Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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One of Washington's most respected Asia specialists, Ely Ratner, joins the Lowy Institute's Sam Roggeveen to discuss America’s China policy, the Trump administration's approach to Asia, Australia's place in US perceptions of the region, and his time in the Obama and Biden administrations.

He argues historically there have been periods of destruction but what follows this is more important.

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