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Go behind the scenes with Bloomberg TV’s Shery Ahn and The Asia Group’s Managing Partner Rexon Ryu in a series of revealing interviews with policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and artists exploring the most dynamic and consequential region in the world. Shery Ahn is a New York-based anchor for Bloomberg’s market-open programs “Daybreak Asia” and “Daybreak Australia,” which air on Bloomberg Television from 6 to 9pm EST. Rexon Ryu is the Managing Partner of The Asia Group and is the Board Chair of The Asia Group Foundation. He leads the firm’s region-wide practice on defense and national security.
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Ashley J. Tellis, Part 1: Explaining India-Russia Relations Amid the Ukraine War from 2022-04-20T17:30:36
Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Previously, he served on the National Security Council (NSC) as...
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Amb. Joseph Yun on South Korean Foreign Policy and President-Elect Yoon from 2022-03-23T16:43:59
On this episode, Ambassador Joseph Yun joined us for a deep dive on South Korean President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol's victory and how the Yoon administration will shape Seoul's foreign policy. We discus...
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Amb. Ted Osius on Shaping U.S. Economic Diplomacy in ASEAN from 2022-03-04T14:11:47
On this episode of The Tea Leaves Podcast, we sat down with Ambassador Ted Osius, the President and CEO of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam (2014-2017). Ted hig...
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Dr. Thomas Wright on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis and World Order After COVID-19 from 2022-02-15T14:02:26
Dr. Thomas Wright is the director of the Center on the United States and Europe and a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. Tom is also a co...
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Welcome.US CEO Nazanin Ash on Welcoming Afghan Refugees from 2022-02-01T13:57:34
Nazanin Ash is the CEO of Welcome.US, a non-profit, non-partisan initiative that seeks to rally additional support and resources from the American private sector, NGOs, and community groups in supp...
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Congressman Ami Bera on “Strategic Deterrence” and Congress’ Role in U.S. Indo-Pacific Policy from 2022-01-18T13:39:51
Congressman Ami Bera has represented California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013, and he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Cen...
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AwanTunai Founder Dino Setiawan on Redefining Indonesian Fintech from 2021-12-13T06:42:19
This special episode, presented by the Asia Group in partnership with Bloomberg, highlights the InFinity Forum, a new flagship conference hosted by the Government of India and Bloomberg. Our guest ...
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Representative Bi-khim Hsiao on Taiwan’s Overseas Engagement and Economic Ties from 2021-11-23T20:03:47
Representative Bi-khim Hsiao leads the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Washington, DC, serving as Taiwan’s top representative in the United States since July 2020. Bef...
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Peter Borup on the Supply Chain Crisis and the Global Shipping Industry from 2021-11-23T20:02:43
Peter Borup is a seasoned shipping executive with nearly three decades of experience across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Peter began his career with A.P. Moller Maersk in Copenhagen, and help...
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John Brennan on U.S. Partnerships and Intelligence in the Indo-Pacific Region from 2021-10-12T02:54:55
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan led the CIA from 2013 to 2017, following four years as assistant to President Obama for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. A key...
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Dr. Michael J. Green on the Quad Summit and Suga’s Successor from 2021-09-24T12:10:49
Dr. Michael J. Green is senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and director of Asian Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Fo...
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Shweta Rajpal Kohli of Sequoia India on Bridging Innovation and Regulation from 2021-09-08T18:17:32
Shweta Rajpal Kohli is Chief Public Policy Officer, Sequoia India and Southeast Asia. She advises the fund’s Indian and Southeast Asian portfolio companies on regulatory risks and engages policymak...
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How PichaEats Empowers Kuala Lumpur’s Refugee Community Through Food from 2021-08-23T00:24:50
PichaEats is a Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based social enterprise in the food industry, focused on supporting the city’s large refugee community. PichaEats partners with refugee chefs to cook and packa...
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Anna Fifield on What Drives Kim Jong-un from 2021-08-08T22:47:22
Anna Fifield was Beijing bureau chief for The Washington Post from 2018 to 2020, before which she covered the Korean Peninsula and Japan as the Post’s Tokyo bureau chief from 2014 to 2018. Anna is ...
