Li Keqiang's Death and the Fear of Popular Protests

Shane Leary joins Miles Yu to discuss the death of former Premier Li Keqiang, and the Chinese Communist Party’s paranoia surrounding public mourning of high-level officials. They then discuss Wang Yi’s visit with President Joe Biden, and Miles offers his thoughts on the upcoming Biden-Xi summit and the future of US-China relations. Finally, they turn to the latest Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, when on October 22 a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine ship.

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