Why Washington and Silicon Valley hate (and fear) China
The Second Cold War that the United States is wag…
February 22, 2026
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February 22, 2026
Why Washington and Silicon Valley hate (and fear) China
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Summary
The Second Cold War that the United States is waging against China includes a trade war, tech war, and now a mineral war. In alliance with Silicon Valley Big Tech corporations, the US government is trying to recruit countries into Pax Silica, a coalition to create a new global supply chain for critical minerals that cuts out China. Ben Norton explains.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHHeug0APxk
Topics
0:00 Cold War Two against China
0:30 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"
1:33 Trade war
2:26 Why China won the trade war
3:25 Critical mineral supply chain
4:10 Trump plans to restart trade war
4:47 Trump tariffs and SCOTUS ruling
6:15 Tech war against China
7:05 Chip war
8:32 AI chip supply chain
9:58 Military-industrial complex
11:28 Plans for new supply chain
12:14 Project Vault: US mineral stockpile
12:53 Japan deal with USA
13:35 Pax Silica
14:13 Critical minerals ministerial
14:57 Members of US-led Pax Silica
16:17 India
17:03 Other countries
18:04 US State Department narrative
19:41 China is the target
21:10 Big Tech corporations
21:30 Google
22:14 Public-private partnership
23:23 Under Secretary Jacob Helberg
24:32 US attacks on Iran target China
26:00 China oil imports
27:11 Geostrategic oil chokepoints
27:48 Strait of Hormuz
28:27 Strait of Malacca
29:27 Silicon Valley oligarchs
31:04 AI & crypto czar David Sacks
31:32 PayPal Mafia
32:41 Billionaires make US govt policy
33:19 AI race with China
34:57 Silicon Valley fears China
35:32 Billionaires run US government
36:46 India joins US-led Pax Silica
39:22 India's foreign policy
40:41 Non-Aligned Movement
41:23 New cold war
43:24 Outro
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