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With
China, the U.S. has moved from rivalry — healthy competition — to a
very unhealthy competition in which America's basic effort to compete is
not to improve itself very much but to cripple the Chinese, according
to Ambassador Freeman. And we suffer from persisting in a world-view
that is obsolete, he warns. Serious charges, but they are based on a
distinguished 50 year diplomatic career.
Given
the still increasing tensions in the U.S. - China relationship, in
spite of the flow of American officials visiting China, Polaris-Live.com
is rebroadcasting this conversation with one of America's most
experienced diplomats. It is our hope that Ambassador Freeman's advice
will find a yet wider audience and play a part in re-tailoring the
stuttering engagement between today's two superpowers.
Note to our readers:
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program ends the third year of Polaris-Live.com 's operation. Our
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Ambassador Freeman is currently a visiting scholar at Brown University’s
Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He is the author
of five books and numerous articles on statecraft and the editor of the
Encyclopedia Britannica article on “diplomacy.”
A
former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, ambassador to Saudi Arabia,
principal deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs.
Prior positions held include chargé d’affaires at Bangkok and Beijing,
acting U.S. Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, and director of program
coordination and development at the U.S. Information Agency. He was the
principal American interpreter during the late President Nixon’s
path-breaking visit to China in 1972.
Only on Polaris Live: Tuesday 25 July, 2023
0930 ET
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