Former U.S. Ambassador On South China Sea, Panama Papers, China Trade

Outgoing U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke speaks during a farewell news conference at the U.S. embassy February 27, 2014 in Beijing, China. Locke was the first Chinese-American ambassador to Beijing who presided over a huge growth in economic ties and

Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Thursday that American and Philippine ships are conducting joint patrols of the contested territory in the South China Sea, where China is building islands and has sent military equipment to make a show of force.

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd sat down with Gary Locke, former U.S. ambassador to China, to get his take on the situation in the South China Sea, as well as how the Chinese government is dealing with the Panama Papers and what a new U.S. president may mean for the future of Chinese relations.

Guest

  • Gary Locke, former U.S. ambassador to China (2011-2014), U.S. secretary of commerce (2009-2011) and governor of Washington (1997-2011). He is now visiting fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, senior adviser at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and chairman at Locke Global Strategies LLC. He tweets @AmbLocke.
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