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Dr. Evan Medeiros on Biden’s China Strategy from 2021-07-25T20:34:38
Dr. Evan S. Medeiros is Penner Family Chair in Asian Studies at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group. Dr. Medeiros served on the National Secur...
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NBA Asia Chief Scott Levy on Sports Culture in Asia and the Outlook for the Tokyo Olympics from 2021-07-12T05:30:42
Scott Levy is Managing Director of NBA Asia, where he oversees development and expansion of the National Basketball Association’s strategic initiatives across the Indo-Pacific region – excluding Ch...
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Journalist Natasha Khan on the Hong Kong Protests and the City’s Future from 2021-06-28T00:27:02
Natasha Khan is a Hong Kong-based reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she has covered major stories including Hong Kong’s popular protest movement, the emergence of COVID-19 and the city’s r...
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Ashley J. Tellis on India’s Battle Against COVID-19 and the Outlook for U.S.-India Relations from 2021-06-14T03:11:46
Ashley J. Tellis holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Previously, he served on the National Security Council (NSC) as...
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Ambassador Nina Hachigian on the Role of Cities in Foreign Policy from 2021-06-01T01:05:32
Ambassador Nina Hachigian is Deputy Mayor for International Affairs for the City of Los Angeles and previously served as U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from 2...
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Admiral Harry Harris on South Korea and U.S. Strategy in the Indo-Pacific from 2021-05-17T01:27:17
Admiral Harry Harris served as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea from 2018 to 2021, before which he was a four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, commanding the U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Indo-Pacific Co...
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Introducing Tea Leaves 2.0: A Conversation with Rexon Ryu and Shery Ahn from 2021-04-22T02:23:21
Tea Leaves welcomes our listeners back with two new co-hosts: Rexon Ryu, Managing Partner at The Asia Group, and Shery Ahn, an anchor at Bloomberg Television’s “Daybreak Asia” and “Daybreak Austral...
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Bill Burns Pt. 2 (Archived) from 2021-02-23T15:54:06
What does U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick for CIA Director think about the rise of China? Later this week, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will review President Biden’s choice for CIA Direct...
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Bill Burns Pt. 1 (Archived) from 2021-02-23T02:08:11
What does U.S. President Joe Biden’s pick for CIA Director think about the rise of China? Later this week, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee will review President Biden’s choice for CIA Direct...
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Vasuki Shastry from 2020-12-18T03:06:04
For all the promise and potential that Asia has to offer for the world, what challenges does the region face? In this latest Tea Leaves discussion, Kurt and Rich sit down with Vasuki Shastry to tak...
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General Dave Goldfein from 2020-11-30T03:22:44
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt is joined by TAG Partner Rexon Ryu to welcome on General Dave Goldfein, recently-retired Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. General Goldfein shares his experienc...
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Peter Martin from 2020-11-16T03:49:58
In this Tea Leaves conversation, Kurt and Rich talk with Peter Martin, defense policy and intelligence reporter at Bloomberg LP and the author of “China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior ...
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Wendy Cutler from 2020-11-02T03:52:01
What’s next for the United States when it comes to trade? Is it ready, from a domestic politics perspective, to engage more deeply with its Asian partners? Kurt Campbell is joined by TAG Partner Ku...
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Robert Zoellick from 2020-10-20T02:51:05
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt talks with Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank and a distinguished diplomat, about diplomatic history as a tool to educate future policymakers in go...
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Aparna Pande from 2020-10-13T02:03:38
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt and Rich sit down with Aparna Pande and discuss her new book, “Making India Great: The Promise of a Reluctant Global Power.” The three also discuss tensions in the ...
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Daniel Yergin from 2020-09-27T23:32:38
In this Tea Leaves conversation, Kurt and Rich sit down with one of the leading energy policy experts in the world – Dr. Daniel Yergin. The three discuss the significant geopolitical ramifications ...
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Evan Medeiros from 2020-09-14T00:59:56
Have Washington and Beijing stumbled into uncharted territory? In this Tea Leaves discussion, Kurt, Rich, and TAG Senior Advisor Evan Medeiros discuss all things China. The three pull back the veil...
