In this episode, we discuss the growing tensions between China and the United States with regards to Taiwan and its relations with the West. We also discuss the impact of the Ukraine crisis and the potential impact on China's relations with Russia.
00:00:52.240Well, deterrence is a hell of a viable option.
00:00:56.260You don't think China, you mentioned earlier, you don't think China's looking at exactly what's happening going on with the EU leaders and Ukraine.
00:01:02.700If we let Russia invade Ukraine, what kind of signal would that deploy into China's mentality?
00:01:09.980Do you think that if we didn't do anything, if we didn't fund Ukraine, if we didn't basically help our allies, whether it's Israel, whether it's Ukraine, whether it's whatever allies around the world, whether it's NATO, you don't think that's a telltale sign to China?
00:01:43.320If what the president is saying is true, and he's not adding 20% of what he calls it, which he probably is, if he says, I mean, that's a campaign for the third term.
00:01:57.360Somebody can listen to that and say that's a third term type of a campaign, which there's a lot of Americans that wouldn't mind having a third term with him.
00:02:03.240Constitution doesn't allow, but a lot of people wouldn't mind having him for a third term.
00:02:06.040But if he says that, and it's true, and China's patient, that means eventually they're going to go there.
00:02:11.960You're one weak leader away from that happening.
00:02:15.760One weak leader away from that happening.
00:02:17.640And assuming Xi passes away, you don't think whoever takes over the leadership is going to be having the same level of ambition to go out there and take over Taiwan?
00:02:25.420Do you think that's ever going to go away, Tom, with the ambitions of wanting to go and attack Taiwan?
00:03:29.640So if Trump serves the 28 and then hell freezes over and a Dem is elected, it changes the Taiwan dynamic because we've got the fabs in place here to build the chips.
00:03:47.120But we're bringing chips back here to mitigate the risk of China and Taiwan in future administrations if they don't happen to have the same policies as Donald Trump.
00:03:56.580And Pat, your conversation was interesting in your conversation with Andrew Bistamante, the CIA guy.
00:04:02.980It's interesting when you go multiple layers deep to figure out what happens if you don't make certain moves.
00:04:09.900So, for instance, who is the axis of evil, the axis of resistance that they talk about right now?
00:04:46.580And then all of a sudden Syria, who was backed by Iran, when they're getting taken over by terrorists, they go, hey, Russia, Iran, can we have your back?
00:04:53.380Sorry, we're at war with Israel right now.
00:04:55.520So all these things have ramifications.
00:05:09.380They don't want to do that because they don't want to help invade Taiwan without knowing that all these multiple layers basically happen because we're doing one thing.