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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "United States, Israel, and China, the Israels will be the silent partner. Before Trump visited China, I had an argument with my wife. My..."
He summarizes the British and American tradition as practical and utilitarian, asking what works, while the European tradition asks what is good or right and becomes romantic or idealistic.
Jiang says Chinese online opinion flipped against Iran after Trump visited China, and he treats that swing as evidence that Chinese public sentiment is fundamentally pragmatic and oriented toward whoever can make money.
Jiang says Chinese public opinion is overwhelmingly pragmatic and money-driven rather than ideological or politically loyal.
He cites the rapid shift of Chinese internet commentary from anti-American and anti-war sentiment toward anger at Iran after Trump's visit as evidence of that pragmatism.
Jiang says China believes Iran has no chance in the war and therefore does not care who governs Iran as long as Beijing retains access to its oil.
Jiang says China would accept an emergency oil arrangement with the United States while still supporting Iran, because Chinese strategy is pragmatic rather than ideological.
Jiang frames Chinese self-understanding in this moment as reasonable, pragmatic, and willing to negotiate, holding that these are the qualities needed in the wider world.
"United States, Israel, and China, the Israels will be the silent partner. Before Trump visited China, I had an argument with my wife. My..."
"So here's a funny thing, OK? Before Trump visited China, I had an argument with my wife. My wife is like, there's no way..."
"As you point out, the Chinese are not eschatological in the way that the Russians and Americans are."
"Basically, yeah. Yeah. Okay. I mean, yeah. So the idea is, look, from the Chinese perspective, Iran has no chance in this war. And..."
"Well, again, the Chinese are pragmatic and strategic. So, yes, they will agree to this deal, but they will also continue to support Iran..."
"the Global South reprashmon with India yeah so the mood in China it's very complex um and especially after covid because remember after covid..."
"The British, and then later on the Americans, only ask, what works, okay? What works? What is the least, okay? Worst world we can..."
The interview sounds scattered at first, but its logic is consistent.
Jimmy Dore brings Jiang on because an earlier prediction seems to have landed: Trump is back, the United States is now at war with Iran, and a forecast once dismissed as wild suddenly looks...
Mercouris opens by asking for predictive geopolitics rather than another issue-by-issue panel, and Jiang answers by folding Ukraine, Europe, Iran, China, and domestic American disorder into one machine.
Britain becomes empire not because it begins powerful, but because it begins divided, poor, exposed, and forced to change.
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