PDB Situation Report | August 9th, 2025: Why China's Economy is Worse Than You Think & Iranian Executions Raise Alarm Bells

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🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this episode of The PDB Situation Report: China’s economy is facing a crisis of its own making. Overproduction, collapsing prices, and shrinking export markets are triggering what experts call a “doom loop.” Author Gordon Chang joins us to explain why Beijing may have no way out. Iran’s regime launches a brutal crackdown following its war with Israel. Human rights groups say the Islamic Republic is rushing executions and using sham trials to crush dissent. We’ll speak with Alireza Jafarzadeh from the National Council of Resistance of Iran for an inside look at what’s happening. 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 DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text PDB to 64000. Message and data rates apply. True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/PDB #trueclassicpod Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Betway Casino. Join today to receive 150 free spins when you stake 10 pounds. Download the Betway Casino app today. 18 plus T's and C's Apply. Be gambleaware.org. Welcome to the PDB Situation Report.
0:29.7	I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.
0:33.2	All right.
0:34.2	Let's get break, shall we?
0:35.9	China's economy is unraveled under the weight of its own policies, as overcapacity triggers
0:41.0	price wars and export markets dry up.
0:44.3	Beijing may be trapped in a crisis that it can't escape.
0:48.1	Author Gordon Chang, good friend of the show, joins us to break it down.
0:52.2	Later in the show, Iran's regime unleashes a brutal wave of executions
0:56.5	following its war with Israel. Mass arrests, rushed trials, and what critics are calling an
1:02.5	execution spree. Ali Reza, Jeffazade, from the National Council of Resistance of Iran,
1:07.9	will join us to give us his insight. But first, today's situation
1:12.6	reports spotlight. China is facing growing economic headwinds, and its leaders are starting to
1:19.1	sound the alarm. From real estate to exports, the engines of China's economy are, well, sputtering.
1:25.6	But one of the most serious and self-inflicted problems is overcapacity
1:29.8	in its manufacturing sector. Party officials are calling it involution. It's the first time we've
1:36.4	used that word here on the PDB situation report. It's a race to the bottom where too many producers
1:41.9	flood the market and undercut each other with destructive
1:45.1	price wars. And nowhere is this more evident than in China's bloated auto industry. Beijing's solution,
1:52.5	well, it's more investment, more control, doubling down on the very policies creating the crisis.
1:58.8	Joining me now is Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red, China's project to destroy America.
2:04.0	You can follow him at X at Gordon G. Chang.
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