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James Carville & Al Hunt : Trump Goes To China with Evan Osnos
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27:41Now PlayingWhen Superpowers Collide: A Chat about China, Trump, and the Future of Global Power
In this episode:
Evan Osnos’s take on Trump’s diplomatic game in Beijing (0:00)
Why China feels both amused and wary of U.
S. chaos (0:36)
The real stakes of opening the Strait of Hormuz (1:52)
How China’s approach to alliances shapes its foreign policy (2:14)
Taiwan’s threat level and U.
S. diplomatic wiggle room (3:08)
The Chinese view: East rising, West declining – and what it means (6:22)
U.S. versus China: who’s on top after 25 years of what some call decline? (9:27)
The rising threat of AI and the arms race that’s just begun (10:59)
The true state of China’s military: big ambitions, mixed results (18:19)
The split personality of China: innovation vs debt and internal contradictions (16:05)
Why America’s social fabric might be more fragile than China's (17:09)
The impact of economic inequality on politics and power (24:00)
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