China is one of the very few truly bipartisan issues in Washington today where there is near unanimous consensus that the U.S. must work to counter Beijing’s growing influence around the world, especially in developing countries.
The problem is that there is much less agreement on what the U.S. should actually do to respond to the China challenge.
Dan Runde, a senior vice president at the DC-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Eric & Cobus to discuss his new book that makes the case for why bolstering U.S. soft power is key to persuading Global South countries to favor the United States over China.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Setting up today’s conversation
04:38 Introducing the guest – Daniel Runde
05:35 What should we be wary of?
07:18 Conservative Internationalism
18:20 Soft Power
22:56 Does the U.S. have the Brand Equity to Lead?
31:14 Can the U.S. make the necessary changes to fully get the leadership role?
37:41 What does China want?
38:38 Can the U.S. compete with China in investing or it chooses not to?
42:11 Is being a world economic leader important to being an overall global leader?
47:04 Recap of the conversation
01:01:18 Conclusion
SHOW NOTES:
– Amazon: The American Imperative: Reclaiming Global Leadership through Soft Power by Daniel Runde:
– Amazon: The United States vs. China: The Quest for Global Economic Leadership by C. Fred Bergsten:
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