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S8 Ep804: Steve Yates examines China's crumbling economy, describing the CCP's system as a fragile house of cards. He highlights how US pressure is exposing the party's long-term dependence on rule-breaking and opportunism.

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John Batchelor

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4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Steve Yates examines China's crumbling economy, describing the CCP's system as a fragile house of cards. He highlights how US pressure is exposing the party's long-term dependence on rule-breaking and opportunism.

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0:00.0

colleague Steve Yates commenting on the People's Republic of China's crumbling economy and why and why

0:07.9

how did they get here Ponzi scheme is a suggestion otherwise gold fashion highway robbery

0:17.1

sometimes called theft here's's Steve. More tonight. Absolutely. But they don't really have

0:26.6

sort of the courage and honesty to admit that they are not a global power shaping these events.

0:34.1

They are an observer and an opportunist who has really been breaking the rules and getting away with it for a long time and became dependent on being able to do so.

0:44.9

And now the Wizard of Oz curtain has been pulled back.

0:48.0

And I think a lot of people, maybe even in China, can see that this is the House of Cards that the CCP has put them in.

0:57.3

And the United States, with one of the most unconventional presidents in our history,

1:02.7

is exposing that.

1:04.1

And they have to feel the pinch of that and have to be somewhat concerned.

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