When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with the US and China) | Ian Bremmer | TED

US President Joe Biden and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco. It was the first time Xi had visited the US in six years - and the first time the two leaders had met in person in a year. Geopolitical expert Ian Bremmer explains the implications of the meeting, sharing context and insight on areas where the pair agree -- and flagging key areas where tensions might yet arise.
This interview, hosted by TED's Helen Walters, was recorded on November 20, 2023 as part of the series "TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer." Watch more: go.ted.com/series/tedexplains...
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[@GZEROMedia]

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[@user-vt5et6hg7h]

Let me still be your side

[@user-vt5et6hg7h]

For Human Beings & smart life

[@siusamho3599]

China wants to unite and control the whole world, your countries can’t accept the immigrants from China anymore. Otherwise your country will become the second HongKong and Taiwan,even Ukraine and Israel .

[@siusamho3599]

You can’t trust what did the Chinese say, you just watch what have been done by Chinese

[@PeterSzeto-es6em]

No, not really. Couldn't be less care about Ian Bremmer's thoughts on anything.

[@JD-yz4kr]

What Ian Bremmer neglects to mention is that the Chinese are aligned with the Global Majority opinion about everything including the Ukrainian conflict, Israel's actions, American sanctions, etc. And it is untrue that the US wants a free and open trade. The US wants trade that is advantageous to itself, and is willing to restrict trade if it is at the deficit side. And the problem is that the US concept of a stable relationship is its so-called international rules-based order in which the US makes the rules and orders everyone to obey, and that the US itself is beyond the rules.

[@esphilee]

Very true.

[@JackHawkinswrites]

Partially correct. The US rules the waves, if it wanted to suppress China, it could. It really doesn’t, it just wants China to realize it is dependent upon US security guarantees and capital to maintain its current position

[@alphacenturi8038]

True. USA wants to succed by making sure nobody can compete with it.

[@debayanpaul1528]

Well said

[@sleepEasy2]

THIS

[@HKChineseCanadian]

Ian, you are saying that the American chips act has nothing to do with governmental interference? Come on! Stop spewing typical anti China talking points.

[@167mm167]

ha ha ...

[@fookcheonkhaw7147]

If you noticed in the recent APEC Summit in San Francisco, China did not raise the issue with regards to the relentless technological sanctions against Chinese companies. This is because China has progressed with great leap forward in the semiconductor sector. Now China doesn’t care much about the sanctions anymore.

[@Charles-Darwin]

@@fookcheonkhaw7147 yeah exactly, they took the high road on this one, said "well, they'll never give up with this control nonsense, we'll just have to do it ourselves" -- that and the facts and figures, especially scoping out the long-run, this was 100% a boss move. In retrospect, it is precisely what the US should have done a decade ago, but those dirty chip companies vaporized the millions the US govt put up for them to return to the states, and let the capitalism drive them as usual.

[@Charles-Darwin]

@@gflaubert3423 can you site this opinion that he's 'repeated over and over'... and you use a double-negative in your wrap-up, which is it? [quote] "Why Xi Jinping believes that the US is in terminal decline, as he has repeated over and over for the past 10 years is a mystery to me. Xi always makes it sound like the US is over, done and finished. For the reasons stated above, from my small European country perspective, I can't see the US not being great anytime soon. Or do I just not get something?"

[@HKChineseCanadian]

@@gflaubert3423 Your assessment of the USA is about 40 years old. Today, the USA is a mess and so are her allies.

[@theniii]

i dont agree that the US wants a stable relationship in the middle east like China. Given that the US owns most of the world's ocean trade routes and would lose out significantly if the middle east was stable enough to form land transportation (rails) which would greatly benefit the asian - middle east - European main land and leave America out.

[@user-bj6yq4rg3p]

it's nice to see thinking people under such videos

[@Thomas-jl3gn]

I do not agree with your assessment. However, I think that it is erroneous on one very important point for certain. No one owns the Ocean Trade Routes. There are numerous videos available of actions taken to insure those routes are not dominated or controlled by anyone. As far as China, it's actions & motives. That's way too complex for me to make a simple comment on. Although, I can acknowledge that their interests have validity. I just do not believe their motives are entirely clear.

[@almightysquirrel4679]

Rail shipment is not as efficient as ships, it's efficient only on short distances inland. Cost comparisons based on mega-container ships ($0.80 per nautical mile) interlining with railways ($2.50 per mile)

[@theniii]

@@almightysquirrel4679 speed my man, speed. Rails are up to 20x faster. Also, straight lines are shorter than going around the entire continent.

