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Behind the Sino-Japanese Clash: How an Assertive Japan Upends China’s Strategy
Season 1 Episode 38
Japan has a new prime minister, and she’s upending the political tradition that has guided geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.
China is already de…
7 months ago
Delisting Chinese Companies to Stop ‘Funding Our Demise’
Season 1 Episode 37
The financial information of Chinese companies is a black box. Yet these companies enjoy preferential access to U.S. capital markets.
How did it happe…
7 months, 1 week ago
Economic War on the High Seas: Underreported Flashpoint of U.S.–China Tensions
Season 1 Episode 36
Although a new trade truce was set, most analysts overlooked one critical part of the agreement.
That agreement is all about shipping. But its broader…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
A One-Year U.S.-China Trade Deal Truce—So What? So Everything!
Season 1 Episode 35
It almost sounds like tabloid gossip to say, “Wow, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said something nice about President Donald Trump!”
If it were any other p…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Game Theory, Pain Points, and Economic Vulnerability—A Macro Investor’s Analysis of Trade War 2.0
Season 1 Episode 34
It’s easy to say that another country is weak, vulnerable, or unable to win in a confrontation. But what about when those claims are backed up by con…
8 months ago
Temptation in The Pacific—The Hail Mary Plays in the U.S.–China Trade War
Season 1 Episode 33
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And what may be the key to U.S.–China relations now and in the future is the temptation for both sides i…
8 months, 1 week ago
‘Smiling Tiger, Warring Dragon’—Collateral Effects of Fighting Chinese Factions in US Markets
Season 1 Episode 32
A hallmark of communist rule is constant internal struggle and infighting. And it’s not just person to person, it’s entire groups, like gang warfare …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Why China Is Attempting a Knockout Strike With Rare Earths
Season 1 Episode 31
China has chosen to play hardball with the United States, using its biggest trade weapon—rare earths.
Join Terri as she deciphers the sudden escalatio…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Opening the Alaska Front—Civilian Facades and Strategic Moves
Season 1 Episode 30
China has been encroaching on the distant coasts of Alaska, and the U.S. Coast Guard has been loud about it during the summer.
Join Terri Wu as she an…
9 months ago
A Cartel’s Best Friend—The Insidious System Maximizing Narcotics Profits
Season 1 Episode 29
Chinese money laundering networks (CMLN) put about $2 trillion of illicit money back into the global financial system each year, according to John Ca…
9 months, 1 week ago