Einar Tangen
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Oct 22, 2026
Dou HongyuHOST
Why is self-reform of the party regarded as the fundamental guarantee for advancing the new Long March?
Einar TangenGUEST
He's saying that you're responsible, for instance, with the new codifying that everyone's entitled to clean water, clean air, safe food.
Einar TangenGUEST
He's making the individual responsible party members who are in charge of that and government to be responsible.
Dou HongyuHOST
And Anur, do you think that the spirit of loyalty, truth, justice and unity is also reflected in China's global proposals regarding development, security, civilization and governance?
Dou HongyuHOST
How would you interpret the meaning of this diplomatic philosophy for the relations between China and Central and Eastern European countries?
Einar TangenGUEST
It goes back to the foreign institutes that China has been talking about for the last eight years.
Einar TangenGUEST
Every country wants to have a path to development that they decide on, not that somebody tells them about.
Einar TangenGUEST
They're tired of the IMF and World Bank telling them to do things, but it never works out.
Mario CavoloGUEST
Uh, if you can start understanding the patterns of problems, you know, one person, uh, out of 2,000 getting a complaint isn't a pattern
Einar TangenGUEST
patternBut when, you know, those complaints are repeated across and you take notice of them, then you can create solutions as they did, uh, with creating this p- dedicated parking area for, uh, bicycles.
Einar TangenGUEST
What is the relationship between the individual and the governance? Uh, in theory, it should be about making, uh, you know, things smoother, more harmonious.
Einar TangenGUEST
I mean, if you go to Germany, if you go to France, uh, Italy, uh, Spain, Great Britain, you have an entirely different attitude.
Einar TangenGUEST
The people sometimes in government, as Mario pointed out, can be a little off-handed, and they feel sorry for themselves because they said, "I didn't, you know, dream of being a bureaucrat when I was a young child or when I was going to school," and things like that.
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Dou HongyuHOST
And Einar, what do you think Beijing's reform, uh, swift response to public complaints, uh, reveal about China's approach to democracy, and how does it differ from the dominant Western understanding of democracy?
Dou HongyuHOST
Russia.Mm. And if EU restrictions continue to escalate, what other countermeasures could China take and how far could this trade dispute go?
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, increase tariffs, uh, they could expand countermeasures and like anti-dumping investigations, stricter export controls on critical raw materials and dual use components.
Einar TangenGUEST
There wouldn't be an ability to create this high-tech, um, uh, defense ec- and attack equipment and everything like that unless you have these rare earths.
Dou HongyuHOST
And then what measures could China and the EU take together to address the trade problems without triggering a cycle of tariffs and retaliation?
Einar TangenGUEST
business okay what's your margin oh three percent What kind of psychopath are you? If you want 3% invested in bonds, why would you invest money? Get out of here.
Einar TangenGUEST
You're crazy, right? But in China, they said, well, this is business and we can do it.
Einar TangenGUEST
And if we have 60%, 70% of the market and we have 3% returns, that's actually better than having 10% of the market or 5% of the market and having a 10% return in terms of the actual amount of money that is returned.
Einar TangenGUEST
So, China didn't have the new technology, but over the years they started investing in all sorts of things where there were economies of scale.
14 MINS LATER
Jason SmithHOST
market and bring back some manufacturing by bringing this advanced technology in from China and working with U.S. companies?
Einar TangenGUEST
Well, I refer you to my last long-winded answer, and I said there's tremendous political risk.
Einar TangenGUEST
What happens, it might be fine for a while, but Trump has been known, as you just pointed out, to change his mind on a weekly basis.
Einar TangenGUEST
Imagine if BYD puts hundreds of billions of dollars of investment into Would Donald Trump use that as leverage to get something he wants? I think the answer for most people is, yeah, I think he would.
Einar TangenGUEST
On the other hand, if there was a legitimate opportunity, I think quite clearly BYD would be very interested.
14 MINS LATER
Jason SmithHOST
But what does that transition look like in practical terms, in terms of, you know, the kind of world that is being built? Do you think that it will mean less international conflict?
Einar TangenGUEST
You look at the history since World War II, are we today a more peaceful society that can accept others? No.
20 MINS LATER
Ding HengHOST
So is it a decent behavior for a country's defense minister to mention this particular case so as to attack China publicly?
Einar TangenGUEST
You know, political survival relies heavily on, you know, populist tools like blame and fear.
Einar TangenGUEST
And, you know, it's Teodoro's rhetoric is tied to the Marcus administration strategy of being very close to the United States.
Einar TangenGUEST
In terms of this lady, she's a criminal, and she was found guilty, but accusing her of spying because she is a criminal is nonsensical.
Ding HengHOST
So do you think the Philippine defense ministries or defense secretaries open remarks about China run a risk of, you know, fostering a culture of xenophobia in the Philippines?
Einar TangenGUEST
You can go back to the memo that Powell, six months away from becoming a Supreme Court justice, wrote to the American Chamber of Commerce.
Einar TangenGUEST
It was in secret, where he laid out a plan to create an oligarchy in America because, you know, the people of America cannot be trusted.
