Go to http://groundnews.com/davidlin to understand how today’s headlines impact your financial future. Save 50% off the Ground News Vantage plan and stay fully informed on economics, tech and more. Michael Beckley, Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, discusses China's "dark economic future", and the coming conflict between China and the West. *This video was recorded on December 17, 2024 Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://davidlinreport.substack.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/510WZMFaqeh90Xk4jcE34s Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-david-lin-report FOLLOW MICHAEL BECKLEY: Website: https://www.michaelbeckley.org/ FOLLOW DAVID LIN: X (@davidlin_TV): https://x.com/davidlin_TV TikTok (@davidlin_TV): https://www.tiktok.com/@davidlin_tv Instagram (@davidlin_TV): https://www.instagram.com/davidlin_tv/ For business inquiries, reach me at david@thedavidlinreport.com *This video is not financial advice. The channel is not responsible for the performance of sponsors and affiliates. 0:00 - China faces social unrest 5:00 - Consumer spending 7:26 - Tariffs on China 10:00 - Retaliatory moves on the U.S. 12:24 - Who will suffer more? 14:07 - The coming conflict with China 19:50 - China-Taiwan 27:25 - U.S. and Taiwan 30:22 - China’s 5-year plan 32:36 - China’s economic growth and military 40:45 - China and frontier markets 46:31 - Economic growth under Trump 47:55 - China’s financial weapons