US VP JD Vance announces new strategy of blatant imperialism, aimed at China
May 24, 2025
US Vice President JD Vance announced a stark shift in foreign policy, emphasizing hard power and preparation for potential conflict with China. The discussion dives into the abandonment of soft power in favor of imperialistic tactics reminiscent of the 19th century. Key highlights include increasing military budgets, a focus on great power competition, and the U.S.'s strategy for containing China's rise. The implications of this aggressive stance signal a departure from previous approaches, raising concerns about a new era of militarism in American foreign policy.
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US Ends Unipolar Dominance Era
The US is ending its era of uncontested global dominance amid rising threats mainly from China and Russia.
JD Vance announced a fundamental generational shift back to big power competition and preparation for potential war with China.
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Return to Hard Imperialism
Trump administration abandons soft power and democracy promotion as foreign policy justifications.
JD Vance openly declares a return to imperialist foreign policy with overwhelming military force focused on China.
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Shift From Terror to China
The US mistakenly focused on counterterrorism and failed to concentrate on great power competition with China.
Vance calls this a generational shift, moving US foreign policy to prioritize direct competition with China above all.
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US Vice President JD Vance revealed the Trump administration's "generational shift in [foreign] policy", emphasizing "great power competition" and preparation for war with China. They're abandoning soft power and focusing on "hard power" and "overwhelming force", in a return to blatant, 19th century-style imperialism. Ben Norton reports.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Yqc-8uVHc
The US military is seriously preparing for war on China: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/28/us-military-war-china-silicon-valley/
Topic
0:00 (CLIP) JD Vance speech highlights
0:23 US VP declares "new era" of foreign policy
1:59 (CLIP) End of US unipolar dominance
2:24 Preparing for war
2:51 (CLIP) A "new and very dangerous era"
3:01 Emphasizing hard power
3:17 (CLIP) Hard power vs soft power
3:22 Containing China
3:31 (CLIP) Targeting China
3:43 Shifting priorities
4:17 (CLIP) Great power competition
4:37 Redirection of foreign policy
4:48 (CLIP) A "generational shift in policy"
4:59 Rise of China
5:46 (CLIP) Era of US hegemony
6:37 USA wants China regime change
7:07 This is not isolationism
7:35 (CLIP) "When we send you to war"
7:58 Taking the mask off US empire
8:49 (CLIP) "We throw a punch hard"
9:07 Trump boosts US military spending
9:28 (CLIP) Trump: $1 trillion military budget
9:49 US foreign military bases
10:19 19th century-style imperialism
10:39 William McKinley, imperialist
11:30 (CLIP) Trump vows "enlarged country"
11:54 Expanding US territory
12:18 (CLIP) Trump: expand US empire
12:56 Monroe Doctrine
13:51 Training "war fighters"
14:07 (CLIP) JD Vance on "war fighters"
14:10 Pete Hegseth
14:25 (CLIP) Hegseth on "war fighters"
14:39 A "peacemaker" for war
14:58 US war on Yemen
15:18 (CLIP) Vance boasts of bombing Yemen
15:33 Future war threats
15:51 (CLIP) US "red lines" for war
16:12 US "ideological crusades"
16:33 (CLIP) Vance on "ideological crusades"
16:46 Pete Hegseth, self-declared "crusader"
17:34 US empire rebrands
18:37 The main target is China
19:34 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat"
20:17 Preparing for war on China
20:36 Outro
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