19 MINS LATER
Radhika DesaiHOST
So, Aina, what's your take on the state of Sino-U.S. relations in the run up to this much anticipated summit?
Einar TangenGUEST
Well, I mean, from China's point of view, Trump is actually preferable to somebody who's an ideologue.
Einar TangenGUEST
I mean, many of the Democrats are out there saying that, oh, you know, no matter what, we have to take them down.
Einar TangenGUEST
I did quite a bit of politics in the U.S., And no matter who you talk to, they're absolutely certain that China's the problem.
26 MINS LATER
Ge AnnaHOST
Given Japan's wartime history and its expanding military capabilities and its increasingly assertive security posture, does Japan really have what it takes to secure a greater role in the UN's decision-making structure today?
Einar TangenGUEST
But that's where she seems to be trying to position herself to say to the Japanese people, oh, that we've been insulted and we've been denied our due course in history.
Ge AnnaHOST
But in your view, what should be Japan's first step toward becoming a normal security power? And what concrete actions should Japan take to convince its Asian neighbors that this shift is about contributing to regional peace and stability?
Ding HengHOST
How realistic is it for Buenos Aires to enforce these sanctions against the multinational corporations?
Einar TangenGUEST
Well, that's the really interesting question now because people are just saying, well, since the British are in control of the islands and they fought a war 44 years ago, that's that.
Einar TangenGUEST
But the fact is the British Navy is not what it used to be, certainly not what it was in Margaret Thatcher's day.
Einar TangenGUEST
They can't get their aircraft very far from the island because it has a severe prop damage Both props needed to be pulled.
Einar TangenGUEST
And sending cruisers over would not have the same ability because it would not be able to have any kind of air fly over.
Einar TangenGUEST
The idea of trying to use military bases in Britain or somewhere else to try to perpetuate or defend the Alpaclans would be very, very minimal.
Ding HengHOST
So how could a shift in Washington's traditional stance alter the geopolitical balance between London and Buenos Aires? And what kind of settlement might the US actually propose in reality?
Xu YawenCORRESPONDENT
Then under the latest push for a deeper partnership, what could each side bring to the table? And why might Europe see Canada as an increasingly important strategic partner?
Einar TangenGUEST
And as things are warming up, it's going to have more of a land that will be arable and be suitable for production.
Einar TangenGUEST
Obviously, Europe is looking for a stable base for its energy and also for resources.
Xu YawenCORRESPONDENT
Then how much will Carney's strong push toward to the European Union help to reduce Canada's dependence on Washington? And how difficult would it be for the country to actually diversify away from its neighbor?
Dou HongyuHOST
So what do you think is the strategic consideration behind this targeted approach? Is this a move more of an economic counterattack or a political signal to the United States?
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, but what they've done, and you know, you have to realize that Canada is in an asymmetrical warfare with a much larger nation to the south, which basically absorbs most of its energy and most of its, uh, business.
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, Mark Carney said earlier this year that his goal was to change so that, um, 50% of the trade that Canada did was with outside entities.
Einar TangenGUEST
That would take years, uh, rejigging supply chains, um, creating new kinds of infrastructure, especially oil, getting that out.
Dou HongyuHOST
Then what impact, such as inflation, job losses, and supply chain shocks will both countries face in the short term?
Einar TangenGUEST
But on top of that, they're borrowing for such things as wars and things like that, and also they're cutting the revenues.
Einar TangenGUEST
The big, beautiful bill was taking trillions of dollars out of the revenues on the theory that there would be some sort of trickle-down.
Einar TangenGUEST
So Besson is trying to protect the U.S. bond rating, and that's why he wants Japan to raise the rates, because if Japan raises the rates...
Einar TangenGUEST
It strengthens the yen, and that makes Japanese goods less competitive against American goods.
Einar TangenGUEST
And it also protects the dollar, because otherwise people start selling their yen or their dollars, and you start to get a lot of movement in the markets.
Dou HongyuHOST
So what challenges could a sustained rise in borrowing costs create for households, businesses and the government?
Einar TangenGUEST
Nothing gets Washington more upset than seeing the leaders of Russia, India and China, you know, all laughing and exchanging words in a group and being very clear that they're communications are strong and that they are very much interested in each other.
Einar TangenGUEST
It goes back to what you were originally talking about, framing this kind of multipolar world.
10 MINS LATER
Glenn DiesenHOST
Well, to look at the two original members, Russia and China, what do you see being worked out between the two of them? What are the main objectives?
Einar TangenGUEST
I do believe they're at a unique juncture, but I think there's a, a disconnect.
Einar TangenGUEST
He's friends with everybody in the world who's important, but the fact is, he's alienating most of the people and countries out there.
Einar TangenGUEST
And when, you know, you look no further than what's going on with, uh, Canada right now, where former neighbor, staunch ally, has now said that this is full on economic war.
Einar TangenGUEST
So this idea that somehow whether we're friends makes all the difference, no, it doesn't.
Ding HengHOST
So, um, to China, what do you think should be the correct perception of the United States? And on the other hand, to the United States, what do you think should be the correct perception of China?