[@theniii]

@@Thomas-jl3gn right, u think the ludicrous amounts of us military bases surrounding all the international ports and straits bleeding taxpayer money are just for the world's service.

[@xiao4512]

For national wise, the major differences in the global between China and the us: The us reaps all benefits from global turmoil and chaotic. If none exist, the us will create some. China reaps all benefits from global peace and stability. If there are not, China will strive to establish it.

[@167mm167]

good point!!

[@esphilee]

Well said. USA has been in conflicts or wars with other nation in 230 of its 247 years history. Out of the 17 years without war, 4 was with Trump presidency. While the west would like to label China as axis of evil, the rest of the world sees USA as destruction, weapon and dominance. While China is about construction, trade and mutual benefits.

[@syamalghosh2976]

A Kenyan diplomat recently described visits by foreign diplomats as: When a Chinese diplomat visits us, we get a new hospital. When a British diplomat visits us, we get a lecture. To this I like to add When a US diplomat visits us, we get sanctions and seizure of our bank accounts.

[@jdk9374]

The US also benefits from instability - militarily and also geopolitically

[@167mm167]

ha ha ..u are so clever ..

[@jackreacher8858]

USA benefits like fk . Dividens , dividens , dividens , ask dear Nancy Pelosi , SHE TELL YOU !

[@dancerinmaya6813]

not right now with two wars, and continued tension w/ China will bring a third war--Biden needs China a lot more than China needs Biden, he also has election next year...that's why Biden sent many ministers to BJ to beg...

[@inkbold8511]

The truth.

[@mirozynd4504]

To follow on your statement : The US could be possibly benefiting from the current instability , but only until the III World War breaks up .... A possible litmus test will be the Chinese military invasion of Formosa (aka Taiwan.) Will American parents be ready to sacrifice their children for Asia ? (A war with China won't be a small skrimish like Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq but a huge military operation against an equivalent superpower. With associated vast casualties which defy any sober predictions...) Assuming that the US will defend Taiwan per current agreements with that country, and again act like the world policeman (?)

[@zhaoge2000]

Hearing him saying “China is in the worst economic structure position in the last 40-50 years”, I know this guy does not understand China. He’s just repeating WSJ. He has no idea how bad the economic structure was in the 1990s.

[@tomd4089]

Calling Xi a dictator following a 4 hour summit meeting was not embarrassing or at a minimum left a bad taste in the Chinese delegation's mouth? Joe may have prepared for six month but it just took a few hours following the meeting to put his diplomatic foot in his mouth.

[@167mm167]

meeting, lunch and take photo with a dictator !! ha ha ..we all love dictator if we can do business with him !!

[@JackHawkinswrites]

The truth is liberating. Diplomatic speak is polite lies, the US/Sino relationship is best served by the truth

[@gregwang8628]

You are a great person liberating the mankind!😂 try visiting China to see which part needs liberating! If you have never been to China, then you don’t know what you’re talking about 😂​@@JackHawkinswrites

[@antiti4ever]

I love the Blinken's facial expressions after the dictator question was raised😅

[@deanzaZZR]

@@antiti4ever Like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

[@wangjim5839]

The US biggest fear is losing their global hegemony status and made worse with China's rapid growth economically, militarily and stronger international influence. Hence you have here the Chinese telling them that they are not trying to relace them and never bet on that but also telling the US to adopt a win/win situation with them and not a zero sum game with only one winner emerging!

[@JackHawkinswrites]

Not a historically accurate view. China is a client state of the US and that reality chafes upon the dictator in Beijing

[@j.dunlop8295]

Mexico started being the USA's number one trading partner, last month! Wal-Mart's pulling out of China, apparently fake communist aren't very good at capitalism?😮😅 (CCP's and Xi are all about keeping privilege and power, for themselves and families!)

[@Shineon83]

….China’s “rapid growth, stronger military & greater international influence”….Really? China’s “growth” is tanking….it’s “military” is largely a mirage-with SERIOUS structural & personnel problems….and China’s “international influence” is largely limited to the continent of Africa ( and the world’s pariah countries : Syria, N. Korea, Russia & Iran )-WHO wants them?

