Why This Trump–Xi Meeting Is More Dangerous Than It Looks | With Ian Bremmer

About this episode

On September 24, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the leaders of two global rivals will meet at the White House. But to understand why this meeting matters, we have to go back to 1985, when Ronald Reagan welcomed China’s leader Li Xiannian to Washington. Back then, the balance of power looked completely different. 41 years later, Trump and Xi meet in a world of trade wars, Taiwan tensions, AI competition and global conflict. Bianca Nobilo is joined by American political scientist Ian Arthur Bremmer to take a look at the history of the world’s biggest superpowers. (00:00:14) Trump and Xi - leaders and legacy (00:00:51) How China became a U.S. rival (00:03:34) How the past shapes these leaders -…