The Week in Bible Prophecy, a Prophecy Watchers podcast.

Well, welcome to the podcast today. Gary, here we are. Here we are. This is going to be a great program.

There's so much going on in the news. And last week, I'd love to get your thoughts on some of these topics because when we think

about China, the Kings of the East, and their latest connections with Russia, just in general,

if I just throw China, biblically, what do you think? What's China? What are they going to do?

Are they going to be a

power player in the end? Well, China has made foodstuffs, automobiles, electronics, any, you name it,

parts for cars, strategic production lines in China that go all over the world, but especially to the United States.

And when we think of China, we think of, well, they are manufacturers and exporters, and we buy

what they build.

But lately, we're hearing that China is doing some dealing with people in the Middle East, very powerful voices.

China is changing its import-export routine, and most of all, they're enlarging their army.

Yeah.

I mean, here we are the second largest economy in the world, certainly nuclear power.

I think in many ways they hold the United States hostage in what we've been seeing in some of the rare earth minerals that are required for all

the batteries. It's weaponry. I mean, we need these minerals and they are the largest distributor.

It's interesting lately too after our

debacle in Afghanistan, China comes swooping in and recognizes to some degree the Taliban government.

But right at the front, they make an agreement that they will invest in their infrastructure

to help them mine. The other place in the world that is

very well known for rare earth elements is Afghanistan and China swooped right on in there.

I mean, it seems like we're getting outplayed at every turn by the other government's

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