The Heat: Chas Freeman One-on-One

The Heat

Former United States career diplomat, author and businessman, Chas Freeman, discusses China-U.S. relations in a One-on-One interview with CGTN’s Anand Naidoo. 

When U.S. President Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China in 1972, Chas Freeman was his principal American interpreter. Later, he served as Director for Chinese Affairs at the U.S. Department of State from 1979 through 1981.

Freeman, who has a special understanding of the China-U.S. relationship, talks about the impact of the on-going trade dispute between the two countries.

He also weighs in on several other areas of joint concern to China and the U.S. such as the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and tensions over the South China Sea. 

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