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Larry La of Meiwah Restaurant from 2020-08-10T01:24:26
On this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt and Rich talk with Larry La, owner of Meiwah Restaurant, a DC favorite frequented by former presidents, diplomats, and global celebrities. Larry shares his experien...
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Ambassador Capricia Marshall from 2020-07-26T23:49:30
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt and Rich talk with Ambassador Capricia Marshall, former U.S. Chief of Protocol. The three discuss the significance of gift-giving at the highest levels of governmen...
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Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh from 2020-07-13T14:30:49
In this Tea Leaves episode, Rich and Nirav are joined by TAG Ambassador Pham Vinh in Hanoi for an assessment of U.S.-Vietnam ties after 25 years of diplomatic normalization. The three also discuss ...
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Chris Brose from 2020-06-29T02:59:21
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt and Rich talk with Chris Brose from Anduril Industries to talk about the future of U.S. military power in Asia and Chris'new book,"The Kill Chain."The three also di...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci from 2020-06-18T02:29:25
Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Kurt and Rich in this latest Tea Leaves episode to talk about the COVID-19 situation in the United States and prospects for a second wave. The three also discuss Dr. Fauci’s...
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Fred Hochberg from 2020-06-08T15:42:49
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt and Rich chat with Fred Hochberg, former Chairman of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) about how the historical underpinnings of tariffs, the role of the EXIM Bank...
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Tanvi Madan from 2020-05-26T14:45:48
In this Tea Leaves episode, Rich talks with Tanvi Madan from Brookings Institute about the roots of India’s complex relationship with China and its role in shaping U.S.-India relations during the C...
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Kurt and Rich: A Kickoff Conversation from 2020-05-10T23:26:10
In the first of a series of Tea Leaves’ remote recording sessions as The Asia Group practices social distancing, Kurt and Rich discuss the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. Kurt shares some of hi...
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Joseph Nye from 2020-02-03T01:43:26
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt chats with Dr. Joseph Nye, one of the leading thinkers on U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy, about morality and leadership in foreign affairs and the state of ...
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John Richardson from 2020-01-21T02:30:25
Kurt and Rich sit down with former Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Admiral John Richardson on this Tea Leaves episode. Admiral Richardson shares what it was like being CNO, his thoughts on military...
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Challenges and Opportunities for India in the Indo-Pacific from 2020-01-06T02:31:17
In this Tea Leaves episode, Kurt sits down with leading South Asia foreign policy and defense experts Ashley Tellis, Admiral John Richardson, and Alyssa Ayres in a discussion at the Atlantic Counci...
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60 Years Later: Commemorating U.S. President Eisenhower’s Historic Trip to India from 2019-12-23T05:49:53
"He was the most famous, and arguably the most beloved man in the world in the decade of the 1950s. And yet he always found a way to say,'your work is more important than what I’m doing.'” Sixty ye...
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Piper Stover from 2019-12-02T01:07:13
Piper Stover, CEO and co-founder of BINC Technologies, sits down with Kurt and Rich in this latest Tea Leaves episode. The three discuss U.S.-China technological competition, domestic Chinese polit...
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Amy Searight from 2019-11-18T05:45:07
Amy Searight, Senior Advisor and Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), joins Kurt and Rich on this latest episode of Tea Leaves. Amy s...
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John Chambers (Re-Post) from 2019-11-04T21:23:28
Originally aired on September 3, 2018. As chairman and CEO of Cisco, John Chambers guided the company to $47 billion in revenue and developed a reputation as one of the tech industry’s most succes...
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Michael Fullilove from 2019-09-25T03:50:48
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich sit down with Dr. Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute, Australia’s leading think tank based in Sydney. Michael, a renowned exper...
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Inside the Amelia Earhart Story from 2019-09-09T01:09:43
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich discuss the great unsolved mystery of the Pacific – the disappearance of famed explorer and aviator Amelia Earhart. Kurt also shares his involvement in ...
