China, Cartels, and the Future of War

The Jack Carr Channel

Jack Carr

Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this special episode, Jack Carr revisits key insights from past guests to explore the shifting landscape of global power, warfare, and America’s place in what’s to come. Featured segments include geopolitical strategist ⁠Peter Zeihan⁠ on China’s looming internal collapse—from declining birth rates to famine threats—and its potential push for war to maintain control at home. Zeihan also outlines how Taiwan and semiconductors fit into the broader picture and why the U.S. may be uniquely positioned to weather global conflict. A segment from ⁠Ed Calderon⁠, former Mexican law enforcement officer and cartel expert, brings a raw, ground-level perspective to the fentanyl pipeline, giving added depth to the border’s role in this crisis. Investigative journalist ⁠⁠Peter Schweizer⁠⁠ breaks down how China is already waging a silent war against the U.S. through fentanyl, with Mexican cartels acting as second-tier partners. Referenced Episodes: Peter Zeihan: ⁠China, Ukraine, and What Comes Next⁠ Peter Zeihan: ⁠Hezbollah, Hamas, and China’s Crisis⁠ Peter Zeihan: ⁠The End of the World is Just the Beginning⁠ Ed Calderon: ⁠⁠Combating Mexican Drug Cartels⁠ Peter Schweizer: ⁠⁠The China Threat⁠⁠ FOLLOW JACK Instagram:⁠ @JackCarrUSA⁠ X: ⁠ @JackCarrUSA⁠ Facebook: ⁠ @JackCarr ⁠ YouTube: ⁠ @JackCarrUSA⁠ SPONSORS CRY HAVOC – A Tom Reece Thriller ⁠https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/cry-havoc/⁠ Bravo Company Manufacturing - BCM Stock MOD3: ⁠https://bravocompanyusa.com/bcm-stock-mod-3-black/⁠ and on Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA THE SIGs of Jack Carr ⁠P365 Collection⁠: P365XL with Red Dot Optic, P365, P365X-Macro, P365 Custom with True Precision, and P365 Legion. Visit ⁠https://www.sigsauer.com/⁠ and on Instagram @sigsauerinc Jack Carr Gear: Explore the gear here ⁠https://jackcarr.co/gear⁠

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0:00.0	This episode of the Danger Close podcast is brought to you by Cry Havoc
0:04.0	from New York Times number one best-selling author Jack Carr.
0:10.0	Cry Havoc, a Tom Rees thriller. Order now.
0:18.0	China. China. China. China. China China China China China wants to make a deal
0:25.6	China is the biggest threat to the US as the dominant superpower since the Soviet Union
0:32.6	There's no way that China can retaliate in a way that doesn't do much more damage to their own economy than to ours.
0:40.3	Xi is saying that his nation is quote unquote not afraid and also warning, quote,
0:45.3	there are no winners in a trade war and going against the world will only lead to self-isolation.
0:52.3	The ball is in China's court. China needs to make a deal with us.
0:56.0	We don't have to make a deal with them.
0:58.0	There's no difference between China and any other country,
1:01.0	except they are much larger.
1:03.0	And China wants what we have, what every country wants what we have,
1:08.0	the American consumer.
1:10.0	Or to put another way, they need our money.
1:23.7	Let's start by mentioning that China now is a one-man show.
1:27.2	Chairman Xi has completely gutted the system of any decision-makers, so anytime you evaluate
1:31.3	the concept of war, you have to look at from his personal view and not the Chinese
1:34.3	national view, because those are two very different things.
1:37.3	And the Chinese national view is now completely slave to what Xi thinks, and
1:42.3	Xi has destroyed the bureaucracy's capacity to transmit and gather
1:46.2	information. So he is making decisions in the dark a lot. And now he's working on gutting the
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