The Cold War Never Ended; It Just Shifted to China

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The Cold War Never Ended; It Just Shifted to China
When China joined the WTO in 2001, most experts in the West expected that China would become more democratic and a responsible global player as its economy develops. But the experts made the wrong bet. 20 years later, China today is becoming more authoritarian and mercantilist. Why were they all wrong? What is the real intent of the Chinese Communist Party? How can the challenges and risks posed by the CCP’s growing power be confronted?

In this interview, Mr. Clyde Prestowitz argues that the Chinese Communist Party has effectively been acting as if it were at war with the U.S, and the U.S. must respond accordingly. Mr. Prestowitz was a leader of the first U.S. trade mission to China in 1982 and has served as an advisor to Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama. #ColdWar (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/coldwar)#ClydePrestowitz (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/clydeprestowitz)#CC (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ccp)


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Well, that is a fundamental or epic point of view that may provide some guidance to understand the current affairs...

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China spy rumored to defect to US with virus info
https://youtu.be/WgzgLbbKBBs
One of China’s top spies has reportedly defected to the U.S. Rumor has it he passed on important intel about the pandemic’s origin, and names of Chinese spies working in the U.S. A White House official presents China with ‘a stark choice’: allow a ‘real’ probe into the pandemic’s origin, or face isolation from the international community. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is facing a possible shut down. This weekend will either make or break the publication, as it prepares to print what might be its last issue. Floods strike China’s longest river. In one area, water rose a whopping 13 feet in just one day’s time. And a 7-story building in Southern China crumbles, with residents still inside. Authorities are now looking into what caused the sudden collapse.

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The Cold War never ended. Correct.

Incorrect: it shifted to China. China's been part of it since 1949. Kissass politics don't change reality.

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Discovering China without communist influence; US bans 5 Chinese firms over forced labor
https://youtu.be/LS7ugadjbxc

The Biden administration has imposed trade bans on five Chinese firms over concerns of forced labor in Xinjiang. Some of them manufacture silicon, used in solar panel production. China’s space program appears to serve military purposes first and civilian needs second. A U.S. expert says that China could use its space program to cripple the #AmericanEconomy (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/americaneconomy), sending it back toward the 1970s. How long does it take the Delta virus variant to spread from one person to another? A surveillance video shows that it can make the jump in as little as 14 seconds. The Chinese ambassador to the United States is stepping down. But will his successor become another wolf warrior diplomat or a sheep? One westerner’s fascination with #TraditionalChineseCulture (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/traditionalchineseculture) took him to China, but the experience didn’t live up to his expectations. It was only after he returned to the United States did he find the true China he had dreamed about—in a most unexpected place. We sit down with Jared Madsen to hear his story.

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Live Q&A: US Corporations Controlled by China; Facebook Pressured on Trafficking Cont

https://youtu.be/Nf5e4D7CVu4

Big businesses in the United States are being controlled by the Chinese government through various means, according to a new House investigation. And in other news, Facebook could be sued over trafficking content on the site, despite Section 230 protections. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.

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https://youtu.be/TrjYUQ9LLTY

Kyle Bass likens China’s digital yuan to a ‘trojan horse,’ saying that because it is a centralized currency controlled by an authoritarian regime, it can be used to influence important people. He also says that while the CCP is unlikely to succeed in making the digital yuan the global reserve currency, he believes that even if a small amount of people use it, it will become a big problem.