China Is Winning, Trump Doesn't Know It Yet

About this episode

The episode discusses China's perception of America as an empire in decline and the implications for Trump.

China is winning, and Trump doesn't know it yet. As the two leaders sit down in Beijing today, we explain why the Chinese think America is an empire in decline, and why they might be right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: David McWilliams, John Davis

Topics covered

• China
• Trump
• US politics
• empire decline
• international relations

Keywords

• China
• Trump
• empire decline
• Beijing
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China

Places: America, Beijing

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