Making Sense of Donald Trump’s Early Asia Moves: Taiwan, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines

What can be said about the incoming U.S. president's plans for Asia based on three important phone calls?

‘s Editor-in-Chief Shannon Tiezzi and Associate Editor Prashanth Parameswaran join Ankit Panda () to discuss U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump's outreach to Asia-Pacific leaders. Specifically, the podcast focuses on Trump's historic conversation with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, the Pakistani readout of the conversation between Trump and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Trump's chat with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The three editors discuss Trump's personnel plans, appearances of conflicts of interest, and possible oncoming shifts in U.S. foreign policy. articles discussed and referenced during the podcast include: , , , ,  Click the arrow to the right to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to  Asia Geopolitics podcast . If you use Android, you . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn.

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