Ian Williams is an author and award-winning journalist who has reported from across the world. He covered business and technology for the Sunday Times before moving to television. He was a foreign correspondent first for Channel 4 News in Moscow (1992–1995) and Asia (1995–2006), and then for NBC News (2006–2015), based in Bangkok and Beijing. Ian is the author of Beijing Smog, Zero Days, Every Breath You Take: China’s New Tyranny, The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War, and Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy.
Ian has travelled and reported from across China. He has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. He won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. More recently he has studied cyber issues at Royal Holloway and at the War Studies Department at King’s College, London.
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Ian’s Website, Socials & Contact: https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/about
Ian’s Authored Books:
Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy – https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/vampire…
The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War – https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/fire-of…
Every Breath You Take: China’s New Tyranny – https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/every-b…
Zero Days – https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/zero-days
Beijing Smog – https://ianwilliamsauthor.net/beijing…
In this expert chat with Ian, we discuss:
0:00 – Introduction
2:47 – How has the Sino-Russian relationship changed and evolved?
13:05 – How parity has changed between China & Russia since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine & Goals for International Order
24:00 – What the West misunderstands about the China-Russia relationship
33:30 – What are the Chinese peoples’ view of current leadership under Xi Jinping
42:05 – Will China invade Taiwan
54:30 – Grey/hybrid warfare Russia & NATO
59:40 – Where can folks find you, what are you working on, what’s new with Ian Williams
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