New Yorker writer Evan Osnos explains the contentious relationship between China and the U.S. and discusses the significance and possible results of Wednesday's meeting between Biden and President Xi. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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With the US supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and Israel in its war against Hamas, its a particularly hazardous time to risk armed conflict with China.
The competitive, contentious relationship between China and the US has been at its lowest point in decades.
So its significant that President Biden and President Xi of China met yesterday.
Were going to talk about the results of that meeting and what life is like in China under Xi, who has become increasingly authoritarian.
My guest is Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker.
In his recent New Yorker article, Chinas Age of Malaise, he writes about how Chinas economic boom has ended, and he considers the question, is a stagnating China more likely to end up at war with the US or less?
Aznos examines how President Xis rule and the countrys economic problems are affecting Chinas relations with the US and countries like Russia and Iran, and how Xi has been controlling the government, the military, the media, pop culture and even aspects of family life.
Asnos draws on his recent trip to China.
He lived in Beijing and covered China from 2005 to 2013.
After moving back to the US, he published a book about China that won a national book award.