Lingling Wei

For the coming year, we're going to see China's push for peer equality to the United States.

They're actively working to

to re-engineer the global playing field.

Under Xi Jinping...

China now genuinely sees itself as an equal to the United States, a true peer with the right to help define the global rules.

So for the coming year, we're going to see China's push for peer equality to the United States.

They're actively working to re-engineer the global playing field.

And one big part of China's new offensive strategy

and how they have changed their mindset lies with how China leverages its industrial might.

For years, the U.S.

has talked about the need to reduce its reliance on China's factory floor, right?

Well, China's counter move is to now dominate

the next factory floor.

I'm talking about green technologies, critical minerals, and the AI components that future economic growth relies on.

So here's the problem.

When the U.S.

tries to sanction or restrict, China's offensive response will be to use its own industrial might as direct leverage against the global supply chain.

Are we ready?

Hello, and welcome to the World's News Sunday podcast.

I'm Lingling Wei, your host today.