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Are Trump’s Moves on Iran and Venezuela About China? Jan Jekielek of Epoch Times Explains
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- Mar 18, 2026
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Summary
Jan Jekielek, Senior Editor at The Epoch Times and host of “American Thought Leaders,” joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s global strategy, the weaknesses behind China’s economic power, and why President Trump’s foreign policy aims to contain the CCP before it expands further. They examine tariffs, rare earths, strategic pressure on Iran and Venezuela, and why Beijing responds only to real leverage. They also discuss unrestricted warfare, forced organ harvesting, and why understanding the communist mindset is essential if America hopes to avoid being outmaneuvered by China. Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Follow Jan on social: https://x.com/JanJekielek https://www.instagram.com/jan.jekielek/ Chapters 00:00 Why China’s economy is weaker than it looks 02:14 China’s export dependence and why Trump’s tariffs matter 05:40 Debt, local corruption, and the CCP’s economic model 08:42 China’s demographic collapse and youth unemployment 09:45 Did America help build the CCP’s power? 13:20 Xi Jinping’s purges and what they reveal about the regime 16:17 Iran, Venezuela, and the message Trump is sending Beijing 20:55 Belt and Road, Huawei, and how China builds leverage 25:17 Rare earths, recycling, and America’s path to independence 32:25 Military-civil fusion and why China weaponizes everything 33:30 Communism, unrestricted warfare, and the CCP mindset 37:05 Political correctness, naivete, and useful idiots 41:15 Organ harvesting and the brutality of the communist system 49:45 Why the media still underplays the China threat 54:42 What Trump’s meeting with Xi could look like 58:43 Jan’s book, Killed to Order, and why understanding the CCP mat…