The financial war most Americans never saw coming

About this episode

The episode discusses the unseen financial war involving trade deficits, banking networks, and the global monetary system, with a focus on China's transformation.

On the Record with Christian Briggs – This isn't merely a story about trade deficits, cheap manufacturing, or international politics. It's a story about financial power, critical minerals, banking networks, global infrastructure, and the battle to shape the monetary system of the twenty-first century. We trace China's transformation from a poor, largely rural nation into a...

People in this episode

Host: Christian Briggs

Topics covered

• financial power
• critical minerals
• banking networks
• global infrastructure
• monetary system

Keywords

• financial war
• trade deficits
• banking networks
• China
• monetary system
• critical minerals
• global infrastructure

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Places: China

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