Trump Visits the First World

About this episode

The episode discusses the geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, focusing on issues like artificial intelligence and the Iran War.

Between artificial intelligence, the Iran War, and the future of Taiwan, there’s a lot for the United States and China to hash out—not least of which being the pecking order. Guest: Josh Chin , senior global correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Josh Chin

Topics covered

• US-China relations
• artificial intelligence
• Iran War
• Taiwan
• geopolitics

Keywords

• Trump
• geopolitics
• China
• United States
• Taiwan
• Iran War
• artificial intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wall Street Journal

Places: United States, China, Taiwan

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