London School of Economics professor Fawaz Gerges discusses fears of a widening war in the Middle East. Bonny Lin talks about China's reaction to Taiwan's national elections. The podcast also explores the treacherous journey of escaping from North Korea and Ukraine's digital transformation amidst war.

Sen. Joe Manchin talks about his potential presidential candidacy and political polarization. Lt. Col. Amnon Shefler shares evidence of Hamas operation at Al-Shifa hospital. Bonny Lin analyzes U.S.-China relations as President Biden meets President Xi Jinping.

CSIS' Bonny Lin joins to discuss how Beijing is responding to the war in Ukraine, potential future paths for Chinese policy, whether the IC could pull the same intelligence coups in Beijing as they did in Moscow, how the PLA may adapt to lessons from in theater, and what Biden should do if Putin drops a tactical nuclear weapon.This show was recorded on March 31st.Bonny's testimony on Beijing and the war in Ukraine https://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA05/20220330/114573/HHRG-117-FA05-Wstate-LinB-20220330.pdfCheck out Bonny's piece on military blunders https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR768.htmlSubscribe to the ChinaTalk feed! https://chinatalk.substack.com/And consider supporting the show at https://patreon.com/chinatalkGet bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices