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Peter Zeihan: In the Next 10 Years, China Will Collapse

2025-10-25 News & Politics
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Geopolitical Collapse: Peter Zeihan on Demographic Disaster and the End of Globalization

Understand why declining birth rates are dismantling the global economy, how China is set to fail within a decade, and why the US may soon exit its role as global security provider.

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  • Global economic models relying on continuous growth will fail as populations age past 45.
  • China faces demographic collapse sooner than expected, with major cities reporting fertility rates far below 0.25.
  • The US security umbrella supporting global trade is dissolving, forcing regions to secure resources independently.

Peter Zeihan outlines a harsh geopolitical forecast driven primarily by irreversible demographic decline worldwide. This conversation maps the impending failures of key economies like China and explores which regions (like North America) might form resilient "islands" in the coming decades of necessary deglobalization. Readers gain insight into the structural foundations collapsing under modern trade and security arrangements.

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Today on the show, Jay sits down with geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan for a sweeping conversation about the collapse of the global order. Zeihan explains why China is nearing its end, how demographics are set up to decimate economies around the world, and why the U.S. may soon abandon its role as world policeman and what that would mean for the world. Follow Peter: https://x.com/PeterZeihan https://linktr.ee/zeihanongeopolitics @ZeihanonGeopolitics Learn to invest alongside the top minds in commodities. Join The Commodity University today. CLICK: https://linkly.link/26yH8 Join us LIVE at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 & 26. Tickets: https://VRICMedia.com Sign up for my free weekly newsletter at https://2ly.link/211gx Be part of our online investment community: https://cambridgehouse.com https://twitter.com/JayMartinBC https://www.instagram.com/jaymartinbc https://www.facebook.com/TheJayMartinShow https://www.linkedin.com/company/cambridge-house-international 00:00 — The Rare Earths Headline: Hype or Real Threat? 01:44 — How Did China Corner the Rare Earths Market? 06:44 — “China will be gone in ten years” 11:17 — Can Automation and Robotics Fix China’s Labor Collapse? 15:07 — Why Will India and Indonesia Age Faster Than the U.S.? 18:42 — Can Culture or Religion Prevent Fertility Decline? 22:42 — What Is the Actual Purpose of the SCO and BRICS? 25:01 — Did Belt & Road Actually Backfire on China? 30:54 — Is China Smelling Blood in the Water as U.S. Influence Wanes? 31:57 — Saudi Arabia + Pakistan: A New Nuclear Umbrella? 38:04 — Why America Is Ending Globalization (and Security Guarantees) 46:02 — What Happens When the U.S. Stops Policing the World? 51:57 — Which Countries Can Survive Deglobalization? 55:22 — Japan’s Strategy: Alternative Alliances and Naval Power 56:55 — Have We Already Passed the Point of No Return? Copyright © 2025 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.

Top Comments (10)

@gregwong2132 2025-10-25

I thought China collapsed 10 years ago when he and Gordon predicted it 20 years ago

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@jeremycoleman9457 2025-10-26

After having watched countless Zeihan talks, I've realized he's an excellent source of forecasts. Once you hear one of his predictions, you know for certain that the opposite will occur.

665 56 replies
@zaitinmak5671 2025-10-25

If Gordon Chang can join the conversation, this will be a lot more entertaining !

371 23 replies
@bernardjameswilson 2025-10-28

It's always in 10 years with this guy. I've seen a video of him 3 years ago saying in 10 years. And apparently he's been saying in10 years since the early 2000s.

337 42 replies
@Krifus 2025-11-13

As you grow older and wiser, you learn that saying things with great conviction is not the same as being right.

270 19 replies
@humbletrader6876 2025-11-08

Nobody is as overconfident as Peter Zeihan 😂

243 14 replies
@lawrencemartin24 2025-10-29

Peter Zeihan... The Jim Cramer of Geopolitics.

206 11 replies
@blaphtome9382 2025-11-13

Zeihan, has has accurately predicted the last 32 of 0 Chinese collapses

84 5 replies
@TheJayMartinShow 2025-10-24

Join us LIVE at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference on January 25 & 26. Tickets: https://VRICMedia.com

38 56 replies
@billyminer398 2025-11-28

"I would say we expect the economic collapse of China in this coming decade." - Peter Zeihan on Jan 22, 2010

35 6 replies

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