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The Xi Factor
Season 3 · Episode 3

The Xi Factor

Will Xi Jingping and Donald Trump Go to the Mat?

Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

December 2, 202554m 11s

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Show Notes

Jake Sullivan has sat across from Xi Jinping more times than almost any American official—from Xi's rise in 2013 to their last face-off in Beijing. What's it like negotiating with the world's most powerful dictator? Sullivan reveals Xi's ego, tactics, and how a relationship that started with cautious optimism turned into open hostility.


Guest: Jake Sullivan, Former U.S. National Security Adviser for President Biden and the host of The Long Game, a new podcast from Vox Media.


Book Recommendations:

The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping by Joseph Torigian. 


Apple in China by Patrick McGee. 


Face-Off: The U.S. vs. China is produced in partnership with ⁠Rowhome Productions⁠.

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