Noah Smith breaks down the last two decades of US-China policy shifts - and where we go from here in anticipation of the November election. Let us know if you like these short-form Econ 102 friday bonus episodes by emailing [email protected].

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:18) Evolutions on America's approach to China

(02:08) Obama's engagement strategy with China 

(03:07) Trump's paradigm shift in China policy 

(04:14) Biden's constructive approach to China policy s 

(06:02) Discussion on Trump's financial situation

(07:09) China's history of influencing critics 

(08:11) Sponsor: GiveWell

(09:21) Outro

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