Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in his third five-year term as the nation's president, putting him on track to stay in power for life at a time of severe economic challenges and rising tensions with the US. Nonresident s enior f ellow Paul Heer joins Deep Dish to argue the importance of engagement with China as a necessary component of US foreign policy. If we do not pursue it, he says, we are missing opportunities for a more peaceful coexistence between both countries and the world. This episode originally aired on August 4, 2022. Reading List: The Next Taiwan Strait Crisis Has Arrived , Paul Heer, The National Interest , August 2, 2022 Engagement With China Has Not Failed , Paul Heer, The National Interest , July 14, 2022 Understanding U.S.-China Strategic Competition , Paul Heer, The National Interest , October 20, 2020
