11/9/23 Joseph Solis-Mullen Debunks the Fake China Threat

Joseph Solis-Mullen joins the show to discuss his new book about China. He and Scott work through some of the most common talking points meant to make the American people fear a noninterventionist approach with China. They also cite a number of popular books about China and explain what they get wrong. 

Discussed on the show:

• The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger by Joseph Solis-Mullen
• Red Dragon Rising by Edward Timperlake and William C. Triplett II 
• “What the Heck is a ‘Scarborough Shoal’…?” (Libertarian Institute)
• Chip War by Chris Miller 
• The Avoidable War by Kevin Rudd
• “China: From Death Camp to Civilization” (LewRockwell.com)
• This Time Is Different by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff
• 1984 Red Dawn (IMDb)
• 2012 Red Dawn (IMDb)

Joseph Solis-Mullen is a political scientist and author of The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger. Follow all his work at his website. 

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