Face-Off_ The U.S. vs China-13-Trump’s War, Xi’s Opportunity_ Ambassador Nicholas Burns on Iran’s Hot War

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   Chapter 1: You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast. 249s · Speaker 3

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   Chapter 2: as the United States went into Venezuela in early January of this year, as the United States did enormous damage to Iran's nuclear and conventional forces during this long war, that's been a setback for China. 124s · Speaker 2

   as the United States went into Venezuela in early January of this year, as the United States did enormous damage to Iran's nuclear and conventional forces during this long war, that's been a setback for China. China was allied with both of …

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   Chapter 3: China's not a friend of the United States. 301s · Speaker 1

   China's not a friend of the United States. It's a competitor. It continues to compete with the United States. I've been wondering about that. I've been wondering if China, I haven't seen much about this, but I've been wondering if China has…

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   Chapter 4: I mean, just looking at how he operates, he's entirely unpredictable. 140s · Speaker 1

   I mean, just looking at how he operates, he's entirely unpredictable. And he can be very tough. Or he can be accommodating. I think maybe, I'm not sure he's practicing this consciously to put the Chinese off balance, but I think the Chinese…

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   Chapter 5: What are they going to get done or not get done at the table? 311s · Speaker 2

   What are they going to get done or not get done at the table? We'll come to that. I have one more thing I'd like to mention about Trump and China writ large, or China domestically, actually. I hear that among liberal Chinese who admire Amer…

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   Chapter 6: And they'll be out tomorrow criticizing us. 319s · Speaker 2

   And they'll be out tomorrow criticizing us. But for some reason, we've gone silent on human rights abuses in China, on this aggressiveness of the PLA and the South and East China Seas. And I think it's a great mistake to think that if you t…

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   Chapter 7: But the Chinese may go into Europe with economic offerings. 308s · Speaker 1

   But the Chinese may go into Europe with economic offerings. Well, they do. And, you know, before the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there was a big investment treaty between the European Union and China that was nearly concluded that European…

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   Chapter 8: as you put it, that Xi Jinping has on power. 311s · Speaker 1

   as you put it, that Xi Jinping has on power. I think the party is very strong and he's in a strong position as ruler. It's interesting you mentioned China's industrial strength. That brings us to the question of... The U.S. needing to re-in…

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   Chapter 9: as rulers of the world, would redound very definitely against the United States. 238s · Speaker 1

   as rulers of the world, would redound very definitely against the United States. We'd lose the allegiance of our best friends. I hope that President Trump has not been serious. He's been floating this idea. It is not in the best interest of…