Cross-Strait relations
Subject in Politics
Cross-Strait relations has come up in 6 episodes across 4 podcasts in TMT, including Pod Save America, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Danny Jones Podcast. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jiang XueqinYale-educated geopolitical analyst and commentator known for forecasts about global conflict and the decline of American hegemony
Jiang argues the United States benefits from Sino-Japanese tension because it would push Taiwan's semiconductor industry to relocate to America.
“it is in the strategic best interest of the United States to foment as much tension between China and Japan as possible”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Professor Jiang: Three Predictions On the Collapse of the World Order (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:29
Jiang says Chinese people expect war with Japan rather than an invasion of Taiwan, which he says neither Chinese nor Taiwanese actually anticipate.
“if you go to China today, Everyone believes that China and Japan will go to war”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Professor Jiang: Three Predictions On the Collapse of the World Order (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:37
Jon FavreauCo-host of Pod Save America and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama
Favreau notes the contradiction of Trump offering weapons to Xi while holding up weapons shipments to Taiwan.
“It's like he's offering weapons to Xi, but he's not even sending weapons to Taiwan”
Pod Save America: Impeach Pete Hegseth? (Sep 29, 2026) · Listen from 41:37
Xueqin JiangBeijing-based teacher and YouTuber behind the channel Predictive History, covering philosophy, geopolitics and forecasting
- Prediction · due Dec 2046
Jiang predicts Taiwan and China will reunify peacefully over the next ten to twenty years through economic inducements rather than force.
“Taiwan and China will just reunify peacefully over time I'm talking over like the next 10 20 years right and so what China can do is use economic carrots to lure Taiwan back”
Danny Jones Podcast: #425 - "They Control Trump & Netanyahu" The Secret Family No One Talks About | Professor Jiang (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:32
Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview
Vietor believes Trump cares little about Taiwan's democracy and would trade it away for a favorable trade deal.
“So I assume he would trade away Taiwan in a heartbeat for a good trade deal”
Pod Save America: AOC vs. Bezos (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 36:47
Sarah McBrideU.S. Representative from Delaware and the first openly transgender member of Congress
McBride argued the war has benefited Russia's revenues and improved China's understanding of U.S. military capabilities ahead of any Taiwan invasion.
“they also now understand our military and operational capabilities far better today than they did two months ago, which means they would be better prepared to potentially invade Taiwan”
Pod Save America: Strait Up War Crimes (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:52
Predictions
- Prediction · due Dec 2046Xueqin Jiang
Jiang predicts Taiwan and China will reunify peacefully over the next ten to twenty years through economic inducements rather than force.
“Taiwan and China will just reunify peacefully over time I'm talking over like the next 10 20 years right and so what China can do is use economic carrots to lure Taiwan back”
Danny Jones Podcast: #425 - "They Control Trump & Netanyahu" The Secret Family No One Talks About | Professor Jiang (Aug 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:32 · Cross-Strait relations
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 3 episodes
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
- Danny Jones Podcast · 1 episode
- REAL AF with Andy Frisella · 1 episode
Episodes
Impeach Pete Hegseth?Pod Save America · Sep 29, 2026 · 58 min
Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett discuss diesel prices, a Republican data center bill, rogue AI models, a possible Pete Hegseth impeachment and Trump's taxpayer-funded ads.
Professor Jiang: Three Predictions On the Collapse of the World OrderThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 14, 2026 · 1 h 48 min
Geopolitical analyst Jiang Xueqin tells Steven Bartlett the petrodollar order is collapsing and offers predictions about war, finance and migration.
#425 - "They Control Trump & Netanyahu" The Secret Family No One Talks About | Professor JiangDanny Jones Podcast · Aug 24, 2026 · 4 h 4 min
Professor Xueqin Jiang tells Danny Jones how China really works and argues Chabad-linked messianic religious beliefs drive U.S. and Israeli policy.
1026. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump's China Trip Chaos, Senators Agree To Go Without Pay & Tennessee Shooting Suspect ChargedREAL AF with Andy Frisella · May 15, 2026 · 1 h 27 min
Andy Frisella and DJ discuss Trump's China trip, abolishing the CIA, senators forgoing shutdown pay, and the shooting involving livestreamer Chud the Builder.
AOC vs. BezosPod Save America · May 12, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor discuss the stalled Iran ceasefire, Trump's China trip, Virginia redistricting, AOC versus the Washington Post, and Sean Duffy's road-trip series.
Strait Up War CrimesPod Save America · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 h 37 min
Favreau, Lovett and Vietor discuss Trump's war-crime threats against Iran, the defense budget and deportations, then Lovett interviews Rep. Sarah McBride.