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* Why did Trump say, "Putin is playing with fire" and is "Absolutely crazy?" * How will the world's 75 poorest nations pay the $20 Billion they owe the CCP this year? * Has the CCP co-opted the green energy movement?By chinanow
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Gang of Two - Nan Su & Michael Olson * Chinese rioting for pay and against government fees *. Is China unraveling faster than expected?By chinanow
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China Now Hour Two Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson Update of Trump’s Tariff War with the Xi Jinping and the CCP Is this the trade war Xi Jinping and the CCP have been planning and laying in wait for? If so, what is the CCP’s plan to win the trade war? If the CCP does not win the trade war, what will it do to survive?…
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China Now Hour One with Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson CCP embedded communication control devices in USA solar systems Pentagon pivots to the Indo Pacific Parents rebel against CCP private school closings China’s Municipal Bonds turn into worthless pape CCP State Department lists domestic threats CCP monitoring 70 million Instagram users…
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Ep 236 B China Now Hour 2 - Trump's Tariff Cease Fire
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54:00China Now Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson Trump & Xi Agree to a Tariff Cease Fire USA and China made a cease fire deal on tariffs. According to many in the mainstream press, and the CCP press, Trump caved in the tariff negotiations and let the CCP off the hook…. and so we ask: Did President Donald J. Trump let Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communis…
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Ep 236 Hour 1: China Now News of the Week
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54:00Gang of Two - Nan Su & Michael Olson News of the Week CCP goes to school at Stanford Xi tells Putin to “Resist” external pressures Chinese exporters China removes ban on Boeing aircraft CCP tries to buy Latin & South American influence CCP says fentanyl is "America's problem"By chinanow
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Ep 235 B. Trump's Terrific Tariff Tantrum
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54:00China Hour: Friend or Foe - War or Peace? with Gang of Two - Nan Su & Michael Olson Beijing not going to kneel down to USA Tough Talk on Tariffs opening the door to talks? Despite the denials, China is losing the tariff war! Bessent to Switzerland for talks to dial it down...By chinanow
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China Now: Friend or Foe with Michael Olson & Nan Su News of the Week Xi Jinping to Moscow for Victory Day Project Zero: CCP's USA Fentanyl Campaign House passes Falun Gong Protection Act CCP is disappearing Russia & China's moon base Bessent to Switzerland for talks to dial it downBy chinanow
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Ep. 233 China Now – Friend or Foe? War or Peace?
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1:47:15Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson Hour One: * Teenage Girl “Opens the Boxes” of the CCP’s Private Information marketplac *. China copies Russian military gear, sells the fakes back to Russia *. China and Egypt conduct war games Hour Two: * Trump's Tariff TantrumBy chinanow
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Ep. 232 China Now with Dr. Antonio Graceffo, Author, A Deeper Look at the Chinese Economy, From Mao to Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
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53:56* A look at China's history from Mao to Xi * How the U.S. fell into "Panda Love" with China * China joins the WTO, and begins taking control of world trade * Xi Jinping becomes a "Wolf Warrior" * Trump launches a tariff war on Xi * Who will win the tariff war?By chinanow
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China Now: Friend or Foe? War or Peace
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1:42:18Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson In Hour One News of the Week: Resolving 3 rumors Xi attempts to scuttle Li Ka-shing’s Port deal China’s Tofu dreg belt and road In Hour Two Focus Issue: President Donald Trump changes the name of the People's Republic of China.By chinanow
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Epi 229 China Now with guest James Gorrie
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54:58China Now Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson with special guest James Gorrie, author, China Crisis. Three rumours: * Has Xi Jinping's #3 been disappeared? * Did Xi say he was thinking about retiring? * Were the reports of cannon fire phoned in from Bejing correct? One Question: Who has the best hand to play in the winner-take-all game of diplomat…
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China Now – Friend or Foe? War or Peace? Gang of Two: Nan Su & Michael Olson Hour One: * Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te declares the CCP to be a "Foreign Hostile Force" * Xi Jinping purge of the top military leaders continues * CIA wakes up to Covid's origins Hour Two: The phone calls Trump made and did not make…
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China Now with Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson Hour One: News of the Week * China's Spring of Infectious Diseases * PLA Navy's Running and Gunning Circumnavigation of Australia * China, Russia & Iran hold Nuclear Talks in Beijing * China, Russian & Iran hold joint Naval Exercises in the Gulf of Oman Hour Two: Trump the Terrible Tariff Madman * T…
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Ep. 227 China Now with Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson
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1:45:33Hour One: News of the Week * Chinese Navy "Running and Gunning" past Japan and the Philippines and around Australia *. CCP to stop cooperating with U.S. on fentanyl * CCP poised to take over Organization of American States Hour Two: Russia, China & U.S. jockey for position over The UkraineBy chinanow
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Michael Olson w/ Charles Freedman in Hour Two Hour One - News of the Week: * New Corona Virus discovered by researchers at the Wuhan Virology Institute * China hospitals and crematoriums experience surge in "White Lunge" disease. * CCP Naval task force runs and guns around Australia * Sec State Marco Rubio says big story of 21rst Century will be Ch…
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Ep. 1385 Bee-ing there for 900,000,000,000 Blossoms.
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46:44When the fruit and nut trees in California’s Central Valley explode into mile upon mile of blossoms, the bees simply must be there! That leads us to ask: How do bees get to bee-ing there for all those blossoms? The Food Chain Radio Show - Podcast with Michael Olson hosts Jason Miller, Apiarist, Miller Honey Farms, Newcastle, CA, for a conversation …
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China Now #224: Putin, Trump & Xi - A Strategic Realignment?
