Jacob Stokes on China’s Influence in South Asia

December 17, 2020 00:09:22
Jacob Stokes on China’s Influence in South Asia
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Jacob Stokes on China’s Influence in South Asia

Dec 17 2020 | 00:09:22

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Show Notes

Home to about 2 billion people, South Asia has become a strategic focal point for China’s growing global influence. USIP’s Jacob Stokes says to properly counterbalance Beijing in the region, the United States should focus “less about responding to China … and more engaging with the states of South Asia.”

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