The Trump-Xi Showdown and Putin’s Conscription Con
5/13/202658 min
As Trump becomes the first American president to visit China in nearly a decade, will the summit bring any positive developments, or will it further deepen global disorder? Will Trump sacrifice Taiwan's security to gain concessions from Xi on Iran? With Russia losing 30,000 troops per month and Putin resorting to deceiving African workers into combat, are his war efforts finally collapsing?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
Thanks for listening to The Rest is Politics. To support the podcast, listen without the adverts, and get early access to episodes and live show tickets, go to therestispolitics.com. That's therestispolitics.com. On Iran, I mean, it may be that Trump basically has to say, "I've got myself into a bit of a mess." Do you think you could have a word with your friends in Iran?
Rory Stewart· Host0:22
Then they'll be looking for a concession on Taiwan. The US continues to have a formal position saying, "We do not support Taiwanese independence."
Alastair Campbell· Host0:31
And they want him to change to, uh, "We oppose." Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea will be watching this with incredible nervousness. You can brief him, and he'll listen, and he'll read, and he can... It looks like he's taking it in. But he does tend to gravitate towards what the strongman leader wants. This episode is brought to you by Fuse Energy.
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