Episode 11- Ambassador Dennis Shea

The Pack is joined this week by Ambassador Dennis Shea.
Ambassador Dennis Shea was the Deputy United States Trade
Representative and Chief of Mission, Geneva where he represented
the United States as Ambassador to the World Trade Organization
(WTO).  Ambassador Shea takes us through his history serving
on the U S China economic and security review commission. His
time in Geneva where he became famous in China on Weibo, Chinas
version of twitter.  Through the struggles at the WTO and
some surprising allies as well as some allies that are more like
frenemies. Ambassador Shea also talks about what his hopes are
for the new administration and the future of the WTO.  Sit
back and enjoy this special trip through the interworking's of
the WTO and the challenges that the US faces.  


2:32 Ambassador Shea’s time serving on the US-China Economic and
Security Review Commission and China’s ability to export a chill
on freedom of speech in America.


7:56 How Ambassador Shea became a US representative to the World
Trade Organization, the ways other countries in the WTO have
failed to hold China accountable, and 


17:35 Where the WTO has failed in promoting free and fair trade,
the issues of including China in the WTO, and Ambassador Shea’s
three main issues with the WTO.


29:29 China’s demands for the WTO going forward, how China called
themselves a “developing country” to get preferential treatment,
and the need for allied countries to join the US in sanctioning
China.


37:38 Jack Ma’s disappearance, the Kennedy Bill’s debacle with
delisting Chinese Telecom companies, and Ambassador Shea’s term
for these sorts of companies: Ostensibly Private but State
Influenced Corporations (OPSIC)


45:06 Ambassador Shea’s ideal agenda for the WTO going forward
under the Biden administration and his urgent plea for other
countries to join the US in WTO reform.


53:07 What Ambassador Shea will be watching in the coming years
and what events would be cause for concern for the US.