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The Truth with Lisa Boothe

The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Gordon Chang Warns: China, Iran & the Stakes of Trump’s Beijing Summit

The Truth with Lisa Boothe

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News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Truth with Lisa Boothe, Lisa sits down with China expert Gordon Chang to break down President Trump’s high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing and why the outcome could shape the future of trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and global security.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.5

Welcome to The Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you.

0:08.6

Today we're talking China, this big summit in Beijing.

0:12.2

And we're joined by China expert, Gordon Chang.

0:15.4

We're going to dig into his expertise, try to figure out what are the stakes for this summit, what to expect, and what does he

0:22.8

think the takeaways are going to be? President Trump has said that trade is his top priority for the

0:28.3

trip. What is China's? West Gordon Chang about that. Also, he brought along with them some major

0:34.1

American CEOs. We're talking Elon Musk. We're talking about the CEO of Goldman Sachs,

0:38.7

Apple's Tim Cook, the list goes on.

0:41.2

So what is that signal to Beijing?

0:43.5

Why are they coming along for the ride?

0:45.5

We'll ask Gordon about that as well.

0:47.5

Also, there's this big fight over the semiconductor technology as well.

0:52.5

It has major implications militarily, technologically, as well as

0:56.8

economically. We'll get Gordon's opinion on that. And then lastly, and lastly, we'll ask about

1:02.7

China's role in the war against Iran and how the blockage in the Strait of her moves has

1:08.2

impacted the country. So all of that and more, we've got a lot to

1:11.2

cover. Stay tuned for Gordon Chang. Gordon, thanks so much for coming on the show. It's always

1:20.0

great to have you on. You're always a wealth of knowledge when it comes to everything related to

1:24.2

China. So appreciate you for making the time. Oh, well, I really appreciate it,

1:28.2

Lisa. So thank you. So we've got this big summit in Beijing that is already underway.

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