This series features brief discussions with leading China experts on a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including domestic politics, foreign policy, economics, security, culture, the environment, and areas of global concern. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, visit our website: www.ncuscr.org. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citize ...
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NCUSCR's new podcast series features short interviews and explainers on timely issues in the U.S.-China relationship with leading experts. For more interviews, videos, and links to events, please visit us at: www.ncuscr.org. The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading American nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.
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Hosted by Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement, Off the Shelf interviews federal contracting experts from both inside and outside of government on the issues that matter most.
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A Ropes & Gray (RopesTalk) podcast series focused on legal issues of interest to the semiconductor industry.
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The Recent Influx of Chinese Migrants across the U.S.-Mexico Border
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In 2023, U.S. border officials arrested over 37,000 Chinese nationals at the southern border, ten times as many as the previous year. The trend is so pronounced that “walking the line” (走线), as the journey from Central/South America to the U.S. southern border is known on Chinese social media, has become a buzzword in Chinese society. The resulting…
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Ron Hays talks with Dr Kim Anderson about his life- from growing up in eastern Oklahoma to life in the Navy on Guam to his career in Extension- and more If you have ever taken the advice from OSU Grain Market Economist Dr. Kim Anderson- or sat in one of his Sales Marketing classes he taught for 24 years- you need to pull this conversation up and li…
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Peter Hessler on China’s Evolving Education System
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In 1996, when Peter Hessler first went to China to teach, almost all of his students were first-generation college students. Most came from large rural families, and their parents, subsistence farmers, could offer little guidance as their children entered a new world. By 2019, when Mr. Hessler arrived at Sichuan University, he found a very differen…
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Tony Celeste, Head of Ingram Micro Public Sector LLC and Promark Technology Inc., joins Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion of significant trends shaping the federal IT market. Celeste offers his thoughts on digital transformation and best practices agencies and contractors can leverage towards IT modernization. He also addresses the role o…
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Understanding China’s transformation firsthand with David Moser
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Arriving in China more than thirty years ago with nothing more than an interest in Chinese culture and philosophy, David Moser ended up witnessing China’s monumental evolution from a country just discovering Coca Cola to a wealthy, worldly, and confident nation. His experiences in China inspired his enthusiasm for cultural exchange, the importance …
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NCBA CEO Colin Woodall Talks With Ron Hays about Policy, Politics, Checkoff Promotion and the Future in this Ag Perspectives Podcast
On this Ag Perspectives Podcast, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays sat down with the Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Association, Colin Woodall. They talked about a variety of topics- from how the NCBA operates as a contractor for the Beef Checkoff to assisting young cattle producers in becoming established in the beef cattle busi…
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The Road Ahead for China’s Economy after the Third Plenum
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What will China’s economic policy look like over the next five years? Since the launch of Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms in 1978, the Third Plenum (held every five years) has served as a platform for China’s leadership to convey its vision for the country’s economic future. Originally expected to convene in fall 2023, this Third Plenum was postpo…
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The key priorites of the Veterans Health Administration
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This week Al Montoya, the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) acting under secretary for Health for Support, and Spencer Roberts, executive director for Logistics at VHA, join Off the Shelf for a briefing highlighting the VHA’s key strategic priorities. Montoya and Roberts outline VHA’s strategic efforts in bringing more veterans to the VA and…
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Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast Features Kim Anderson Talking About His Years at OSU with KC Sheperd
KC Sheperd talks with Dr. Kim Anderson of OSU- who officially retires July 31st Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with Oklahoma State University Extension Grain Market Economist Kim Anderson about his retirement from OSU on July 31st. Aside from his crop market expertise, Anderson is also well known for his sales and marketing class …
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Joy Sturm, partner at Hogan Lovells, joins Off the Shelf for a briefing on the proposed BIOSECURE Act that would reshape biotechnology supply chains serving the federal government. The proposed legislation would prohibit the federal government from contracting with certain Chinese “companies of concern.” The prohibition would cover contracts, grant…
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Sustainability & environmental procurement
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Steve Schooner, Jeffery & Martha Kohn associate dean for Academic Affairs and Nash & Cibinic professor of Government Procurement Law at The George Washington University Law School, joines Off the Shelf for a wide-ranging discussion focusing on green acquisition and the role of sustainability policy in the federal procurement market. Schooner recent…
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The latest legal developments in federal procurement
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This week on Off the Shelf, Jason Workmaster, Member at Miller & Chevalier, provides an update on key legal developments in federal procurement. Leading off the discussion is a briefing on the Federal Circuit’s Percipient.AI decision potentially lowering the jurisdictional bar for task order protests. Workmaster outlines the facts of the case, the …
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Should Chinese nationals be permitted to purchase property in the United States?