[@willv88]

1:42 Sorry right off the bat, a more accurate assessment is that China wishes to remain neutral in both Ukraine-Russia as well as Israel-Hamas. The Western perspective is that "sides always have to be taken" and that's simply not the case when it comes to China outwards policy. It is not a country driven by colonialism and is much more inwards focused than the US. It's not black vs. white.

[@crawkn]

It's refreshing to hear from someone who honestly assesses and reports what he thinks is happening, rather than what he wishes were happening. I haven't heard from an unbiased source on China in quite some time. Most China analysis seems to be based on impressions from a year ago, and a lot has changed since then.

[@milaong9618]

Unbiased? Laughable. What truths he is admitting now are those that can no longer be hidden. His presentations are full of biases. Look at his eyes, the muscles around his eyes, the wrinkled forehead. He knows he his fooling us.

[@inkbold8511]

Try non-mainstream media the ones that's not government funded media they are non-biased news and doesn't bash China like those US gov funded news.

[@Rnankn]

Like what?

[@crawkn]

@@Rnankn like the demotion of Zhao Lijian, perhaps related to his Wolf Warrior "diplomacy"; Xi's recent non-confrontational meeting with Biden to improve dialog, suggesting progress toward better trade relations; and lowering of rhetoric suggesting intention to use force against Taiwan. China is not going to acknowledge their missteps, but they are going to try to remedy them. Xi knows China is in a bind, and he is seeking a face-saving way out. He is not blind to how much Putin has lost by eschewing traditional diplomacy in favor of naked aggression.

[@j.dunlop8295]

Mexico started being the USA's number one trading partner, last month! Wal-Mart's pulling out of China, apparently fake communist aren't very good at capitalism?😮😅 (CCP's and Xi are all about keeping privilege and power, for themselves and families!)

[@flyingpig3297]

The peofessor did not mention us' rentless cracking on Chinese economy and society for two presidency at least, for which period of time none of the conflicts was initiated by China

[@siewkonsum7291]

China didn't invite Australia, instead it was Australia who requested for a state visit to China for which the former entertained it. 😊

[@eal8645]

Really?

[@zackwang9314]

@@eal8645 Lets see what happened before this new China-Australian relationship. Oh wait, Australia went through an election and a new labor government came into office. Surprise Surprise

[@siusamho3599]

The Labour Party of Australia has been cooperated with China

[@siusamho3599]

@@zackwang9314 The Labour Party of Australia has been cooperated with China

[@georgewong6615]

@@eal8645 yes

[@wankee888]

America view of China is so funny

[@samliew6610]

US do not need to feel jealous and try to counter, just go out and sincerely HELP all developing countries BUT do not bully, sanction, ban or weaponize your USD and military.

[@dameanvil]

00:03 🌐 The recent meeting between US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco was notable, marking the first time Xi visited the US in six years. 03:47 🌍 Amid global conflicts, the US and China share concerns about preventing existing conflicts, like Russia-Ukraine and Middle East tensions, from escalating. 06:41 🤝 Despite differing stances on conflicts, both the US and China seek stability and actively engage to prevent further deterioration in areas like the Middle East. 11:53 💼 A recent charm offensive by China in its relationships with countries like Australia, South Korea, Japan, and Europe indicates a desire for a more stable global backdrop. 13:57 💰 China's economic challenges, including underperformance and structural issues, drive a need for stability, influencing their approach in international relations. 16:29 🤔 Despite political dysfunction in the US, there is a consistency in policies towards China, with both Biden and Trump administrations maintaining a firm stance. 19:41 🤖 The US and China are establishing a working group on artificial intelligence, emphasizing collaboration between the public and private sectors to address AI challenges. 23:59 🌐 The rise of AI introduces uncertainties about the future viability of political and economic models, prompting both the US and China to seek influence in shaping AI's trajectory. 25:22 🌐 Governments worldwide recognize the urgency of AI regulation, but the likelihood and effectiveness of international oversight remain uncertain. 25:36 🤖 AI's impact is crucial in geopolitical arenas like disinformation and regulation, affecting policies and global governance. 29:41 🌍 China's Belt and Road Initiative grants it more commercial influence across the global South due to strategic investments. 31:00 🇺🇸🇨🇳 China's influence through state capitalism contrasts with the US projection of power via political and military institutions. 33:21 🌐 US leads in AI, while China excels in transition energy tech like EVs and batteries, shaping the rivalry between the nations. 34:28 💻🔒 Technology, especially export controls on AI and energy tech, poses a significant conflict between the US and China, impacting globalization. 36:18 ♻🤝 US-China collaboration on climate faces competition rather than cooperation, driven by the desire to dominate in post-carbon technologies. 39:11 🌏 China's evolution from a developing nation to a tech leader reshapes global dynamics, impacting global stability and power structures. 41:04 🤝🌐 Frequent and constructive engagements between the US and China, even without major breakthroughs, are likely, emphasizing the importance of high-level dialogues and personal relationships.

