Ep 134: Michael Sobolik on China’s Geostrategy
Michael Sobolik, author of Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance and Senior Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council, joins the show to talk about China.
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Show Notes
Michael Sobolik, author of Countering China's Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance and Senior Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council, joins the show to talk about China.
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• 01:38 Introduction
• 04:29 Belt and Road
• 07:54 The Beginning
• 13:12 Chinese imperialism
• 20:50 Mackinder’s math
• 25:19 Nazi geostrategic thinking
• 28:21 Spykman and BRI
• 31:42 Imperialism is not a relic
• 35:43 Countering China
• 40:40 Tracing BRI back to Beijing
• 46:55 Keeping Taiwan safe
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