Xi Jinping's methods so far has always been, you want to give me a hard time? I'll give you twice as hard a time.

Hi, I'm Ian Bremmer, and welcome to the GZero World podcast.

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This week, I sit down with three experts with three very unique perspectives on China.

Let's get to it.

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Senator Chris Coons from Delaware, great to be with you, Chris.

Thanks, Ian. Great to be on with you.

So let me start with global trade.

And, you know, we have this environment where the U.S. and China are trading spars.

You've been pretty concerned about what the Chinese are doing internationally.

How on track do you think Trump is with his criticisms right now?

He may be on target, but he's certainly not on track.

So I've publicly commended President Trump for making a very high priority of his foreign policy,

challenging China's mercantileous policies,

the ways in which they compel technology transfer

or simply steal intellectual property or limit access to the Chinese market,

frankly, ways in which they just haven't followed WTO rules and haven't followed the

understanding of modern, open, international markets and commerce.

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