Episode
Trump's China trip was a failure. This is why
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- Geopolitical Economy Report
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- May 18, 2026
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- 1368
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Summary
Donald Trump said his visit to China was a success, but he failed to pressure Beijing to make any significant concessions. Ben Norton fact-checks the claims of the White House, showing how Washington's trade war backfired, hard, on the US economy. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtuYVMrXmAM Topics 0:00 Trump's visit to China 0:41 US trade war 2:01 The trip was a failure 3:17 CEOs of US corporations 4:24 Iran & Strait of Hormuz 7:42 Trade & investment 9:14 Rare earth elements 11:58 Trade war failure 12:42 Boeing airplanes 13:52 Agricultural products 15:05 Nvidia & chips 18:19 USA failed 20:05 Trump's empty threats 20:35 Problems in US economy 22:38 Outro