Kyla Turner

There's a reason that China doesn't allow protests.

There's a reason that China doesn't allow protests.

Yeah, it's an authoritarian regime, whereas America does, and that's really important.

Yeah, it's an authoritarian regime, whereas America does, and that's really important.

And if you start seeing...

And if you start seeing...

protests getting shut down violently when they're peaceful that is a threat to democracy because the people have to be able to give their voice when they are dissatisfied with their electorates not doing what they've been elected to do yeah yeah do you see china as the next big threat i've had a few guests come on recently talking about china huge huge threat absolutely yeah um xi jinping is just he's a different beast um

protests getting shut down violently when they're peaceful that is a threat to democracy because the people have to be able to give their voice when they are dissatisfied with their electorates not doing what they've been elected to do yeah yeah do you see china as the next big threat i've had a few guests come on recently talking about china huge huge threat absolutely yeah um xi jinping is just he's a different beast um

He's very obsessed.

He's very obsessed.

If you look into a lot of his writings, he grew up in the Cultural Revolution in a small farm, essentially, and grew up reading Mao writings.

If you look into a lot of his writings, he grew up in the Cultural Revolution in a small farm, essentially, and grew up reading Mao writings.

He's very dedicated to this idea of recovering China from the Great Embarrassment, where they lost a bunch of land.

He's very dedicated to this idea of recovering China from the Great Embarrassment, where they lost a bunch of land.

It actually puts them at great odds with Russia eventually because Russia has some of the land that they feel is theirs.

It actually puts them at great odds with Russia eventually because Russia has some of the land that they feel is theirs.

It's why they're obsessed with the South China Sea.

It's why they're obsessed with the South China Sea.

It's why they want Taiwan.

It's why they want Taiwan.