Chinese Supreme Leader Xi Jinping announced plans for a new initiative to promote Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics for a new era. This episode explores Chinese communist goals to achieve global dominance. The counterproposal looks at the true nature of human beings and the news portion discusses the Defense Intelligence Agency's assessment of Chinese strategy and ideology. The interview section talks with China affairs expert Bradley Thayer who discusses the ideological threat posed by China's brand of communism.