[@cats_bellavitano]

thanks man🙏

[@EridenEstrella]

God bless you man!!!

[@avenirvavenirv8051]

Aha, now we know that the charm offensive included harming australian divers...interesting.

[@wucwug]

Thanks to AI

[@peternjoyce]

@@avenirvavenirv8051 The diver/sonar incident shows that Albanese is not totally in control, at least not with the Australian military. If you want to make good with China, why would you go all the way to a disputed area ( China and Japan) on the sea to spy on China?

[@mutalasuragemohammed6954]

The second Gordon G. Chang. Funny people.

[@lillywhite1608]

Talk about China before going there and see real China on your own eyes like me, you won’t talk about the rubbish!😂😂😂😂

[@callas60]

Agreed.

[@tomhuynh5663]

Who is that guy? Where does the information come from? That is totally wrong.

[@edmundleung2098]

He don't know how much Sun Tzu methods influence China's political thoughts. Most American don't. That is the biggest problem.

[@GavinQuan]

@@edmundleung2098 Sun Tzu 's thinking is used on tactical level. If go to strategic level, China has its principle from "WANG DAO" traditions. One of them is if you don't want something bad, don't put it to others. This makes a different basis of diplomatic policies versus US. The difference is from Confucius, not Sun Tsu.

[@denfordnd]

China is deeply concerned about these military conflicts continuing because China wants to focus on economic development, while the US goes out of its way to create conflicts around the world because the US has always believed it can only succeed and remain at the top through coercion and violence.

[@BorgShen]

The opposite is true. CCP is the one supporting violence through its proxies

[@kinsonprompt6504]

How do you know 🤔 😳

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@mitchellsaa amerigolem zogbot spotted

[@TheRealIronMan]

@@mitchellsaa "Anyone who disagrees with me is a bot." - A totally not brainwashed westerner.

[@HappyDT]

The way Ian describe the US is so great. For how long?

[@davidw1576]

Both US and China have their own economic problems but based on IMP latest (October 10) forecast the Chinese economy is projected to grow in 2023 at 5.2% and US at 1.6%, so what Ian Bremmer is talking about US economic outlook is better than China ?

[@terrancewonga7821]

That’s exactly what I gonna say

[@menschin2]

US. Because US is on another stage of economic development.

[@inkbold8511]

Exactly, if China is bad economically with that GPD then US must be in toilet now 😂

[@inkbold8511]

@menschin2 Yes developeing backward towards 3rd world status now.

[@martavdz4972]

Demographics. The United States have a solid young population, while China will be dealing with the consequences of the one-child policy for some time.

[@SGB102288]

Ian Brenmer is the Jim Cramer of politics. His expertise is incorrect predictions.

[@forestlin8684]

The economy in China is fundamentally much stronger than Ian said, as the most comprehensive and productive industrial system is in China(that's why we hear the West humiliates and blames China for 'over capacity/supply' day in day out, try to manipulate people's mind with the 'it's all bad China's fault' scenario which unfortunately and obviously is completely wrong, and the truth is simply because the West especially the US is outcompeted by China in different industries one after another) Just because of the capacity of China's industries, it's much easier for the Chinese to balance the whole society and get away from suffering with inflation,and inflation is actually the biggest ongoing pain which already hit most of the West people heavily over the last 2 years, although it's definitely some consequences ever since the Fed started printing limitlessly started back in early covid

[@Shineon83]

Sure, Little Pink 😂

[@tapak8330]

Seharusnya as dan nato harus ikut tingkok membangun perekonomian itulah tiongkok memberi contoh yg terbaik di dunia ini supaya as dan nato dpt mencontohnya seperti tiongkok.❤

[@davidgamer321]

Good analysis. Cooperation always a good idea to bring pace & prosperity. This requires Trust Respect. To earn this needs to act with integrity & true willingness. Unfortunately, maybe sometimes there are far too many politicians in a bad way. Anyway, it’s a good start. 💪💪💪

[@levelazn]

its a poor analysis. China isn't taking side in either of the conflict Ian mentioned. China isn't supplying russia with weapons nor man power, china is merely doing what it always has done during conflicts which it was not involved in such as the iraq, afghan, libyan , syrian war. which is the continuation of trade with memebers of the conflict. Even if china opposed the rational for the conflict mentioned. China still traded with the United states. Just because china didn't join u.s in sanctioning russia. doesn't mean china necessary think the war is a just war.

