When the US threatens countries with tariffs and trade conflict, they will not confront the US directly but will instead shift their alliances to China for investment and technology, which will accelerate over the next four years even if the immediate effects are not visible on US news cycles.
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Unidentified Speaker — Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in America… [-MCZ-F_t578]Evidence Quote
“I think that's what's going to happen over the next four years that we are going to see uh a whole host of countries either becoming more Regional in their cooperation looking to China for investment or technology [14:45]”
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Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy— Weatherhead Center for International AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM
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