Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Permanently Poison U.S.-China Relations?

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Permanently Poison U.S.-China Relations?
American flags are displayed together with Chinese flags in Beijing, Sept. 16, 2018 (AP photo by Andy Wong).

In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Freddy Deknatel and Prachi Vidwans talk about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the strategic competition between the U.S. and China, and whether the current tensions between Washington and Beijing over the origins of the outbreak will have a lasting impact on bilateral ties.

Listen:

Download: MP3
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Spotify

Relevant Articles on WPR:
COVID-19 Could Reignite Trump’s Trade War With China
Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Won’t Lead to a New World Order
Beware of China’s Coronavirus Propaganda
In Israel, Netanyahu Outplays His Political Opponents, Again
‘In Many Ways, the Conflict Never Ended.’ Ongoing Violence Threatens Colombia’s Peace
How Counterinsurgency Campaigns Are Fueling Human Rights Abuses in the Sahel

If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe.

Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie.

To send feedback or questions, email us at podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com.

More World Politics Review