[@fazuelmohammed8886]

Us wants to dictate to china how it should act and do as the us says

[@shuilong52]

The world need analyst who can give a accurate analysis of the situation. Analyst who give the wrong analysis are the main cause or aidding misunderstanding, leading to conflict.

[@zhuangdavid5037]

US and China are apparently working together to calm down middle east region, first by passing a UN resolution when Bidden-Xi had their meeting. secondly, China sent navy fleet.their to protect oil tanks, US did react negatively.

[@167mm167]

why US need to protect oil tanks in middle east ? US is a oil production and export country !!

[@grapehannie]

I hope that China and the US can strengthen cooperation to achieve a win-win situation.

[@ql6308]

Impossible given the nature of CCP.

[@grapehannie]

@@ql6308 No, China is willing to do this，but US…

[@netizencapet]

It truly is possible. But the military industrial complex in the US and the overly hasty/over-confident voices in the hypernationalist camps of CCP officialdom are dissuasive elements to that possibility.

[@TheRealIronMan]

It's really easy to tell who is Chinese who is American in the comments, Chinese talk about cooperation and win-win, Americans repeat meaningless insults like they are NPCs in Skyrim.

[@songwang9534]

@@ql6308can they just do what they did in the past 40 years?

[@deser215]

After US realise decoupling is harming themselves more! Ian, tell the ttuth!

[@Po-village-chief]

It is one of the most ridiculous conventional wisdoms in the west that somehow the economy in ankistan is performing better than China - is it getting reindustrialized, is it getting ahead in infrastructure building, is its saving growing, is its economy disparity shrinking? Just because yankistan continues to manipulate interest rates and monetary policies to make its economy and currency look better than it actually is doesnt mean it is getting more competitive than China at the fundamental level. The whole western economic thinking is shallow and biased. Let them keep drinking their own koolaid and see who will have the last laugh.

[@kwakuagyapong2677]

some of the American think tank still speaks like we live in the 90s

[@whitemoon5752]

6 months of preparation and then Biden calls Xi a dictator 😂😂

[@stevebeimler2579]

Finally an intelligent, insightful, well inform conversation on KZbin about geopolitics - thank you 🙏

[@anthonyhon2682]

Your insight is different from other talks I've heard so far. It sounds intereting and comfortable. Thank you Mr. Bremmer for your take.

[@longcimb]

The US is also not doing well. It is high on inflation and inundated with huge household debt n big govt spending which is not sustainable...

[@MissAwa515]

This is what he's been told to say. Act like US's economy is going strong. To stimulate the stock market and the coming election.

[@user-rm6vd2dz5l]

Like you know? I scrolled away as soon as the ads ended! 👋

[@yt145117]

The meeting was supposed to last 3-4 hours but ended less than 2. The discussion was stuck at the Taiwan issue. Neither side backed down. End of discussion. No significant improvement of the bilateral relationship in the near future. Period.

[@esphilee]

The meeting ended with Biden labeled Xi as dictator and Secretary of State, Blinken, shaking his head.

[@dancerinmaya6813]

There is no backdown on Taiwan issue for China. What the US thinks matter less and less.

[@ebony1404]

Thanks Helen. Excellent analysis by Bremmer

[@Jkl62200]

Ian is one of the most sober best geopolitical analysts.

[@luanloca6397]

I’m in total agreement. I could listen to Ian nonstop and never get bored🙌

[@cly5570]

If Ian is the best, then Adolf Hitler shall regard Chamberlain as second to the best. 😀

[@azzevria8034]

Unlike the realist thinker John Mearsheimer, Bremmer's utterances are sprinkled with American Exceptionalism. Bremmer's views in this interview is nothing exceptional and are viewed largely through the prisms of Washington's rose colour lenses.

[@cly5570]

No sober human being will mention Xi’s charm offensive with a straight face after all those rabid "Wolfwarrior" tantrums.

[@levelazn]

nah.. Ian said he doesn't think u.s blew up nordstream 2. Thats a dead give away of his bias.

