Power Play Ep 8: US-China: War of words over democracy
11:14 mins
Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:
Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):
00:40 China and Russia among some of the countries not invited to President Biden's Summit for Democracy
02:15 China's own "whole-process democracy" and its insults towards US' democratic system
05:23 The reason behind China's protests and its attempt to convince other countries of its viewpoint
07:17 US' division of the world into "democratic" and "undemocratic" camps
09:21 Taiwan's invite to the summit reaffirms views of US President Joe Biden administration's support for the island
Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani
Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Fa'izah Sani
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