Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the show to discuss the president’s upcoming summit in Beijing with President Xi Jinping. What are President Trump’s goals? How will war with Iran affect the meeting? And what do these discussions mean for the future of conflict in the Indo-Pacific?
02:12 Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping
03:38 Trump’s goals at summit
04:48 China’s leverage over Iran
05:57 China’s principal interest in the Middle East
08:14 U.S. sanctions on Iran and China
10:22 China’s diversified energy imports
13:05 American-Chinese competition
15:34 Defense industrial base issues
16:03 AI factor
16:34 China’s industrial leverage
19:05 Economic showdown
24:43 The Taiwan issue
26:22 Global conflict lessons for Taiwan
28:46 Division of Taiwanese politics
31:46 Stakes for the future
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