This is gps, the Global Public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and Around The World. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you from new york. Today on the program, the knesset votes to take away a key power of israels Supreme Court, and as Benjamin Netanyahu urges calm, the nations Political Center and left erupt in anger. Ill talk to the New York Times Paul Friedman about the politics involved and with his colleague Emily Bazilon about the legal issues. Then the secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on the good news and the bad news from americas Southern Border. Finally, did President Putin lose or gain power after prigozhins failed mutiny . Ill ask russian journalist in exile mikhail zigov. But first heres my take. The mysterious disappearance of chinas Foreign Minister qin gang is a timely reminder that the future of u. S. China relations will be determined not just by american policy and whats happening domestically in the United States such as the president i
With a high fence. even some american policies that would provoke chinese opposition such as looming new regulations around u.s. investment into china are now being signaled to the chinese in advance in that particular case by janet yellen. there are still areas where the u.s. could make a more serious effort if the biden administration wants to have pris productive military to military dialogue, it would seem an odd way to signal that desire, far better to waive the sanctions so the two sides can talk and avoid misunderstandings on issues like taiwan, but the ball is really in china s court. unfortunately, chinese policy has been marked by an assertiveness and vel kosity that hasec broen sharply with the past three decades. xi has expansive claims for china and the south china sea, increased military activity around taiwan, clashed with