Tony Shalub loves bread.

On his new CNN original series, he's traveling the world to see how bread is the most delicious way to bring people and cultures together.

Tony Shalub, Breaking Bread, premieres Sunday, October 5th on CNN.

Hello, everyone, and welcome to Amunpur.

Here's what's coming up.

This is the Chinese government that, you know, it says it wants a stable relationship with the United States and other countries, but its aggressiveness is something to see.

The US versus China, as Trump distances himself from longtime allies, Beijing looks to fill the gap.

Nicholas Burns tells me what he learned working as America's ambassador to China.

Then...

Mark!

The Smashing Machine, wrestling challenges in and out of the ring.

Director Benny Safty joins me to discuss his acclaimed new film,

starring The Rock as mixed martial artist Mark Kerr.

Plus, almost every generation, our family been touched by some sort of gun violence.

Whether it's the Jim Crow sort, whether it's at the hand of the state troopers later on,

my grandfather's murder, time and again, we've been touched by it.

The true cost of violence on Black life in America.

Michelle Martin speaks to award-winning journalists Trimane Lee about gun violence, mortality,

and the toll of reporting on the Black experience.

Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Wanpur in London. We begin in China, where President Xi Jinping is steadily strengthening his global influence,

as America retreats from its leadership role in the world. For years, Washington and Beijing

have gone head-to-head for economic, military, and technological superiority.

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