XIANG Lanxin: China’s “rise” should not come as a surprise

This week, we discuss China-US-Russia relations with Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and Professor Emeritus of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Time Stamps: 00:01:17 The Xiang family’s four centuries in the Chinese military 00:07:38 Lanxin’s experience during the Cultural Revolution 00:18:00 Graduate school in the United States and the start of an academic career 00:23:01 A history of Western misperceptions of China 00:34:05 The recent decline in US-China relations 00:39:39 Russia’s relations with the West 00:47:55 Russia-China relations 00:51:56 Taiwan