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Julianne Smith from 2019-08-26T22:09:30
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich are joined by Julianne (“Julie”) Smith, an expert on transatlantic issues and adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Th...
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Jake Sullivan Pt. 2 from 2019-08-11T22:20:29
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich continue the discussion with Jake Sullivan about U.S.-China strategic competition and where it’s headed, Jake’s travels with Secretary Clinton, his take...
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Jake Sullivan Pt. 1 from 2019-07-28T20:15:59
In this first portion of a two-part Tea Leaves conversation, Kurt and Rich sit down with Jake Sullivan, former National Security Advisory to Vice President Joe Biden and former Policy Planning Dire...
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Kelly Magsamen from 2019-07-01T00:39:41
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich sit down with Kelly Magsamen, the Vice President for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress. The three discuss K...
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Ashley Tellis from 2019-06-17T00:52:49
In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich sit down with Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior adviser at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former seni...
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Mike Mullen from 2019-06-03T01:35:30
In this latest episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich sit down with Admiral Mike Mullen (ret.) to hear about the Admiral’s experiences in the military and his role as 17th Chairman of the Joint Chief...
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Ben Rhodes from 2019-05-06T04:11:07
Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national security advisor for President Barack Obama, joins Kurt and Rich to discuss the challenges facing the United States in Asia. Ben shares insights from his expe...
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Michael Morell from 2019-04-23T04:36:41
Michael Morell, the former acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency, joins Kurt and Rich to discuss China, Pakistan, and the role of the U.S. intelligence community. Morell shares experie...
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Asia Power Trends with Siddharth Mohandas from 2019-04-08T07:24:53
In this special episode of Tea Leaves, Kurt and Rich sit down with Dr. Siddharth Mohandas, The Asia Group’s director of research, to discuss the firm’s groundbreaking Asia Power Trends report. The ...
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Bill Burns Pt. 2 from 2019-03-25T08:31:45
In this second episode in our two part series, Kurt and Rich continue their conversation with former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns. Together they discuss Burns’ new book, The Back Chann...
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Bill Burns Pt. 1 from 2019-03-12T04:43:49
In this first episode in a two part series, Kurt and Rich sit down with former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns to discuss the changing role of U.S. diplomacy, Burns’ newest book, The Back...
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C. Raja Mohan from 2019-02-25T02:09:37
In this latest episode of Tea Leaves, Rich sits down with C. Raja Mohan in Singapore to discuss shifting dynamics between the United States and India and the changing geopolitical balance as China ...
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Mike McDevitt from 2019-02-11T02:09:56
In this episode, Kurt and Rich welcome U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mike McDevitt (ret.) to the Tea Leaves studio to chat about his experiences serving in the U.S. Navy and his career focus on U.S. defen...
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Kristin Lord and Tina Sciabica from 2019-01-28T04:23:48
Kurt and Rich welcome Kristin Lord, the president and CEO of IREX, and Tina Sciabica, the executive director of READ Global, to the Tea Leaves studio. As leaders of two prominent non-profits with o...
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Evan Medeiros Pt. 2 from 2019-01-14T02:10:10
Evan Medeiros, the former senior director for Asia at the National Security Council, returns to the studio to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bilateral relationship between the United State...
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Evan Medeiros Pt. 1 from 2019-01-01T08:11:58
Evan Medeiros, the former senior director for Asia at President Barack Obama’s National Security Council, joins Kurt and Rich for a special New Year’s Day episode commemorating the 40th anniversary...
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Sam Vinograd from 2018-12-05T02:54:36
CNN analyst Sam Vinograd, the former senior advisor to White House national security Tom Donilon, joins Kurt and Rich for a conversation about her career in foreign policy and her views on U.S. pol...
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Kishore Mahbubani from 2018-11-26T02:06:33
Kishore Mahbubani, a professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Singapore’s former permanent representative to the United Nations, joins Kurt and Rich for a conversation about Asia’s...
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Elizabeth Economy from 2018-11-13T04:53:09
Dr. Elizabeth Economy, the C. V. Starr senior fellow and director for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Kurt for a conversation about her career and the way that Chinese domes...
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