Glenn DiesenHOST
I was just wondering, what are your thoughts? Because, you know, if you look at economics and the security aspect of this partnership, it doesn't sound to s- doesn't seem like it stands on very solid foundations anymore.
Einar TangenGUEST
Um, the, uh, when the US in essence conquers and has, uh, been, uh, occupying Japan since the, the end of the war, 1945.
Einar TangenGUEST
I think we have around 50 to 60,000 troops there, and, uh, that, and we forced a peacetime constitution on them.
18 MINS LATER
Glenn DiesenHOST
Um, I was just wondering h-how, what, what made the Japanese economy or economic model break? Uh, because many would trace this to the Plaza Accord.
Ge AnnaHOST
What does the timing of Wang's visit tell us about Beijing and its priorities, and what's China hoping to achieve?
Einar TangenGUEST
This meeting that he's going to now was only announced on the 18th of this month.
Einar TangenGUEST
So it might be in reaction to what the U.S. has been doing in terms of pulling back the statements by Donald Trump about how he's so friendly.
Einar TangenGUEST
And also, you know, as he said, he's going to, he's already pulled back on the number and the substance of these military joint ventures.
6 MINS LATER
Ge AnnaHOST
What does the establishment and deepening of these mechanisms tell us about the current level of China-Indonesia Strategic Trust?
Einar TangenGUEST
I mean, he's the one who's been pushing for all these bases and missiles and things like that.
Einar TangenGUEST
So there's no basis for him to go forward and say that, yeah, he wants to work with China.
Einar TangenGUEST
He's clearly on the opposite side, and he clearly believes that the U.S. is going to determine the outcome of the Philippines election.
Ge AnnaHOST
What does that mean for China-Philippine ties? And more importantly, what does it mean for ordinary Filipinos?
Einar TangenGUEST
They have very difficult, uh, economic circumstances, and they have leaders that are ignoring their needs.
Einar TangenGUEST
The issue here is that you had a party, a group of very conservative Japanese, who perpetuated the war, and then instead of being exposed for the criminals they were, they eventually found themselves ta- taking power.
Einar TangenGUEST
Our only crime was to lose," and they've been perpetuating it, and it's been part of a long-term plan.
19 MINS LATER
Einar TangenGUEST
Before, it was always talking about through the peacetime compr- uh, constitution, they're not allowed to go offensive.
Einar TangenGUEST
And, uh, quite frankly, under the UN Charter, um, uh, countries that were attacked, uh, including J- by G- Germany and Japan, have the right to preemptively attack, uh, any, um, either one of those countries if they start to go offensive.
Einar TangenGUEST
Now, the, the reason I say they are is that the weapons that they're doing are, you know, basically only useful for a high-intensity regional war.
Einar TangenGUEST
Now, you know, when you go back to World War II and before, what Japan did is they said, "Well, for our security, we have to attack, you know, Korea and then China preemptively, because it's for our security." Well, uh, that's a lot of nonsense.
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, this, this was just, uh, um, an excuse, uh, for doing exactly what they want to do, which was, in essence, colonize Asia.
Ge AnnaHOST
Why had the US tech sector become so divided over this issue? And if global access to open source AI models is restricted, would the greater impact be felt by China's AI industry or by the US innovation ecosystem itself?
Einar TangenGUEST
It's gonna cost the United States, and so what we have here is a situation where, uh, the, the big money Uh, that was invested into Anthropic and OpenAI and things like that, was betting on a closed model.
Einar TangenGUEST
That means that it's like you build your own library, you own it, and it, you know, if anyone wants to use your product, they have to come through you.
Einar TangenGUEST
And what it does is encourages, uh, because it's free, it's much better for the, uh, developing world, 'cause they don't have this kind of money, and it's much better for those companies in the United States which are trying to develop and innovate.
Ge AnnaHOST
How do you compare the momentum of technological development in China and the United States? And where do you see each country's strengths and challenges in the race of advanced technologies today?
Einar TangenGUEST
Well, it's, it's based on an actual physics problem, and that is when you have three, uh, let's say you have three planets that are orbiting each other.
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, you can establish how big it is, uh, you know, the size, weight, everything like this, but you cannot predict what will happen.
Einar TangenGUEST
If you have two bodies, all right, uh, two planets orbiting each other, yes, you can predict very, very accurately what's gonna happen.
Einar TangenGUEST
But introducing a third body makes it impossible because each one has its own things, and the variables increase beyond our ability, uh, to actually predict them.
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Einar TangenGUEST
So, uh, I'm gonna start with the second question, and then that, what i- what is the United States doing right now? Um, it is all, doing all the things you just said.
Einar TangenGUEST
Uh, it believes, and you know, th- this isn't me saying this, you know, if you get on, uh, J.D. Vance, uh, has been- ... crying this, you know, talking about the red threat to communism taking over the world, things like this.
Einar TangenGUEST
It just sounds a little silly since, um, communism is engaged in capitalism, and so how can they really be communists? [chuckles] A-and the fact is that they're outdoing the United States.
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