S8 Ep679: STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SGOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, VICTORIS COATES, JIM HOLMES, CHARLES BURTON, 4-1-2016. 1920R

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STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SGOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, VICTORIS COATES, JIM HOLMES, CHARLES BURTON, 4-1-2016.

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In this transcript from The John Batchelor Show, host John Batchelor and analysts Gordon Chang, Victoria Coates, and Charles Burton evaluate China’s pervasive influence across global flashpoints, specifically the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Americas. The discussion highlights the "not so invisible hand" of Beijing as it seeks to undermine United States authority while simultaneously grappling with its own vulnerabilities, such as energy security risks in the Strait of Hormuz. Coates argues that while China attempts to exert control from Caracas to Tehran, its actual effectiveness is waning as it struggles to protect its partners and secure stable oil supplies. The participants also examine the domestic threat of Chinese subversion within North America, citing the funding of radical activist groups by figures like Neville Roy Singum to destabilize democratic discourse. Finally, the dialogue addresses the geopolitical implications of a potential meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, questioning whether trade concessions can coexist with the reality of an ongoing New Cold War.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Good day. This is the making of the John Bachelor show. I am he, and the preparation for the show later on in the day includes all directions, not just the Gulf and the crisis at the Strait of Hormuz,
0:57.0	but also the ongoing conflict in Europe that is very damaging to the future. That would be the
1:03.8	Ukraine war, not resolved in any fashion. And then there is the conflict in Lebanon. Lebanon is now under attack by the IDF as far as the Latani River.
1:16.0	And the conflicts in the new world continue, including the contest about Cuba's future, a very cloudy business there.
1:27.7	Caracas's future is also at risk.
1:30.4	There are several elections coming in the Americas this year, and I will speak of those
1:33.8	matters later in the week.
1:35.5	Right now, the attention is on Cuba because there are events there that may or may not
1:40.4	influence events elsewhere, the big one being the scheduled meeting between President Trump
1:47.6	and Xi Jinping in mid-May.
1:50.6	I welcome my colleague and friend Gordon Chang at Gordon-Gy-Chang to comment on the multiple
1:57.1	conflicts around the world that look to all be one now and again when we see the
2:02.3	adversaries are part of the Iran War, the Ukraine War, the Lebanon War, and the contest in Cuba.
2:09.6	Gordon, a very good day to you. I don't want to sound cold warish too much, although we grew up in it.
2:16.7	But it looks to me like there's always a not-so-invisible
2:20.0	hand reaching out from Beijing and all these contests. Is that too big a generality? China's
2:26.5	everywhere? Good day to you, Gordon. Good day, John. And before we start, Victoria is backstage.
2:32.7	Oh, wonderful. I'm glad I will find her immediately as soon as I
2:37.7	navigate. Let's see, there she is. Ah, Victoria, forgive me, my clumsiness. Here we are. It's okay.
2:47.1	I didn't press the right button. Victoria Coates is the vice president of the Heritage Foundation,
2:52.1	former Deputy National Security Advisor,
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