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0:00 Jordan’s ChinaTalk podcast
2:37 Making sense of America’s “China consensus”
10:39 Are fears of Chinese global ambitions overblown?
29:27 The logic (or is it illogic?) of the AI arms race
32:50 China and the Ukraine War
41:06 Influence operations: Chinese vs American
46:00 China’s endgame re the US—and vice-versa
59:56 Is US China talk an echo chamber?
1:08:06 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Jordan Schneider (https://www.chinatalk.media, The Center for a New American Security). Recorded August 05, 2025.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Does America’s chip war make war over Taiwan more likely?
10:40 The pros and cons of sending weapons to Taiwan
17:46 A few thoughts on international law
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