China's economic relationship with the West is no longer a trade negotiation but a 'hostage negotiation,' because leverage like rare-earth magnets needed for every EV makes it coercive rather than mutually beneficial—and investing dollars in a communistic economy you may go to war with makes no sense.
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Kyle BassEvidence Quote
“This is not a trade negotiation. This is a hostage negotiation. We need to bring in hostage negotiators because that's what we're negotiating with China.”
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Global Macro Investing And Geoeconomics With Hedge Fund Investor Kyle Bass | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:17:47 PM
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