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Fareed Zakaria GPS

Trump gets tough on China with trade; John Bolton is entering an administration full of generals, while the U.S. is preparing to exit Syria

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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4.23.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On GPS, Trump gets tough on China with trade. Then, the hawkish John Bolton is entering an administration full of generals, while the U.S. is preparing to exit Syria. What does it all mean? And, why the U.S. can learn much from the Dutch about criminal justice.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the Global Public Square.

0:04.7

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.

0:07.4

I'm Farid Zakaria.

0:10.2

Today on the show, the Tussle Over Trade.

0:12.7

We have a problem with China.

0:14.3

Will the tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington

0:17.2

devolve into a trade war?

0:19.9

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

0:24.4

Then what to expect from John Bolton,

0:26.1

the president's new national security adviser,

0:28.8

who reports for duty on Monday.

0:32.5

I'll talk about it with Obama National Security Adviser Tom Donnellan.

0:37.7

And Bolton's predecessor was a general.

0:40.9

So are two of his new colleagues.

0:43.2

What does it mean to have so many military men in civilian posts?

0:47.9

I'll talk to another former military man, Admiral Mike Mollon.

0:53.2

Also, the Netherlands, known for weed, windmills,

0:56.6

and prison reform.

1:00.1

Why the Dutch have closed up many prisons and may shut down many more.

1:07.1

But first, here's my take.

1:08.9

Amidst the noise and tumult coming out of the White House this week,

1:11.9

including the crazy tweets about Amazon and Mexico,

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