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Jul 2024
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What does the US get wrong about China? ...

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NOTE: This podcast was recorded before Joe Biden announced he was stepping down from the US presidential race


Both the Republicans and Democrats are talking tough on economic competition with China. But is this wise? Today on the show, Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses why a hard line on China might not be the best line. 


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