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1:47:49China Now with Nan Su & Michael Olson Hour One: * Xi welcomes back private business * US drops "Not supporting Taiwan Independence" * China's show of force off Sydnet Hour Two: Putin, Trump & Xi - A Strategic Realignment?By chinanow
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News topics of the week: Chinese Fighter deploys flares at Australian Patrol Plane The Risk of Taiwan Invasion is Rising Fast No Xi - Trump Let’s Make a Deal phone call Xi to Moscow for Victory Day House reups Select Committee on CCP Samoa warns Pac Island nations about CCP strings Week's In-Depth Trump's Net-Zero Bomb on China's Industry…
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Ep. 222 China Now: Making the Round One Phone Call!
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1:43:47Hour One News of the Week: USAID $38 Million goes to Wuhan & Ralph Baric Panama cancels China’ Belt and Road China Despairs at Trump Tarrifs China to sue USA tariffs at WTO China back Hamas re Trump’s takeover of Gaza Hour 2: Question of the Week: Who will be the first to pick up the phone and make The Call: Xi Jinping or Donald Trump?…
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HOUR 1: News From Week One of President Donald J Trump * Xi Calls Trump * Vance meets with Han Sheng * Rubio heads for Panama HOUR 2: To Ban, or not to ban, TikTokBy chinanow
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China Now: Out with the old 2024 and in with the new 2025
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1:47:20Gang of Three: Michael Olson, David Welch, Nan Su HOUR 1: News From The Week Private Equity’s Captured Capital The CCP’s Multifaceted Assault on US Security and Sovereignty HOUR 2: Biden’s 2013 Trip to Beijing Question of the Week: Hunter Biden to Devon Archer: “Joe Biden & Xi Jinping were supposed to spend 2 hrs together, but it stretched to 7 hrs…
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Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson ask: China Now - Friend or Foe? War or Peace? *. China cuts the undersea cables of Taiwan and other countries in its "grey war" against the West. * Xi Jin Ping muzzles lead economist who dared to doubt the CCP's numbers. * Trump confronts Panama on its Chinese connection. * Trump "tariffies" the Markets with the p…
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Ep. 217 China Now News & Opinions from week of 24.12.19
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1:47:22The Gang of Three: Michael Olson, Nan Su and David Welch with special guest Anders Corr, Principal of Corr Analytics, Author of Great Powers, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea Writer of Epoch Times Op Ed: “Will the CCP’s Hack of a Presidential Phone Be the Last Straw? Topics: * Will Xi Jinping's continued purge of the PLA force …
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Gang of Three: Nan Su, Michael Olson, David Welch Guest: Petr Svab, Journalist, Epoch Times Hour One: * Xi Jinping and the fall of Syria's Assad * President-elect Trump invites Xi Jinping to his inauguration? Hour Two: * Is the New York Times collaborating with the CCP to de-platform the Shen Yun classical Chinese performing arts company?…
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Ep. 215 A China Now News & Opinion Week Of 24.12.5
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53:48The Gang of Three present news and opinion from the week of 24.12.5 News: * Chinese Military Shakeup Reveals CCP Power Crisis * South Korea Martial Law Spotlights CCP Infiltration * Chairman Xi gives President Trump "Four No's"By chinanow
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Guests: * Su Yi introduces the Shen Yun interpretive performance of China before the CCP * Samantha Chen returns home to visit her 97 year-old mother and describes the changes she observed in China's culture and economyBy chinanow
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Ep 213 B Question of the Week: Lame Duck USA?
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Ep 213 A News & Opinions Week of 24.11.17
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Ep. 212 B China Now News & Opinions from the week 24.11.7.
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53:53News and Opinions: Chang on China’s Blockage of Taiwan Trump says would not have to use force of arms to prevent a blockade Xi Jinping losing power in the CCP? State Treasurers urge pension funds to stop investing in ChinaBy chinanow
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Ep. 212 A Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America
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48:50Interview with Gordon Chang on his newly released Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America What is China's planned project to destroy America?By chinanow
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Ep 211 B. Question of the Week discussion
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54:01Which do you think the CCP would most like to win the U.S. Presidential Election *. Kamala Harris * Donald Trump * Doesn't matterBy chinanow
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Ep. 211 A China Now news and opinions from week of 24.10.31
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53:26HOUR One News & Opinions: *. CCP clamps down on Halloween * CCP officials daughter speaks out on Tim Walz affair *. CCP fishermen fishing out the world's fisheriesBy chinanow
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Ep. 209 B Question of the Week: Who owns Taiwan?
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53:49In a recent speech, Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te said that Taiwan owns Taiwan. Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping disagreed. And so we ask, Who owns Taiwan?By chinanow
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Ep. 209 A China Now News & Opinions week of 24.10.17
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2:00China Now News and Opinions week of 24.10.17 *. American Public Not as concerned about the CCP's activities as are the publics of their allies. * Big money guys Fink and Dalio turn their back on investing in China. *. China stock market collapsesBy chinanow
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Ep. 208 B China Now Question of the Week 24.9.30
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47:16Gang of Three's China Now Question of the Week: Which Navy would win the pending gunfight at the Taiwan Strait: USA or CCP?By chinanow
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Ep. 208 A China Now News and Opinion week of 24.9.30
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45:12Gang of Three's News and Opinions from the Week of 24.9.30 * VP candidate Tim Walz's ties with the CCP * CCP's muted Celebration of its 75th anniversary * Terminating the CCP's Most Favored Nation Trade status * Japanese ask for nuclear weapons *. 90 million empty Chinese housing units * No Chinese students for U.S. Colleges…
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