China In Context

De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?

May 23, 2023 SOAS China Institute Season 3 Episode 114
De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?
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China In Context
De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?
May 23, 2023 Season 3 Episode 114
SOAS China Institute

Every field has its jargon and the field of Sinology - or China studies - has many special terms. Two terms which are in common use at the moment are de-risking and decoupling but their precise meaning is somewhat ambiguous and dependent on context. In this podcast, James Laurenceson, director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology, Sydney, offers his definitions of the words to regular host, Duncan Bartlett.

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Every field has its jargon and the field of Sinology - or China studies - has many special terms. Two terms which are in common use at the moment are de-risking and decoupling but their precise meaning is somewhat ambiguous and dependent on context. In this podcast, James Laurenceson, director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology, Sydney, offers his definitions of the words to regular host, Duncan Bartlett.