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Trump's Biggest Failure

Kraut · 5.4M views · 2019-10-16 · 1:09:23

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Overview

A long video essay by Kraut arguing that Trump's biggest failure was his handling of China. It spends much of its length on Chinese history, culture, the trade war, and the rise of a communist superpower.

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Commenters point to it as a well-researched explainer of the history and culture behind China's current position, despite the political title.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2020–2023

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Geopolitics & foreign policyUS politics & electionsWorld history
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What people said

honkdaddy · 2021-05 · Strong recommendation

Kraut has a fantastic video on the topic - [VIDEO] While its title relates to Trump, the video is much moreso about Chinese history and culture and what brought them to the position they're in today.

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hotdogscout · 2023-08 · Recommendation

Please take a look at this analysis if you can. It was miraculously done before COVID yet it explains those exact mechanics you exemplified. [VIDEO]

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Aunche · 2021-09 · Reference

China is hilariously bad at HN and Reddit PR, which they never cared about to begin with. They are tremendously effective at international PR. By providing economic support to smaller EU nations, they've been able to veto efforts to limit their influence. [VIDEO]

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