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Podcast: SpyCast
Episode:

“Making Sense of China, Taiwan, & America” – Pacific Intelligence with Bonny Lin
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:06:54
Publish Date: 2023-12-19 12:00:00
Description:

Summary

Bonny Lin (Biography) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the current state of China and intelligence. Bonny is the Director of the ChinaPower Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 


What You’ll Learn

Intelligence








  • China’s economic power and status 







  • The current landscape of Chinese intelligence 







  • China’s relationship with Taiwan







  • The ChinaPower Project







Reflections








  • Power and prominence 







  • The global community as a complicated ecosystem 







And much, much more …


Quotes of the Week

“In the last couple of years, we've seen really a securitization of how China views intelligence and national security in general. And just this July, we saw China pass a revised counter espionage law. So with the whole host of laws of China's past since 2014 … it basically has made collection of intelligence and protecting Chinese national security the responsibility of every Chinese citizen.” - Bonny Lin.


Resources 

SURFACE SKIM

*SpyCasts*

*Beginner Resources*


DEEPER DIVE

Books















  • Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World, A. Joske (Hardie Grant, 2022) 














  • The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia, I. Easton (Eastbridge Books, 2019)














  • The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower, M. Pillsbury (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2016) 







Primary Sources 

*Wildcard Resource*








  • Need a good cookie recipe for the holidays? Try this recipe adapted from the 1300-year old cookies found during the 1915 excavation of the Astana Cemetery in Xinjiang, China. 







  • The petrified cookies are currently part of the collection of the British Museum, and still look quite tasty! 
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