[@DavidVeal]

Thank you for this. Shared.

[@begotten59]

Thank you Ian.

[@crypticTV]

This guy is wrong most of the time lol 😆😂😂

[@charlesandrewtang8789]

Excellent presentation

[@chrisg8995]

Man, When are we gonna get a Bremmer Zeihan discussion on world affairs? Would love to see where they see eye to eye and where they disagree.

[@sandraspidle5972]

Appreciate this podcast💯

[@chufang50]

When things go bad domestic US started a war to save itself 😢

[@pmj50]

thank for a clear review of the current China-USA relationship and the issues each country faces. very clear overview and assessment, non political and realistic. I hope your interview is shared openly to the advise US and China citizens

[@tknapp]

Excellent presentation. Mr. Bremmer and Peter Zeihan have much to teach us if we are willing to listen.

[@prasitkoysiripong5150]

One of the best interviews.

[@167mm167]

we need more professionals like Ian Bremmer !! He is a great and clever man !!

[@kenh4681]

A professional who believes “China is in probably the worst economic position structurally they have been in 40 or 50 years”?? 50 years ago, in 1972, there were no private businesses, virtually no foreign trade, no private cars and homes in China, and the economic position was structurally better, or about the same as today??

[@kevinzoe9084]

He is so biased, actually....

[@gattacad]

Nice interview,

[@briancolwell2274]

Great presentation…….

[@ScoobieDoo-zy1rh]

Severely underperforming but gdp in 2023 is 5% per IMF? 😂😂😂

[@chanahyingchan5070]

5 major US Banks went bust, average Americans working 2-3 jobs to make ends meet, Housing and property (WeWork) collapse, US$32TRILLION in deficit, thousands of companies are in receivership, Credit debt have increased Exponentially, Debt ceiling been "rescue" 3 times, US credit rating gone to negative, US printing press keeps churning out Treasury Bills with barely any foreign takers and to sum it all up the US Administration and particularly the MSM says "US economy is doing very well"

[@ScoobieDoo-zy1rh]

@@chanahyingchan5070 the guy was referring to china .

[@kindface]

Ian, if you’d like a perspective on what China is now going through economically that goes beyond the “China’s economy in trouble” mantra, have a look at Eric Li’s most recent presentation at a Khazanah Forum in KL of recent weeks. It’s on KZbin. Part of that “trouble” is a manifestation of Beijing’s own implementation of a multi-pronged reformation/reorientation of the economy in preparation for the next 20-40 years. Of course, given Li’s characteristic bravado for the subject, detractors might be forgiven for dismissing it all as his putting on a brave face. Nonetheless, the crux of what he says makes sense, given Beijing’s track record with bold reforms.

[@vijayarajan3276]

Add to Louis Gave's take on China's economy - CEO of Gavekal Research to the mix. It's better to hear from someone who is going through the Chinese data with an eye on investment rather than someone who is pushing out narrative that suits them or someone else.

[@prokiddie3520]

@@vijayarajan3276well, data only shows the current state of the economy, but currently state is a result of its policies which is dictated by the government’s long term goals

[@China-bizvalueinstories]

How interesting that Ian and most Americans are just interested in examining military measures, rather than exploring peaceful means as the Chinese are. That alone tells the differences in them as what they are the causes of.

[@TheRealIronMan]

It's really easy to tell who is Chinese who is American in the comments, Chinese talk about cooperation and win-win, Americans repeat meaningless insults like they are NPCs in Skyrim.

[@juliane__]

Seldom one gets a consistent and round interview like this. Thank you Ian Bremmer. Keep us informed. Edit: I think the good personal relation between Xi and Biden is such of importance, Biden should be the next president too. (Disclaimer: I am not engaging on hardcore politics arguments.) Edit2: Long time i saw a noteworthy video from TED.

[@Kenneth_James]

How can she see through those glasses?

[@paulhwang6787]

Good analytical discussion on China-USA !

[@thomasrogers9146]

The chinese economy is not collapsing. it is doing better than ours. china is 5.5% and we are projected at 3%. The chinese economy is moving away from low cost goods to advance industries. Robotics,chips,aircraft,medical equipment EVs. The u.s is angry and the west is afraid of china industrial out put. As for remodeling china and making china into our image,president xi stated that the world is big enough to accommodate different political and economic systems. we are obsessed with changing china and when they tell ud to back off we get mad and start spreading lies abouts how stupid they are for not allowing us to run their political and system. china has been around for 5000 years and their government is run by engineering not lawyers. They know what they are doing and its hi time we focus on solving our domestic problems.

