Hong Kong’s Fight for Freedom

With Joe Bosco

JOE BOSCO, Former China Country Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Member of the U.S.-China task force at the Center for National Interest:

• The character of China at the moment
• Implications of China’s “One country-two systems” theme
• An overview of the Hong Kong protests
• Lam reverses previous decision not to withdraw Extradition Bill

(PART TWO):

• How the U.S. can discourage China from cracking down on protesters
• Why engagement has been the focus of America’s China policy
• Is the peaceful rise of China a myth?

(PART THREE):

• Kissinger’s role in influencing U.S.-China relations
• How can the U.S. better support the defense of Taiwan?
• Consequences of Xi Jinping’s ambitions for Taiwan

(PART FOUR):

• The U.S. must commit to freedom for Hong Kong and Taiwan
• We must revise the standing U.S. policy regarding China