AFPC INSIGHTS - Episode 3: How China is harnessing the COVID-19 pandemic

In this episode, AFPC Senior Fellow for China Studies and University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Global Affairs Dr. Joshua Eisenman addresses "How China is harnessing the COVID-19 pandemic."  Topics include:  Beijing's efforts to purchase foreign companies; China’s “Health silk road” concept; Military moves in the South China Sea; and, Debt flexibility along the Belt and Road (BRI). Additional reading:  Beijing Is Pushing the Taiwanese Toward Independence Hard and Fast (5/18/20 ), Joshua Eisenman, Foreign Policy  How Trump’s Constant Attacks on China over Coronavirus Won't Help (5/15/20), Joshua Eisenman & Devin Stewart, The National Interest  American Foreign Policy Council's China Reform Monitor, editor: Joshua Eisenman Related podcast(s); AFPC INSIGHTS Episode 2:  China's coronavirus disinformation campaign and the subsequent implications for U.S. foreign policy. Click to listen!