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S1E18: Vietnam War eyewitness on Asia’s new Cold War: Speaking of Asia
Why the Taiwan issue today is different from the Vietnam War's political dynamics.
Synopsis: Every second Friday of the month, join The Straits Times' associate editor Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
In this episode of 2023, he chats with Nayan Chanda, the celebrated editor, journalist and Indo-China specialist on his eyewitness account of the end of the Vietnam War, the new Cold War in Asia, the Sino-Russian concord, and chances of an open conflict in the region.
This podcast was conducted against the backdrop of the 50th anniversary of…
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