The Impossible State Live Podcast: Is China Eating Our Lunch?

September 12, 2025 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

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Please join The Impossible State podcast for a timely discussion on China's recent major diplomatic events and its engagement with North Korea and Russia. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. Ely Ratner, Principal at the Marathon Initiative and former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, and Mr. Scott Snyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI).

In this episode, they will discuss two of China’s major diplomatic events—the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit and the Victory Day Parade—as well as the Xi-Putin-Kim meeting, Kim Ju Ae's international debut, the growing alignment of hostile actors, and what all these developments mean for the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and its allies, and more.

This event is made possible through the generous support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • MHyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Scott Snyder
President and Chief Executive Officer, Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI)