China Decode: Trump Warns American Allies on China—But Beijing Keeps Winning

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Chinese tech is right at the cutting edge of global tech. Chinese culture has always been something of, you know, with many attractive points. And China's becoming the second superpower, its economy is going forward, and, you know, there's a lot of admirable things happening in China. I think it's becoming somewhat cool.

Welcome to China Decode. I'm Al Tan. And I'm James King. In today's episode of China Decode, we're discussing Trump warning allies of China as trade, drugs and even pandas turn geopolitical, the Panama court ruling shaking up US-China influence over the canal, and why everyone is saying they're now living a very Chinese time in their lives. That's all coming up, but first let's do a quick check-in with how the Chinese markets are starting the week.

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