On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Professor Huang Jing, director of the Institute of US and Pacific Studies at Shanghai International Studies University. He discusses the significance of Xi Jinping going to the Middle East for the first China-GCC summits, why both China and the Gulf states are strengthening ties, and what the future of the Middle East/West Asia will look like. He also addresses rising tensions between the US and China over Taiwan, the rise of China, and Washington viewing this competition as a zero-sum game, Beijing’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war, and much more!
