A Follow On Conversation with Mr. Peter Bartram, China Watcher

LincInterviews is again joined by long time China watcher, Mr. Pater Bartram, founder of Imagine.com Telecommunications, Inc.®, and Imagine Labs.

With this conversation, Mr. Bartram further elaborates on concepts he believes could deter a growing China threat: global financial system access deterrence, internet and fiber-optic blackhole deterrence and oil flow deterrence. 

In follow on, Mr. Bartram discusses lack of strategic clarity by the United States with the South China Sea. 

He also discusses Cyberspace, to include focus on cyber attack and network offensive cyberattacks. 

He spotlights the possibility of China escalating to confrontation with Taiwan, the United States, and Allies.   

He compares and contrasts Cold War deterrence of the past with that of the present. Is traditional Cold War deterrence effective with both the Russian and Chinese threat of 2021? 

With Prime Minister of Japan Suga and President Biden meeting in April 2021 at the White House, Mr. Bartram predicts possible ensuing announcements from the meeting. 

In closing, Mr. Bartram comments on the Quad, an alliance consisting of India, Australia, Japan and the United States. Could other countries join the Quad? Could the Quad or a Quad plus become an Indo-Pacific version of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?