Peter Ben Embarek, of the World Health Organization team, right, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Liang Wannian after a WHO-China Joint Study Press Conference held at the end of the WHO mission in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
Peter Ben Embarek, of the World Health Organization team, right, shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Liang Wannian after a WHO-China Joint Study Press Conference held at the end of the WHO mission in Wuhan, China, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.
Airdate: Friday, March 12, 2021
Relations with the People’s Republic of China loom large for the new Biden Administration. International security issues, allegations of genocide, and fallout from the pandemic have stressed diplomatic relations between the two nations.
China emerged internationally as a major economic power in the past 15 years and, as a result, the Asian nation has ramped up militarily and become increasingly active around the globe.
Bucknell University Professor Zhiqun Zhu, Ph.D.,Professor of Political Science and International Relations is a leading expert on U.S.-China policy. He joins Smart Talk to describe the challenges ahead.
President’s Day federal holiday in February was just a few weeks ago.
For Smart Talk, it was an opportunity to look back at the men who have held our nation’s highest office, and enjoy some personal stories from a local collector and historian.
To continue that conversation and take a closer look into the personal side of the presidency, along with some little known facts, is Dr. Larry Cook, DC, an historian and lifelong collector of presidential memorabilia.