[@HenryHungFong]

Excellent analysis and update. Keep it up, Ian! And, keep us informed. Thanks.

[@makeadifference4all]

Insightful analysis. However, to correct the record, the COP28 summit will be in Dubai, not Abu Dhabi.

[@netizencapet]

Let us remember that China grew to where it is today after coming out of the ashes of mass starvation in 1960 and the ashes of the Cultural Revolution in 1976. If they can do that, they can get out of their current funk. Xi is learning finally that he also must bide his time and hide his strengths. Hopefully he sticks to the remedial path that he has embarked upon since Spring 2023.

[@mgc9991]

This isn't a ted talk

[@joyjoyoo]

Ian on TED? Oh boy

[@Michael-nt5rp]

The U.N. and the U. S. both recognize Taiwan as a part of China, and both recognize the government in Beijing as the legitimate government of China. Therefore it follows that the Beijing government has legitimate sovereign power over Taiwan. Now the U.S. says it will defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. This is like saying that China will defend Hawaii from an American invasion. Don’t you see the absurdity of the U.S. position?

[@mandrews1245]

50% of Americans just blindly follow the gov't. They don't independently research anything nor do they even question their gov't decisions. Because US says Taiwan wants independence, thus Americans believe that is true. Because US says China will invade Taiwan, thus Americans believe that to be true. Because US says Russia is the enemy, then they believe that to be true.... Yet both countries China and Russia saved US during WWII with Japan from being overtaken by Japan.

[@0501593]

Who started all these disputes ?

[@EvilSmonker]

I think it is important and somewhat misleading that the role of Ian Bremmer as the founder of the Eurasia Group wasn’t initially stated as it has it’s inherent bias associated.

[@MRL200]

How so?

[@orenbai4810]

It's just a peronal opinion, of course it is in some extent biased. I mean everyone is biased in one way or another based on what they believe. But he is still an expert in the international relationships. One can't avoid hearing the voice from either side or both if you really persue for the truth.

[@EvilSmonker]

@@orenbai4810 I agree entirely with you but it is also important to know the bias going into it so you can keep it in mind and not assume (as is natural too) a neutrality from an expert.

[@michael511128]

Expert? Really? Yes Americans and American businesses want stability but when has one seen the US military industrial complex want stability? Do you find that in Ukraine, Israel, South China Sea, Taiwan? Do you read that on the NY Times, watch that on MSM or hear that on the radio? China’s economy might be slower than a few years ago but it’s still going at 5.4% GDP growth compared to 2.4% for the US, 1.3% for Japan, -0.6% for Germany. 120 countries voted against 2, US and Israel. Before that 10,000 participants from 150 countries and 30 international organisations including the UN attended the Beijing Belt and Road Summit. Before Apac, 3400 exhibitors from 128 countries at the China International Import Exhibition, 200 US companies. Huawei has its own 5G phone chips, BYD overtaking Tesla in volume and China surpassed Japan in total car exports. RMB overtook Euro at 6% of world trade settlements while BRICS and global south de-dollarise. It is the US that can’t afford to decouple or a cold war but pretending to seek conflicts they will. At the minimum they need enough tension to justify trillion dollar defence budgets and promote arm sales in the Indo Pacific.

[@tapak8330]

Tiongkok sungguh bagus tujuannya hanya fokus. Pd pembangunan ekonomi di dunia ini ,itulah yg terbaik.❤

[@pascualrafaelhernadezgonza6982]

Good

[@anechoofnature]

Mr. Ian Bremerton is one a few strategic thinkers in America with open-mind, fairness and profound understanding Sino-US relationship in various fields, political, economical and cultural, etc, etc. Regarding the economic current status in China, I guess that if he had been to China recently, he would have a slightly different view of the current situation. Good discussion, I enjoyed it.

[@ansa336]

Do not give him too much credit, he was fully in, in the war in Ukraine.

[@Bhadresh-mq2hc]

I agree , he is lot more positive on us and lot more negative on rest of the world(biased) and I don't think is clearly neutral thinker.

[@couttsw]

Why are Helens glasses foggy.

[@dannyburleigh1]

"As long as our Government and the Media keep ignoring me the longer we live in pre-Utopian times/practically the pre-electricity times."~Danny Burleigh.

