The new Trump administration is set to have a hawkish posture toward China, with nominees as Rubio and Waltz, but Elon Musk may manage to have it strike a softer tone. In China, only more power to the premier, Li Qiang, and to the State Council, as it was at the Hu-Wen era, may create the return to confidence in big and small investors. That said, we are entering a new world order with a US administration set to be unpredictable and not shy of taking geopolitical risks. Will it come to the US or Chinese benefit, it's not so hard to say: strained is the fabric of the US alliance system, even one week before Trump takes office.
In this episode, we delve into the complex landscape of Hong Kong's democracy movement, exploring its long-standing struggle and the challenges it faces today. We examine the concept of Western values as universal values and analyze the perceived failure of China's "One Country, Two Systems" approach.
In this trailer episode:
US vs China: the quest for power;
The two economies and military relative magnitude, and the peril of a Thucydides trap;
Quantum computing and the chip war;
History, colonialism and western values as perceived in the South of the world;
Public vs Private in capitalist US and communist China.
