While much of the international news focuses on what is happening in Iran, other moving pieces in the region will play additional critical roles in America's future foreign business efforts.

And there are consequences for China as well.

Listen as Terri and Daniel discuss how America is expanding into its last “Economic Frontier,” which counters many of the power players in the area.

Learn how this concept exists as a “Dragon Vein” for both China and the United States, and what having it, or losing it, means.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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China proudly holds a total global monopoly on critical minerals—at least, that’s what they’d like you to think.

As one of this week’s experts explains, “And as long as the perception of dominance remains, dominance remains.” And that is the case for China in terms of its control on this important product, a “smoke-and-mirror” monopoly.

Daniel and Terri first examine why early reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Trump-era tariffs may be overstating the impact—particularly when it comes to China.

Then they turn to a deeper shift underway: why China’s control of the global supply chain of critical minerals is slipping.

This is the analysis you hear first on China Watch.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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Happy Lunar New Year! The year of the Horse has arrived, and so has a new co-host for this week’s episode.

Show producer Daniel Holl joins Terri this week for a more lighthearted discussion on Chinese propaganda. That is, the kind that takes movie form, which can be unintentionally comical to a non-Chinese audience.

And if you noticed issues with Daniel’s audio, he’ll have them fixed for next week’s show! Let us know what you think of the co-host dynamic.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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The Panama Canal, the Board of Peace, and the Critical Minerals Ministerial seem to be unrelated projects, but they’re all coordinated moves against the Chinese Communist Party.

Listen to Terri Wu connect these seemingly unrelated dots to explain how they’re part of a broader geopolitical strategy by the United States to address Chinese influence and how the interconnectedness is working in the broader interests of the West.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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Greenland stands at the center of a global power struggle between the United States and an aggressive China. Both countries have been jockeying to assert influence on the island, with U.S. President Donald Trump recently taking a decisive lead.

What is the significance of the island to each of these countries? Why does the European Union take a contrary stance to Trump?

Find out with Terri Wu and her group of select experts on this week’s episode of China Watch.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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China has been pursuing a long-term strategy to position itself along key geographic and economic chokepoints surrounding the United States. It’s a long game, with a metaphorical example in one of the country's oldest and most famous games: Weiqi.

While it’s often a strategy to encircle the opponent without them realizing it, it seems China has been caught out this time. That may be the reason why U.S. President Donald Trump has been so dedicated to acquiring Greenland, in part or in full.

Listen to the history behind the massive, sparsely inhabited island and how China had been planning to use it in its campaign against the United States.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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U.S. President Donald Trump has called for “new leadership in Iran.”

The country’s economy is on the brink of collapse. What began as an economic protest quickly escalated into a nationwide anti-regime movement.

Iran’s nuclear capabilities and terrorist proxies have also been significantly diminished, and the Islamic regime appears to be more fragile than ever before during its rule since 1979.

What does that mean for China? Many focus on the oil trade between Iran and China, as China buys the majority of Iran’s sanctioned oil.

Terri Wu spoke with experts who pointed out deeper strategic concerns Beijing holds in Iran.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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In the aftermath of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the U.S. military, a wide range of questions have gone unanswered.

One of those is the role Chinese defense equipment may have played in letting the United States complete its mission unharmed.

Venezuela operates Chinese-built radar systems that Beijing has long advertised as capable of neutralizing U.S. stealth advantages.

Epoch Times reporter Sean Tseng joins Terri Wu to examine what “Operation Absolute Resolve” reveals—and what remains uncertain—about China’s military capabilities.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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For one of the rare times in recent history, the Chinese Communist Party has not been in lockstep across its branches in external activities.

While rhetoric in 2025 was toned down from outwardly aggressive to friendly and businesslike, the military has been more provocative than ever.

The direct threats to America and its allies in the East seem to disconnect with China’s need for economic partners. Listen as Terri Wu describes what may be causing the schism, and what it means for us in the United States.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times, covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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When you think of a spy, do you think of a military officer who is a master of languages and disguise? If you do, then you may not understand how China uses its massive web of spies throughout the United States.

Instead, think professors, white-collar workers, engineers, and researchers. They aren’t professional spies, but their loyalty to the Chinese regime runs deep.

Hear Terri Wu’s in-depth discussion with a former federal and CIA employee, who now focuses his research on China’s espionage practices, and learn the details of the tactics that the regime uses, most of which would never even cross the mind of the average American.

Views expressed in this episode are opinions of the host and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].

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