Comparing Trump, Biden, and Obama's China Strategies
10/18/24 • 12 min
Noah Smith breaks down the last two decades of US-China policy shifts - and where we go from here in anticipation of the November election. Let us know if you like these short-form Econ 102 friday bonus episodes by emailing [email protected].
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:18) Evolutions on America's approach to China
(02:08) Obama's engagement strategy with China
(03:07) Trump's paradigm shift in China policy
(04:14) Biden's constructive approach to China policy s
(06:02) Discussion on Trump's financial situation
(07:09) China's history of influencing critics
(08:11) Sponsor: GiveWell
(09:21) Outro
Noah Smith breaks down the last two decades of US-China policy shifts - and where we go from here in anticipation of the November election. Let us know if you like these short-form Econ 102 friday bonus episodes by emailing [email protected].
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GiveWell
GiveWell spends 50,000 hours every year doing deep-dives into different charitable programs to try to find the ways to do the most good for your dollar. GiveWell has now spent over 17 years researching charitable organizations and only directs funding to a few of the HIGHEST-IMPACT opportunities they’ve found. Visit https://www.givewell.org to find out more or make a donation. Select PODCAST and enter Econ 102 at checkout to make sure they know you heard about them from us.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:18) Evolutions on America's approach to China
(02:08) Obama's engagement strategy with China
(03:07) Trump's paradigm shift in China policy
(04:14) Biden's constructive approach to China policy s
(06:02) Discussion on Trump's financial situation
(07:09) China's history of influencing critics
(08:11) Sponsor: GiveWell
(09:21) Outro
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