
Assessing Top Global Security Threats with Expert Frederick Kagan
Intelligence Matters
The Trend Lines Don't Look Very Good for China
Xi has made a fundamental bet, and the bet is that he can reassert an almost Maoist level of personal dictatorship in China. The danger to his reputation comes from having made this bet to begin with,. His mishandling of the COVID crisis is very significant and very telling. But as you say, the trend lines don't look very good for those things to happen.
00:00
Transcript
Play full episode
Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts
Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.