{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Does the United States Want From China and Why Can\u2019t We Get It?","description":"In this episode, Chris, Melanie, and Zack look at U.S. policy toward China. What does the United States, that is Donald Trump, want from China? What should the Trump administration be willing to compromise on to get it? And what does Trump need that China would be willing to give up? Grievances for President Trump\u2019s tasteless social media post following the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner; for those who bet on war (and rig the maps to win); and for the Pentagon\u2019s attacks on Sen. (and retired Navy Captain) Mark Kelly for daring to suggest that people in the military shouldn\u2019t follow unlawful orders. Speaking of unlawful orders, attas to Sen. Kelly and others calling out the Trump admin\u2019s dubious case for striking boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Plus a shout out for reporters covering the Trump administration, who manage to break news despite the hurdles. &amp;nbsp; Show Links: &amp;nbsp;   Derek Scissors and Zack Cooper, \u201cTrump vs China is taking a turn,\u201d Washington Post, December 16, 2025.   Lily Kuo, \u201cFrom Chips to Security, China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S.,\u201d New York Times, December 12, 2025.   Saif Khan, Tao Burga, Tim Fist, and Georgia Adamson, \u201cShould the US Sell Hopper Chips to China?\u201d Institute for Progress, December 7, 2025.   Nick Cleveland-Stout, \u201cThink tanker altered Ukraine war map before big Polymarket payout,\u201d Responsible Statecraft, December 11, 2025.   Al Weaver and Filip Timotija, \u201cSenate GOP Grows Uneasy as Pentagon\u2019s Kelly Escalates,\u201d&amp;nbsp; The Hill, December 17, 2025.   Jonathan Gilbert, \u201cChina Buys Rare Argentine Wheat Cargo as Milei Trims Tariffs,\u201d Bloomberg, December 14, 2025.   Alan Beattie, \u201cDonald Trump Stiffs Farmers and China Stiffs Donald Trump,\u201d Financial Times, December 15, 2025.   Susannah Savage, \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s Tariffs Intensify Strain on US Farmers, Deere Warns,\u201d Financial Times, December 10, 2025.&amp;nbsp;   ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39492010\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39492010"}