Jude Blanchette on the Hong Kong protests
Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), joins Kaiser for a discussion of the ongoing Hong Kong protests, possible U.S. responses, Beijing's puzzling inaction, the perspectives of mainland Chinese, and media coverage of ongoing events in Hong Kong. 4:52: Hong Kong’s young democratic leaders 15:39: The volatility of the Hong Kong protests 27:10: Mainland sentiments on Hong Kong 38:21: Media coverage of the protests 46:04: Speaking Mandarin, a new liability in Hong Kong? Recommendations: Jude: How Hong Kong got to this point, an essay by Richard Bush. Kaiser: Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century, by George Packer.