Greg Olear’s guest is the former diplomat John Fowler, co-founder of International Intrigue, a media outfit that provides smart, insightful, and witty commentary on global politics. They first discuss the politics of John’s native Australia, and then turn their attention to China, the country where he served as a diplomat: Xi, the possibility of China ever becoming a democracy, Hong Kong, the oppression of the Uyghurs, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s relationship with Moscow, and the Taiwan situation. Follow John: https://twitter.com/johnsnonsense Follow International Intrigue: https://twitter.com/intintrigue Subscribe to the International Intrigue newsletter: https://www.internationalintrigue.io/ Listen to the podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/internationalintrigue/  Subscribe to the PREVAIL newsletter: https://gregolear.substack.com/about Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short. *