Second Breakfast: Xi-Trump, Taiwan Deterrence, Tibetan Buddhism, Antietam

ChinaTalk · Oct 30, 2025 · 53m

Featuring the Kirsten and Charlotte Asdal alongside Tony (https://www.breakingbeijing.com/) Eric Robinson, Justin (https://justinmc.substack.com/) and myself

Chapters

02:55 US-China Relations: Punctuated Decoupling

05:52 Woo Trump didn't sell out Taiwan! But what if he did?

08:21 Xi Jinping's Confidence and Military Calculations

24:12 Blockades

28:54 Innovation vs. Production in Defense Technology

43:08 Book Recommendations and Cultural Reflections

44:57 Game of the Week: Historical Insights

Outtro music: suno' s version of bad bunny singing about antietam. I promise I won't do this for every…