In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt chats with Dr. Joseph Nye, one of the leading thinkers on U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy, about morality and leadership in foreign affairs and the state of the Indo-Pacific. The two also examine the evolution of the U.S.-China-Japan relationship since the Clinton era and how the United States should approach China.
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Alison Szalwinski in DW: “Washington’s tumultuous trade negotiations — from China to India to Korea — have left many of its Asian allies questioning whether the United States still sees economic integration as a strategic asset or a bargaining chip.”
					
																						
			October 30, 2025		
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			Szalwinski from The Asia Group said that countries have been hedging for some time by “doubling down on smaller, results-oriented ...		
					Han Lin in CNBC: “The U.S. decision to cut fentanyl-related tariffs to 10% addresses a key Chinese grievance.”
					
																						
			October 30, 2025		
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			TAG China Country Director Han Lin shared that “Beijing’s efforts to curb exports of fentanyl precursors, long unrecognized by Washington, ...		
					Daniel Kritenbrink on CNBC Asia: “The fundamentals of this relationship have not changed, and they’re not going to change today.”
					
																						
			October 30, 2025		
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			Details of US-China trade deal is what will matter, says former US ambassador. Daniel Kritenbrink of The Asia Group, and ...		
					Han Lin in Financial Times: “The cut to fentanyl related tariffs showed Beijing’s efforts to curb exports of precursors of the drug were ‘finally being acknowledged’ in Washington.”
					
																						
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			TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “The move would set expectations for another 10 per cent tariff cut at ...