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EPISODE · Apr 27, 2025 · 45 MIN

Is war on China coming? The US military is seriously preparing

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

The US military is preparing for war on China, and has missile systems in the Philippines aimed at major Chinese cities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the USA is making "Japan into a war-fighting headquarters". Ben Norton discusses the extremely aggressive policies of Trump, Biden, and beyond. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4f43dPOWgo Trump's nuclear trade war targets China - but will blow back on USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9k7132Iyeo US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China’s government, in ‘crusade’ against left (and Islam): https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/ Topics 0:00 USA prepares for war on China 0:54 US missile systems in Philippines 2:01 Cuban missile crisis 2:59 Bipartisan warmongering 3:47 Economic war 4:51 Trump boosts military budget 5:05 (CLIP) Trump: $1 trillion military budget 5:36 Deficit, DOGE, & Elon Musk 6:24 Pete Hegseth: an imperial "crusader" 7:04 (CLIP) Hegseth promises "lethality" 7:18 Hegseth's "American crusade" 8:16 Pentagon memo on war with China 9:01 Heritage Foundation 9:46 Pentagon memo on war with China 11:57 Trump's goal with Ukraine 12:27 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China 12:42 Pentagon dubs China top "threat" 14:37 China's challenge to US hegemony 16:40 Taiwan as US imperial outpost 18:25 US troops & weapons in Taiwan 18:53 US-China three communiqués 20:47 USA backs Taiwan separatism 21:16 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Taiwan 21:49 Taiwanese authoritarianism 22:56 Polls on Taiwan separatism 24:17 Taiwan's semiconductors 25:47 Hegseth's trip to Japan 27:16 USA promises peace through war 28:03 Trump admin's top 3 military goals 28:18 US aggression 30:31 Hegseth's trip to Philippines 31:26 (CLIP) USA has "real war plans" 32:12 Philippines as US imperial proxy 34:31 Silicon Valley prepares for war 35:11 Billionaire Palmer Luckey 38:54 Pentagon contractor Anduril 39:35 CIA-backed Palantir 40:02 Oligarch Peter Thiel 40:57 Venture capital & military-industrial complex 42:35 USA is an oligarchy 43:45 US war on China 45:02 Outro

The US military is preparing for war on China, and has missile systems in the Philippines aimed at major Chinese cities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the USA is making "Japan into a war-fighting headquarters". Ben Norton discusses the extremely aggressive policies of Trump, Biden, and beyond. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4f43dPOWgo Trump's nuclear trade war targets China - but will blow back on USA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9k7132Iyeo US Defense Secretary Hegseth wants to overthrow China’s government, in ‘crusade’ against left (and Islam): https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/ Topics 0:00 USA prepares for war on China 0:54 US missile systems in Philippines 2:01 Cuban missile crisis 2:59 Bipartisan warmongering 3:47 Economic war 4:51 Trump boosts military budget 5:05 (CLIP) Trump: $1 trillion military budget 5:36 Deficit, DOGE, & Elon Musk 6:24 Pete Hegseth: an imperial "crusader" 7:04 (CLIP) Hegseth promises "lethality" 7:18 Hegseth's "American crusade" 8:16 Pentagon memo on war with China 9:01 Heritage Foundation 9:46 Pentagon memo on war with China 11:57 Trump's goal with Ukraine 12:27 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China 12:42 Pentagon dubs China top "threat" 14:37 China's challenge to US hegemony 16:40 Taiwan as US imperial outpost 18:25 US troops & weapons in Taiwan 18:53 US-China three communiqués 20:47 USA backs Taiwan separatism 21:16 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on Taiwan 21:49 Taiwanese authoritarianism 22:56 Polls on Taiwan separatism 24:17 Taiwan's semiconductors 25:47 Hegseth's trip to Japan 27:16 USA promises peace through war 28:03 Trump admin's top 3 military goals 28:18 US aggression 30:31 Hegseth's trip to Philippines 31:26 (CLIP) USA has "real war plans" 32:12 Philippines as US imperial proxy 34:31 Silicon Valley prepares for war 35:11 Billionaire Palmer Luckey 38:54 Pentagon contractor Anduril 39:35 CIA-backed Palantir 40:02 Oligarch Peter Thiel 40:57 Venture capital & military-industrial complex 42:35 USA is an oligarchy 43:45 US war on China 45:02 Outro

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