Summary: Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow earlier this week, his first journey abroad as China's new head of state, has raised interesting questions about China's ambitions in Asia, and coupled with Washington's "pivot to Asia" is resurrecting the spectre of a strategic standoff between southern and northern Asia around the world's two leading superpowers. How realistic is this vision? In today's show, we try our best to find out.... Joining Kaiser Kuo for this discussion are two longstanding followers of Chinese foreign policy: Ananth Krishnan who reports for The Hindu, and Jane Perlez who works as the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for the New York Times. We are also delighted to have Jeremy Goldkorn back in the studio again this week following his month-long trip to the Southern Hemisphere for some fresh air. Enjoy Sinica? On a final note, if you want to download all of our shows to your computer you have two options. The first is to download them manually through links like this one that point to standalone mp3 files for each show. The second is to open iTunes, and click on "File" and then "Subscribe to Podcast". Provide this URL when prompted: http://popupchinese.com/feeds/custom/sinica and iTunes will take care of the rest. Let us know if you run into any problems.
