
About this episode
Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center, joins us to discuss Trumpian “kayfabe,” the possibility of a grand bargain over Taiwan, and the US-Russia-China “grand strategic triangle,” among other subjects.
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Time Stamps:
- 01:27 China’s optimistic view of Trump 2
- 03:26 The promise of Trump 1
- 06:25 Danger during the Biden years
- 12:06 Trumpism as WWE
- 14:42 Trade negotiations
- 17:03 Grand bargain over Taiwan
- 23:52 Trump’s threat of 100% “secondary tariffs”
- 25:31 Iran-Israel
- 27:25 The US-Russia-China “grand strategic triangle”
- 31:15 China-EU relations
- 44:33 Modern-day McCarthyism
- 48:17 China doesn’t want to rule the world
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