Bob Kagan
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1,471 appearances
4 recordings
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 29 Jul
Bob Kagan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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They just need to look like the stable power.
They can get along with the United States.
Pu Chi made it clear that now they regard the United States and China as equal partners in shaping the world, although I think he probably thinks China is now in a superior position.
Otherwise, you know, the summit was a nothing burger.
It didn't produce anything.
It didn't even produce, you know, some of the benefits for the United States that people were anticipating.
I mean, the Boeing plane sales, if they ever materialized, were much lower than expected, etc.
OK, fine.
That was all fine.
It was what Trump did on the way on the way back that that really was the big sellout and also just the worst negotiating strategy in the world.
The fact that this guy has a reputation for being a deal maker is really quite extraordinary to me.
And this is a case in point.
So Trump heard Xi say, Taiwan is really important to us, by the way, and we really want you to tell the Taiwanese what to do and not to mess with us and not to declare independence.
And also, you should really stop supporting them so much.
And Trump said in his brain, he said, aha, it's something that Xi cares about.
So now I've got that as leverage.
Instead of using it as leverage, he announced that he regarded it as leverage.
And therefore, he immediately raised a question mark as to whether he would go forward with the $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
And so China, therefore, predictably has now made that decision.
the key factor in the relationship.
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