[@lowkatherine]

Who is better? China wins the list with most products for sale, and the new stuffs keep improving .... That's the greater economy the world wants to emulate

[@user-yk4xs5lc4i]

还是先反省一下，为啥不谴责日本第三轮核废水排海？这个危害更大

[@marchlopez9934]

US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Apex Summit in San Francisco, marking the first time the two leaders have met in person in a year. The meeting was significant given the current geopolitical risks around the world, including conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. The two leaders discussed ways to contain these conflicts and prevent them from escalating further, despite being on opposite sides of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The US has provided more support to Ukraine than any other country in the world, while China has a close relationship with Iran and has not condemned Hamas for their terrorist attacks. However, both countries benefit from a stable global backdrop, with free and open trade and a functioning global economy. The leaders discussed getting messages to the Iranians to limit their involvement in the conflict and prevent challenges in global energy supply. The Chinese expanded their military presence in the region to ensure that conflicts do not prevent energy from getting through the Straits of Hormuz. Despite their differences, the two leaders are looking at the conflicts through a lens of preventing escalation and finding ways to contain them.

[@user-gy2nw7ky5z]

Bremmer is talking sense, guess there's a first time for everything.

[@hadrian79]

examples of rapid logging

[@lv9657]

This guy all this while has nothing good to say about China and never fails to keep on telling people the collapse of China is imminent.... which has been the talk for several decades LOL

[@inkbold8511]

They kept hoping it will happen one of those days...more like it's projection of US's own doomsday

[@mhz90718]

38:10 the carbon emission per capita figures you are referring to are not adjusted for trade, a large portion of Chinese emission is due to manufacturing goods headed to the West. North American politicians have used this false narrative for too long to justify against curbing their emission, while contributing more than twice as much CO2 per capita(based on consumption) as EU or China.

[@linghaozhang4076]

Ian Bremmer is a western think-tank personal. He would never be truly neutral or objective.

[@Muhammad.Essa_7]

TED upload very informative videos❤

[@samstranger2180]

Damn, i thought it was the why files 😅

[@user-sl1ms2og6g]

There are 1400 million Chinese, a massive population more than the amount of many countries added, The Chinese did in HongKong before, I come from HongKong, just come to Australia about two years.Chinese have been doing in Taiwan to KMT and Taiwan people’s party;Chinese have been doing support Labour Party in Australia.

[@IrresistibleWitch]

Can she see out of those glasses. 😅 someone give me her some windex 😂

[@jameslenard8515]

ian, thumb up!

[@user-pe9dm8sc2k]

Just to understand some of what going in the world

[@TheSidneyx]

why are the lenses of the lady so foggy:) ?

[@tanjaden736]

Having taken countless punches from US, yet the Chinese said US-China is the most important relationship... On this naive mentality, GOD is helpless.

[@MadcowMoon]

If the us really want to de-escalate it shouldn’t have immediately after the meeting start calling name like a childish brat.

[@willv88]

Finished watching the entire video and gave it a thumbs up. More need to see what might closer to an objective reality of the US and China situation.

[@klarkewang]

US needs to shift its hegemony mindset: why cant US be the 2nd if you truly wish the best for humanity? China is 5 times US population. Isn't that a wonderful thing that Chinese lives in a much better life quality? Every kindom has its rise and fall. Accept and Adapt.

[@jkbc]

Xi realized that He has 1.4 billions people to feed that requires tons of factories (the US), busineses (the US) to employ them and they need countries who will buy their product (the US)

[@mrh9783]

He gets 80% of the facts right, very high amount the US think tank, well done.

[@inkbold8511]

More like 80% wrong, 20% truth

[@MissAwa515]

As a Chinese living both in the US and China, I can tell you 99% percent content Ian says about China is wrong and heavily biased. He's more like a propaganda outlet than an academic.

[@kevinzoe9084]

He is so misleading and ill-informed, actually. Many facts he mentioned are the same as what the US politicians bluffed...

[@annwu8554]

can you elaborate more?@@MissAwa515

[@Nan-wg4mv]

Excellent program!

[@emmacfie]

Great analysis

[@brunoheggli2888]

Whats going on with Finnland and Austria is way more interessting!

[@wangjim5839]

The conflict in Ukraine and Gaza involved the US in every which way and as soon as the US pull away from their participation and involvement the conflict may just end overnight!