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In May 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB264 (23R) into law, prohibiting Chinese nationals and those from some other countries from purchasing homes and other real estate in Florida. Republican state officials say the law is necessary to combat the influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Lawmakers in several states, including Texas, Lo…
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China is growing in prominence on the world stage, highlighted by its leadership roles in international forums like the United Nations, peacebuilding efforts, and pioneering of economic relationships through the Belt and Road Initiative. Though China’s development offers new opportunities, its rise is also seen by many as a direct challenge to the …
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Trends in GSA's Multiple Award Schedule program
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The Gormley Group’s Sean Nulty and Andrew Sisti join host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a deep dive into current trends shaping the contract negotiations and administration under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. Nulty is a managing consultant and director of DC Operations & Training, and Sisti is a principal consultant …
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This week on Off the Shelf, Moshe Schwartz, president of Etherton and Associates, examines the economic, technological, and geopolitical trends that are shaping the federal market. Schwartz highlights the accelerating strategic competition among major powers which is reflected in current federal procurement and budget priorities. In this context, t…
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On This Ag Perspectives Podcast- Michael Kelsey Offers Legislative Session and June Primary Review- AND Previews the 72nd Annual Convention of the OCA
Ron Hays and Michael Kelsey talk politics, elections, regents and other fun stuff in and around state government- and also preview the 2024 OCA Annual Convention coming in July It’s a wide ranging conversation that Radio Oklahoma Ag Network’s senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays has with the Executive Vice President of the OCA, Michael Kelsey…
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This week’s guest on Off the Shelf is Tim Keeler, partner, and co-head of the International Trade team at Mayer Brown. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) plays a critical national security role regarding the industrial base. Keeler details the inter-agency structure, purpose, and scope of CFIUS, and explains the proces…
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In 2022, the trade volume between the United States and China topped $750 billion dollars. Despite the deep economic interconnection between the two largest economies, both countries have been taking steps to separate their supply chains from each other—a process known as decoupling. What is the drive behind the U.S. desire to decouple from China a…
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On Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast- Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank Talks Global and US Beef and Beef Cattle Outlook
Ron Hays talks with Lance Zimmerman of Rabobank- June 21, 2024 Rabobank’s senior beef analyst, Lance Zimmerman, talked in depth with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays about the Global and Domestic beef and beef cattle marketplace- they covered topics like current price outlook, heifer retention, consumers and their current love affair with the high q…
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On Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast- Ron Hays talks with Chelsea Good of Livestock Market Association in OKC Ahead of Their 2024 Meeting
Ron Hays talks with Chelsea Good of the Livestock Marketing Association in OKC about policy issues LMA has prioritized in 2024 The LMA Convention & WLAC is happening in Oklahoma June 12-15, 2024! The convention will be held in Oklahoma City at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, and the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship will be held at Oklahoma Nat…
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This week on Off the Shelf , Jonathan Aronie, partner at Sheppard Mullin, updates his leukemia journey since his last year’s appearance on the show. He is now back to work full-time and as such the conversation quickly turns to key trends in investigations and audits. Aronie outlines the spectrum of “reviews, investigations, and audits” that are pa…
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High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy
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In High Wire, Angela Zhang explores how China regulates its tech sector. By analyzing the incentives and interactions among the key players, Ms. Zhang introduces a dynamic pyramid model to analyze the structure, process, and outcome of China’s unique regulatory system. She showcases the self-regulatory tactics employed by Chinese tech titans to sur…
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This week on Off the Shelf, Townsend Bourne, partner at Sheppard Mullin, shares her insights regarding the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA’s) proposed rule implementing the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA). At over 400 pages, the proposed CIRCIA rule is a daunting read. Bourne breaks…
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Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power
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There is wide bipartisan agreement that Asia belongs at the center of U.S. foreign policy. What has been achieved since the Obama administration announced its “Pivot to Asia” in 2011? Robert Blackwill and Richard Fontaine argue in Lost Decade: The U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power that although the pivot made strategic sense, there h…
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Divided Paths: Europe’s Divergent Approaches to China
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In the wake of Xi Jinping’s first visit to Europe in five years, the European Union and China continue to navigate an increasingly challenging period in relations. Concerns over growing trade imbalances, unfair subsidies in key industries, high-profile espionage cases, and China’s continued support for Russia and its war on Ukraine place increasing…
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Balancing Economic Prosperity and National Security
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The U.S.-China bilateral relationship is a competitive one, from economics to security, diplomacy to geopolitics, technology to the oceans and deep space. It is subject to varying degrees of tension, punctuated by intermittent cooperation and now, a resumption of selective dialogue. Each side views the other with suspicion and the policies of both …
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Is the U.S. or Chinese military bigger? | U.S.-China Counterpoints
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The military force of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), is the largest standing army in the world. However, the United States maintains the highest military expenditure in the world. How can Americans evaluate whether the U.S. or Chinese military is bigger? In an interview conducted on April 15, 2024, Isaac K…
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Is it possible to win the U.S.-China trade war?
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A full-out trade war erupted between the United States and China during the Trump administration, increasing tariffs on Chinese imports in dozens of sectors and leading to rising business competition and costs to consumers. How has this ongoing trade war impacted everyday U.S. and Chinese citizens? And how will the Biden administration handle the c…
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China was able to broker a historic global security agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, changing not only the Middle East’s regional dynamics, but also China’s position on the global diplomatic stage. China performs a balancing act between being a responsible stakeholder in world affairs, including the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars, and…
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Should the U.S. give more support to Taiwan?
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Official U.S. policy towards Taiwan focuses on developing robust non-state relations with the island while advocating for a peaceful resolution to the cross-strait conflict. When considering American policy towards Taiwan, is more U.S. support good for Taiwan and regional peace? Sara Newland, Assistant Professor of Government at Smith College, disc…
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The federal government's cybersecurity framework
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Bob Metzger, shareholder at Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, joins Off the Shelf this week and provides his incisive analysis and insights regarding the federal government’s cybersecurity framework. Metzger outlines the complex, ever-changing threat environment facing government and industry. From near peer adversaries to independent criminal elements, he …
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A Look Inside China's Emissions Trading System
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China is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, making its carbon abatement plans crucial to the future of global climate change mitigation. The country’s flagship climate goals aim to peak carbon levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060 (“30-60 goals”). China has moved more slowly in developing its emissions trading system (…
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In a nation famous for its megacities, it’s hard to grasp that China is the world’s third most biodiverse country and 42% uninhabited wilderness. Yet protecting wild Chinese flora and fauna is crucial to preserving a healthy climate. How does China interact with the wilderness on their doorstep, and how are conservation efforts bridging the gap bet…
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