{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is America\u2019s China Strategy Working?","description":"After a long holiday hiatus, Hudson\u2019s Patrick Cronin joins Melanie and Chris in a spirited discussion of U.S. policy toward China. How is this competition like the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and what\u2019s different? What aspects of China\u2019s behavior are most worrisome? What steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of conflict? Or is a clash, even if it is mostly non-military in nature, inevitable? Patrick gives a shout out to the heroic men and women fighting wildfires in Australia, Melanie expresses her appreciation for Ricky Gervais, and Chris offers kudos to the U.S. press corps. Links: Fareed Zakaria, "The New China Scare: Why America Shouldn\u2019t Panic About Its Latest Challenger" Foreign Affairs, January\/February 2020 Christopher Preble, \u201cA Useful Corrective to China Fearmongering,\u201d Cato, December 6, 2019 Christopher A. Preble, \u201cNDAA 2020: Congress Neglects Its Responsibility Once Again,\u201d Cato, December 10, 2019 Salvador Rizzo, "Anatomy of a Trump Rally: 67 Percent of Claims Are False or Lacking Evidence," Washington Post, January 7, 2020 \u201cIn 1,055 Days, President Trump Has Made 15,413 False or Misleading Claims,\u201d Washington Post, December 10, 2019 Jordan Hoffman, "No One Knows Where Mike Pence Got His Soleimani 'Facts' From," Vanity Fair, January 4, 2020 John Hudson, Josh Dawsey, Shane Harris, and Dan Lemothe, "Killing of Soleimani Follows Long Push From Pompeo For Aggressive Action Against Iran, but Airstrike Brings Serious Risks," Washington Post, January 5, 2020 Richard Fontaine, \u201cGreat Power Competition is Washington\u2019s Top Priority, but Not the Public\u2019s,\u201d Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2019 Nils Gilman, \u201cChina, Capitalism, and the New Cold War,\u201d American Interest, November 18, 2019 Justin Rohrlich, \u201cA Chinese Tourist Accused of Espionage is the Latest Example of a Growing Threat to US Security,\u201d Quartz, January 5, 2020 Josh Blackman, Tweets, January 6, 2020 Ricky Gervais, 2020 Golden Globes, January 5, 2020 Patrick M. Cronin and Ryan Neuhard, \u201cTotal Competition: The China Challenge in the South China Sea,\u201d Center for a New American Security, January 9, 2020 Ann Lee, \u201cThe Real Target of the US Assassination of the Iranian Military Leader Qassem Soleimani-China,\u201d South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020 Heritage Pride Productions' \u201cElf: The Musical,\u201d January 23, 24, and 25th \u201cThe Future of Progressive Foreign Policy: 2020 and Beyond,\u201d Cato Policy Forum, January 28, 2020 ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"