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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-05-14, day precision Aliases: highs

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Jiang treats the Xi–Trump visit as a strategic theater.

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Jiang treats the Xi–Trump visit as a strategic theater.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine (2026-05-14, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine; The AI Apocalypse: from Language Illusion to Control; Why World War 3 Is Becoming a Structural Fight.

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Statement made in this 2026-01-16 interview.

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Jiang says So, yeah, I teach high school and I have a B.A. from Yale and that's the extent of my education.

Statement made in this 2026-01-16 interview.

model

Jiang says yeah so um in china um if something happens you're incentivized to cover it up because um you know if it becomes a big deal then...

Timestamped Evidence

China Without The Good Monorail

2026-01-16, day precision · The Derp With Kurp | 23 | @predictivehistory - The Multiverse of Madness

Transcript

"...you're referring to is um when they first had to help high -speed rail and they really they really so it went too fast..."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...the price of oil go up to, you know, to as high as $110 a barrel from, it was at, you know, almost half..."

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · \"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!\" Professor Jiang Debates Iran War, Trump And China Ties

Transcript

"...an economist. I'm here to tell you if the price remains high, it will have a very negative effect on the economy. Especially given..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

"Heading For A Global DEPRESSION!"

2026-05-05, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Jiang reframes Hormuz disruption as a production-system collapse and argues that escalation incentives make the Iran conflict a political-economic choke point beyond price shocks.

Why This Iran War Feels Like a Bear Trap

2026-04-18, day precision · alias-match

Reading

Jiang frames the Iran war as a structural problem: empires that enter forceful conflicts without strategic reserve burn out, and the current administration is trying to steer around collapse, domestic optics, and a volatile...

The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · alias-match

Reading

The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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