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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Gordon Chang | Author & Geopolitics Expert | 08-05-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, News, Comedy

4.2826 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Sid Rosenberg speaks with Gordon Chang, a foreign policy expert, about China’s growing global influence and national security threats to the U.S. Chang warns that China has deeply penetrated countries like Australia and New Zealand, backs Iran and Russia economically and militarily, and poses a direct threat to the U.S. through cyber warfare, espionage, and infrastructure sabotage. They discuss China’s control over rare earth minerals, its ties to Iran’s military capabilities, and its growing arrogance on the world stage. Chang expresses cautious support for President Trump but criticizes his recent approach to China as too accommodating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's your buddy, Sid Rosenberg, and yeah, I'm famous. But guess what? So is my guy Mike. I love him and his son, Michael, at Genesis of Brooklyn. This is not your typical dealership. Trust me, I've been there. It's a gorgeous place. The service, legendary. Brooklyn Family Values, Baby, that's what I'm talking about. Free valet pickup up to 25 miles. Current year Genesis loaners, three years of maintenance included, transparent, efficient,

0:24.0

respectful, the best luxury service around.

0:27.3

Genesis of Brooklyn, these are my guys.

0:29.5

Mike and Mike, more luxury, less money.

0:33.5

This is sit-in friends in the morning.

0:38.7

Gordon Chang, you got to final Gordon on Twitter, Gordon G. Chang.

0:43.3

It's one of the smartest and really decent people you'll ever meet.

0:47.3

His wife Lydia is great, too.

0:49.2

And here he is.

0:50.1

Back on Sitting Friends in the morning, my friend Gordon Chang.

0:52.6

Gordon, good morning, pal.

0:53.6

How are you?

0:55.1

I'm fine, Sid, thank you so much.

0:56.9

Great to have you. You are terrific on Maria on Sunday. I got to tell you, Gordon, no disrespect to the rest of the folks that are on Sunday.

1:04.4

I mean, I do disrespect based on the nation, meet the press, ABC, but I don't find anybody, anybody to be nearly as good and or captivating as

1:13.7

barteromo is on Sunday you will great this Sunday you agree Maria does a great job on that

1:19.4

day right she is great every day I mean she is fantastic yeah she is she knows everything

1:27.0

she's incisive and she'll let you know what

1:30.4

she thinks. She doesn't sugarcoat it. No, she's a Brooklyn girl through and through, Maria. So,

1:35.6

I do. I love her too. Now, of course, during the week, she's on the same time as me. She's on

1:39.4

Fox Business. I'm on W.A.B.C., but I do catch her every Sunday. So the FBI director, Gordon, Cash Patel, was in New Zealand this weekend, opening up a whole bunch of offices to keep an eye on China from New Zealand.

1:59.8

What's that all about?

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