This week, our guest is Zhou Bo, a retired senior colonel in the PLA and a senior fellow in the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. We discuss China’s military presence in Africa, the Houthis, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.

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00:44 Zhou Bo’s studies in England and Australia
03:23 Chinese military relations with Africa
07:04 The Houthis and the Red Sea
09:44 How many military bases does Beijing need?
21:19 Ukraine
26:31 Trump’s approach to China in his second term
30:03 Taiwan
39:20 The South China Sea

*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

ZHOU Bo: How many military bases does Beijing need?

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