Beijing and D.C. wonder what the other is thinking Kevin Rudd, Former PM Australia - Part 2

Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 3:53 p.m.

b'In Part 2 of this Business Class conversation, we look at the backstory of the US -China Trade War. Kevin Rudd, former Australian Prime Minister says \\u201cI worry that the lines of communication are shutting down.\\u201d Using his background as a Sinologist, he notes that both Presidents are looking at the politics of the confrontation. And as, \\u201cThe impact of a shuddering halt to US \\u2013 China trade would be profound,\\u201d feels that a resolution and a declared victory from both sides could be an expected result. He adds, this dual victory is partly possible as, \\u201cThe US President has a remarkable ability to re-describe reality.\\u201d\\n\\nKevin Rudd is currently the President of the Asia Society Policy Institute. \\n\\nThe interview was conducted by Dick Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.'