US-China: How America Helped Create its Greatest Rival

About this episode

Bianca Nobilo explores the historical context of the US-China relationship and how America contributed to the rise of its greatest rival.

Bianca Nobilo takes us through the history behind the headlines again as President Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in China in his first visit there in over a decade. The relationship between the two countries is one of the most important in the world. What happens between them shapes the future of the global order - trade, war, Taiwan, the Middle East, climate change. But it hasn’t always been a relationship between equals. How did America help great its own biggest rival? Listen to find out... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bianca Nobilo

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• global politics
• trade
• war
• climate change
• history

Keywords

• US-China relations
• Donald Trump
• Xi Jinping
• global order
• trade
• war
• Taiwan
• climate change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America

Places: China, Taiwan, Middle East, global order

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