China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's then-President Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore, 2015. CREDIT: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/22843285625">Taiwan Presidential Office</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">(CC)</a>
China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's then-President Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore, 2015. CREDIT: Taiwan Presidential Office (CC)

China's Influence on Democracies in Asia, with Joshua Kurlantzick

Apr 4, 2019

As part of Carnegie Council's Information Warfare podcast series, Devin Stewart interviews Joshua Kurlantzick about his recent project on Chinese media and influence campaigns and techniques in East Asia. Kurlantzick connects his project, which will become a book, to his previous books "Charm Offensive" and "Democracy in Retreat." He concludes by assessing China's overall impact on Asian politics and the fate of democracy worldwide.

Podcast music: Blindhead and Mick Lexington.

As part of Carnegie Council's Information Warfare podcast series, Senior Fellow Devin Stewart interviews Joshua Kurlantzick, senior fellow at Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), about his recent project on Chinese media and influence campaigns and techniques in East Asia. Kurlantzick connects his project, which will eventually become a book, to his previous books Charm Offensive and Democracy in Retreat. He concludes by assessing China's overall impact on Asian politics and the fate of democracy worldwide.

This podcast references a recent blog post on democracy from Kurlantzick that appeared on CFR website.

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