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What Do We Do About CHINA?

2025-12-09 News & Politics
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Analyzing US Strategy Against China’s Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Economic Model

Understand why continuing current US trade policies—tariffs against allies and high-tech exports to rivals—actively undermines national security goals in the vital confrontation with China.

Short Summary

  • China expands growth by driving exports globally at the expense of global demand, fulfilling a "beggar thy neighbor" strategy.
  • US policy creates contradictions: Pressuring allies on trade deficits risks pushing them toward deeper economic ties with Beijing.
  • Critical security failures include allowing China access to advanced H200 microchips, potentially forfeiting the AI warfare race.
  • The current National Security Strategy presents an incoherent framework, softening stances on adversaries like Russia while antagonizing reliable partners.

This discussion dissects the structure of China’s current economic expansion, highlighting the uncomfortable truth that Beijing is growing by actively importing less from the world. The analysis explores strategic recommendations: focusing security efforts on the Far East, strengthening ties with regional partners like India, and rethinking domestic economic ballast like welfare spending. Ultimately, the effectiveness of Washington’s approach hinges on replacing contradictory tariff wars with clear, reinforcing economic and security carrots and sticks aimed specifically at Beijing.

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China pursues a strategy of strategically “beggaring thy neighbor” – but what can we do to fight it? Plus, President Trump unleashes agricultural subsidies, and Jasmine Crockett for Texas Senate? Ep.2330 -- -- -- LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos daily. https://www.youtube.com/@BenShapiro?sub_confirmation=1 Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://bit.ly/3WDjgHE -- -- -- Today's Sponsors: Perplexity - Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/benshapiro and try out their new AI-powered web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ PureTalk - Switch to PureTalk and start saving today! Visit https://PureTalk.com/SHAPIRO Lumen - Head to https://lumen.me/SHAPIRO to get an additional 15% off your Lumen. HIYA - Receive 50% off your first order. Go to https://hiyahealth.com/SHAPIRO Helix - Go to https://helixsleep.com/ben for an exclusive offer. PreBorn! - Donate today and help save babies from abortion at https://preborn.com/BEN or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' -- -- -- DailyWire+ 1️⃣ Once a year, every year, we give you our best deal of the year. And it’s happening right now. DailyWire+ memberships are 50% off. ​​https://getdwplus.com/blackfridayBENYT 2️⃣ Finally, Friendly Fire is here! No moderator, no safe words. Now available at https://www.dailywire.com/show/friendly-fire 3️⃣ Order my new book, Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics) right now at https://www.dailywire.com/ben 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://bit.ly/3TAu2cw -- -- -- This video includes information, descriptions, video, and images meant to give important context to viewers. By including this context, the overlaid commentary, criticism, and analysis is able to serve the public's interest in the discussed subject matter. Pairing the appropriate context with the included commentary allows the video to: (i) educate viewers; and (ii) document newsworthy events or other matters of public interest. To the greatest extent possible, the included commentary is intended to: (a) accurately identify the involved parties; (b) describe the subject matter in detail; (c) clearly articulate condemnation and criticism of the subject behavior while including an opposing view; and (d) to discourage viewers from engaging in the subject behavior. #BenShapiro #TheBenShapiroShow #News #Politics #DailyWire

Top Comments (10)

@samborn7120 2025-12-09

This is the exact argument against complete isolationism. If we do not engage the international community with regard to trade, we will pay for this.

104 13 replies
@Fiscal_Sage_Gage 2025-12-09

Finally a topic that matters

76 4 replies
@PracticalTacticalFedeli 2025-12-09

Deal with them now -it’ll be much harder later-

74 29 replies
@whitelion1284 2025-12-09

Our fathers and grandfathers did their job so well that US citizens today have no idea what would happen if our walls actually fell. Even with the monsters loose on the street these children would rather role-play their virtue signaling than acknowledge the truth.

51 4 replies
@gypzcat 2025-12-09

I am concerned about China, Russia, and NK... but right now the Trump admin expanding Qatar's power is incredibly disturbing to me.

50 10 replies
@JabbarMuhammad-e4l 2025-12-09

President Trump shouldn't give China what they want

29 5 replies
@raymonddriggers565 2025-12-09

I just got notification on my phone that our city has a drop in overdosing meaning Trump’s policy of drug interdiction is working

26 11 replies
@TheBombayMasterTony 2025-12-09

43:59, Fast Facts segment. Good episode.

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@DarkPassenger 2025-12-09

This is Trumps "Iran deal". We will be talking about this in the future, and not in a good way.

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@Charmander321wf 2025-12-22

No one can compete against Chinese manufacturing and supply chain.

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