China, Hong Kong and international security

The West Block
24/11/2019 23 min Temporada 9 Episodio 12
China, Hong Kong and international security

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In this episode of The West Block we talk to the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about US foreign policy on China and Turkey.  We then speak to a political leader from Hong Kong about her message to the rest of the world on what people in Hong Kong are demanding.  Plus a look at Canada’s defence spending, are we living up to our agreement to spend 2 percent of our GDP on defence?

Guests:  U.S. Senator Jim Risch, Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Emily Lau, Former Chairperson of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong; Harjit Sajjan, Canada’s Defence Minister
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