Ep. 382: The Chinamaxxing World (ft. John Pang)

About this episode

John Pang joins Teen to discuss various geopolitical issues including Trump's trip to China and the implications of the Iran War.

John Pang returns to join Teen to talk about geopolitics: Trump's humiliating trip to China, AI over-investment, whether the Iran War is a much more than just a 'crisis', and the true nature of American Exceptionalism,. Pt. 1 of 2 For bonus episodes: patreon.com/planamag

People in this episode

Host: Teen

Guest: John Pang

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Trump
• AI investment
• Iran War
• American Exceptionalism

Keywords

• geopolitics
• Trump
• China
• AI
• Iran War
• American Exceptionalism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: American Exceptionalism

Places: China, Iran, America

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