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Is the China Threat Real or Manufactured? A Former White House Fellow Explains.
Are America’s assumptions about China based on facts — or fear?
Today’s guest, Zhengyu “Z” Huang, is a former White House Fellow, past President of the Committee of 100, and the author of Rethinking China. Few people understand the gap between political narratives and real policy like he does.
In this episode, we cover:
0:00 – Intro
1:00 – How America built a distorted view of China
2:30 – The biggest myths shaping U.S.–China policy
4:00 – National security realities: Taiwan, AI, and semiconductors
7:30 – What the media gets wrong
10:00 – Z’s insider experience in D.C.
14:00 – Chinese American communities caught in political crossfire
18:00 – TikTok, chips, and the tech war
25:00 – Why fear-based policy makes America weaker
30:00 – What a smarter U.S.–China strategy looks like
35:00 – The future of global power
40:00 – Lightning round: war, AI, TikTok, and American strength
45:00 – Outro
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