# Did Trump Just Defuse The China Threat? (ft. Gordon Chang & Lipi Sternheim)

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Podcast: [Will Cain Country](https://stenobird.com/podcast/will-cain-country-2583534)
Published: 2026-05-18T19:00:00+00:00
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Is the current anxiety surrounding China justified, or is it just another paper tiger? Author of ‘Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America’ Gordan Chang joins Will to examine the sudden stall of China’s meteoric rise, and whether they truly are the threat that they have led the rest of the world to fear in the wake of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Plus, CEO of REalloys, Inc., Lipi Sternheim explains how China grew so dominant in the field of rare earth minerals, and what the U.S. can do to get back up to speed. And Will and The Crew dive into the breaking news around Luigi Mangione's trial and Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson's recent aggressive posturing.Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country’ on YouTube here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Will Cain Country!⁠⁠⁠Follow ‘Will Cain Country’ on X (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), TikTok (⁠⁠⁠@willcainshow⁠⁠⁠), and Facebook (⁠⁠⁠@WillCainNews)Follow Will on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WillCain⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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