated that they are prepared to boycott the Beijing Olympics if China does not move on human rights in Darfur. But as we discover America has been fuelling the conflict in Darfur for its own geo-political ends. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=31 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=31 02 Jun 2007 21:50:32 PDT Asia2025 talks to a panel of historians about the Chinese community in Malaysia. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=29 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=29 23 May 2007 09:11:25 PDT Asia2025 looks at what part North Korea plays in the US-China relationship and asks whether the image we see in the Western media of leader Kim Jong Il is one based on the facts at hand. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=30 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=30 16 May 2007 08:22:15 PDT Under the rule of Mahathir bin Mohamad, Malaysia often criticised the West and its regional designs. But now there is a new regime, and just how it will play geo-politics in the 21st Century is yet to be decided. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=28 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=28 02 May 2007 12:25:56 PDT Why has the narcotics trade inside Afghanistan blossomed under Western occupation? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=27 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=27 18 Apr 2007 10:44:54 PDT In Part Two of our Energy Games Series, Asia2025 speaks to Fareed Mohamedi, Head of Control Strategies at PFC Energy in Washington. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=26 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=26 11 Apr 2007 19:12:23 PDT Asia2025 speaks to Michael Klare, renowned energy expert and author of 'Blood and Oil' about the diplomatic quest by the United States and China to shore up world energy supplies. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=25 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=25 04 Apr 2007 21:09:45 PDT Asia2025 looks at how control of vital sea lanes will determine economic and military power in the 21st century. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=24 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=24 28 Mar 2007 11:22:18 PDT Australia and Japan signed a security deal recently, indicating the close relationship between the two countries. The United States and Japan similarly have forged closer ties as China increases military spending. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=23 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=23 21 Mar 2007 15:59:12 PDT Asia2025 examines the power of the Chinese economy, what the recent market jitters mean and who'd win an economic poker game between China and the United States. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=22 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=22 14 Mar 2007 15:32:23 PDT We discuss recent violence in East Timor and the upcoming elections, as well as the inquest that is re-examining the death of one of the five journalists in Balibo, East Timor. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=21 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=21 07 Mar 2007 11:45:00 PDT Sir Michael Somare talks about Chinese business in the Pacific, the Australian mission in PNG and the Solomons, and the stoush with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=2 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=2 28 Feb 2007 22:12:19 PDT Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad discusses why he is holding a peace conference and setting up a war crimes tribunal. We talk to former UN official in Iraq Hans Sponeck, and Canadian documentary maker Gwynne Dyer. http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=3 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=3 21 Feb 2007 17:19:25 PDT Asia2025 examines China's recent use of anti-satellite weaponry. Is this a challenge to US dominance in space? http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=1 http://www.asia2025.net/index.cgi?tid=1 14 Feb 2007 11:14:19 PDT