Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the national security messaging that Washington and Beijing have been putting out recently in the US National Security Strategy and China’s 20th Party Congress. How might that affect what US-China competition looks like, going forward?

Highlights (click/tap above):

0:47 The Biden administration’s National Security Strategy

3:50 Xi Jinping’s speech at the 20th Party Congress

6:12 China's drive for self-sufficiency

7:18 Prospects for US-China cooperation

Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg), Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh

Edited by: Eden Soh

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