Tom Fischer- China, the United States, and the Future of Asian Studies

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Tom Fischer is a former M.A. student at the University of Oregon. He specializes in the history of modern China. Tom and Nakota discuss the emergence of China as a topic of popular discussion, armchair "experts" on China, and the dwindling funding for Asian Studies programs in the United States. They also assess the discourse around the potential for war between China and the United States.