Author Oriana Skylar Mastro discusses China's rise to power, missile advancements, economic coercion, and potential conflicts with the US. They explore China's strategic approach, military advancements, and the need for US adaptation to manage global dynamics.

Join Demetri Sevastopulo, US-China correspondent for the Financial Times, and Oriana Skylar Mastro, a Stanford military expert and author, as they dive into the chaotic purges within China’s People's Liberation Army. They discuss the implications of Xi Jinping's ongoing investigations into top generals and the potential for future military actions over Taiwan. The conversation also explores the effectiveness of military reforms initiated in 2015, and whether these changes strengthen or weaken China’s military readiness amidst rising global tensions.

Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro discusses China's rise to power using the 'Upstart' approach, emphasizing entrepreneurship and strategic gaps. She explores China's strategies of emulation, exploitation, and entrepreneurship, contrasting them with past rising powers. Recommendations for US policy include encouraging beneficial emulation and exploring new strategies for international security cooperation.

Chief Economist Brian Jacobsen discusses market outlook; Oriana Skylar Mastro covers Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe; Mary Nicola on China's stock market rally. Topics include US jobs data, Chinese-European economic relationships, AI impact on global exports.

Last week, the United States and the Philippines reached an agreement to expand U.S. military operations in the Philippines to deter China's increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea. The news was sandwiched between Air Force General Mike Minihan predicting that U.S. confrontation with China may happen as early as 2025 and Secretary Antony Blinken postponing his trip to China after a Chinese surveillance balloon was detected flying over the United States. Lawfare legal fellow Saraphin Dhanani sat down with Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, a Center Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss the likelihood of military confrontation between the United States and China over Taiwan, and whether the United States has exhausted all of its deterrent capabilities to stall China from invading Taiwan.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.