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The James Altucher Show

839 - The War Without Rules with General Robert Spalding

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

How did China become the second-largest economic power in the world? What is China's video in war, and how it is different from us? What role did China play and their reaction to the Russian-Ukraine war? Are they benefit from it?In this episode, I was joined by General Robert Spalding, a retired United States Air Force brigadier general, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, this work focuses on U.S.-China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance,  to talk about his new book, War Without Rules, China's Playbook for Global Domination. I play devil's advocate throughout and he laid out this historical thing that's been going on about how China views wars, their idealogy, and how it's different from us! Also, we talked about why China is mostly exempt from environmental crisis discussion and so forth!Visit Notepd.com to read more idea lists, or sign up and create your own idea list!My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book!Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts:Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotify Follow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.8

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:12.8

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:16.2

Well for the first time after a podcast I'm actually, I've had a lot of people predict

0:22.9

optimism for the world, a lot of people predict pessimism for the world, but this podcast

0:27.2

did make me nervous.

0:30.0

And it's with General Robert Spalding.

0:32.5

He's the author of a book just out called War Without Rules.

0:37.0

China's playbook for global domination.

0:39.7

And previously he's been China's strategist for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

0:44.3

He's put on the National Security Council.

0:45.8

He's worked in the White House.

0:47.7

And I played Devil's Advocate throughout and he laid out kind of this historical thing

0:52.6

that's been going on about how the way in which China views war and how it's different

0:57.2

from the US.

0:58.2

We talk about everything from Ukraine war to some of the ideas around COVID, to trade wars,

1:06.6

to psychological warfare, to what's going on in China itself, the way they treat their

1:11.7

people and why.

1:13.3

He answered all my questions and I'll let you guys judge for yourselves.

1:17.7

General Spalding, thanks for coming on the podcast about a topic very important to not

1:31.0

only us, but the entire world right now, particularly in this current state of war.

1:35.6

The subtitle of your book War Without Rules is China's playbook for global domination.

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