What's next for the U.S. and China in a new era of confrontation
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🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | America's chief adversary. |
| 0:03.0 | The U.S.-China relationship affects our national security and pocketbooks. |
| 0:07.0 | The world's two most advanced military's largest economies, |
| 0:10.0 | and now China's increasingly authoritarian leadership |
| 0:13.0 | is purging its most senior military officials while portraying itself |
| 0:16.0 | as more reliable than the U.S. |
| 0:18.0 | What's next for Beijing and Washington? |
| 0:20.0 | Tonight on Compass Points. |
| 0:34.9 | Hello and welcome to Compass Points. |
| 0:37.2 | The U.S. and China are in a new era of confrontation, and no other relationship can help |
| 0:42.2 | determine everything from the prices we pay, the apps we use, and the future of our alliances. |
| 0:47.3 | Today, Xi Jinping has concentrated power to a degree not seen in China in a half century. |
| 0:53.3 | He's more authoritarian, purging his most senior military officials, |
| 0:57.0 | as President Trump ditches talk of great power competition |
| 1:00.0 | to emphasize a grand U.S.-China deal. |
| 1:03.0 | So, what's the future of the relationship, |
| 1:05.0 | and how much do we really understand |
| 1:07.0 | about Xi Jinping's decisions and motivations? |
| 1:09.0 | To help answer those questions. |
| 1:11.1 | I'm joined by Kurt Campbell, the chairman and co-founder of the Asia Group and former Deputy Secretary |
| 1:17.0 | of State. |
| 1:18.4 | Randall Shriver is the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security during the first |
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