August 11th, 2025: Xi Jinping’s Paranoia Claims Another Victim & Russia’s Nuclear Deal With Pyongyang

The President's Daily Brief

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Beijing detains one of its top diplomats, a man once seen as a future foreign minister. Is this just another anti-corruption campaign—or evidence of growing paranoia from Xi Jinping? Lebanon signs on to a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah—but days later, six Lebanese soldiers are killed in a blast while seizing the group’s weapons. Ukraine accuses Russia of helping North Korea upgrade its nuclear weapons delivery systems. Is Moscow trading tech for troops in its war against Ukraine? And in today’s Back of the Brief—an update from Haiti, where the government has declared a three-month state of emergency in the central region as gangs tighten their grip and violence surges. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com.Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief.YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on goldJacked Up Fitness: Get the all-new Shake Weight by Jacked Up Fitness at https://JackedUpShakeWeight.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	It's Monday, the 11th of August.
1:09.3	Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.
1:11.4	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
1:15.0	All right, let's get briefed.
1:17.7	First up, Beijing detains one of its top diplomats, a man seen as a future foreign minister.
1:24.5	Now, is this just another so-called anti-corruption campaign or a sign of growing
1:30.0	paranoia from Xi Jinping? Later in the show, Lebanon signs on to a U.S.-backed plan to disarm
1:37.1	Hezbollah. But just days later, six Lebanese soldiers are killed in a blast while seizing a
1:42.8	stockpile of the group's weapons.
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