Jiang argues that becoming the world reserve currency or world leader is undesirable because the hegemon must spend its resources defending that position against everyone else.
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World leader
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"...to be the world reserve currency. It's silly to be the world leader because now you're just forced to spend all your resources on..."
"I will also point out that of all the world leaders in the world, I would say only Vladimir Putin seems to be strategic...."
"...with no idea of consequences. And you've sent this message to world leaders, get rid of Trump, stop this. America has to concede defeat..."
"...think 64 different technologies, right? And now suddenly China is the world leader in all, but seven of them that, and, you know, 20..."
"...you experience a culture, they really do aspire to be the world leader. They believe it."
"Right. So look, I personally think that of all the world leaders, Vladimir Putin is the only one with a grand strategy. He's a..."
"...fascism. And again, the Chabad Lubavitch synagogue, there's a lot of world leaders meet at the synagogue here in New York City, where I..."
"...you know quite frankly um i mean china is obviously the world leader in sort of renewable technologies uh but you know the german..."
"...you to remember the three distinct qualities that make them great world leaders, okay? The first is they are strategic to the point of..."
"...pattern that we'll see over and over again where the great world leaders that have changed history forever have possessed these three distinct qualities..."
"Does that make sense? Okay? The thing about global leaders, world leaders, is they're all insane, but they're not stupid. You understand? There's a..."
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