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Why China's Aggression in the South China Sea Matters

As tensions rise in the South China Sea, Bonnie Glaser and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Dalton join Deep Dish to examine China's strategy in the hotly contested waters.
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While the world is distracted by COVID-19, China has been ramping up its military actions in hotly contested waters – the South China Sea. The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Bonnie Glaser and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Dalton, US Navy, join Deep Dish to examine China’s strategy and potential US policy options to ensure freedom of navigation remains intact.

About the Speakers
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
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Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
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Matthew Dalton
Former US Navy Federal Executive Fellow at the Council
Director, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund
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Before joining the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Bonnie Glaser was senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. For more than three decades, she has worked at the intersection of Asia-Pacific geopolitics and US policy. 
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