
About this episode
Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow, China Studies, at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and principal investigator for the Mapping China's Borderlands: Dashboard, joins the show to discuss the shifting visions China has of its frontiers.
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• 01:35 Introduction
• 02:34 What is “China?”
• 10:26 Sovereignty
• 19:30 Double translation
• 25:25 Capillaries
• 34:37 Imperial messaging
• 42:36 Prioritization
We also discuss Nadège’s 2020 report - China's Vision for a New World Order.
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