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Putin and Xi Caught on Hot Mic

2025-09-04 News & Politics
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Ben Shapiro
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China's Military Parade Exposes Internal Weakness, Not Strength.

Analyze how China's recent military spectacle, intended to intimidate the West and Trump, actually signals deep internal economic and political fractures. Understand the recommended Western countermeasures to effectively box in Beijing.

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  • China’s massive military parade, hosted by Xi Jinping, aimed to project power but coincided with severe domestic economic headwinds like high youth unemployment and debt.
  • The display of nuclear triad weapons and hypersonic missiles serves primarily as a domestic confidence booster and an external bluff against Trump's trade policies.
  • The strategic response involves unleashing the American economy through deregulation and establishing a "ring of commerce" around allies, rather than capitulating to intimidation. This analysis breaks down the optics versus the reality of China’s position and outlines offensive economic strategies for the US compared to Putin's desperate alignment.

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Top Comments (10)

@GunGirl1776 2025-09-04

Last thing we need, is those 3 living forever.. 🙄🤦

413 25 replies
@neveragainsam9786 2025-09-04

Listening to Xi is like listening to democrats. The gaslighting is so ridiculous.

166 12 replies
@countalma9800 2025-09-05

You are a breath of fresh air. Too many “conservative” commentators finding it difficult to hide their admiration of Putin. Keep preaching the truth.

101 8 replies
@hypebeastpeach8405 2025-09-04

Imagine losing a war to China and then your organs gets harvested. Scary times.

99 7 replies
@angiev6913 2025-09-04

Evil incarnate in three men

62 5 replies
@victoriaeinbinder9487 2025-09-05

One of the rare times I seriously disagreed with Tucker on something he's recently said was declaring in his interview with Michael Knowles that Joe Biden is "way more evil" than Putin. Yeah, probably not.

59 4 replies
@Terry737dwnovrabq 2025-09-04

There are many many people throughout history that have knowingly dammed themselves to hell only thinking of this life. I’m sure almost all of them weren’t prepared for when their time came and preferred to never accept the reality of their retribution, but spoiler no one has ever lived forever.

57 6 replies
@Caesaribus 2025-09-06

Glad you see Putin for what he is. Thanks Ben

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@MAKAKA2024-b7y 2025-09-05

Now you see what kind of creatures they are

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@j4s0n39 2025-09-04

Immorality is more like it.

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