Trump Goes to Beijing. Neocon Push for Iran Ground Invasion

The Duran: Episode 2518Donald Trump is heading to Beijing for a two-day summit with Xi Jinping, but according to Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou on The Duran, he's arriving in a far weaker position than he ever anticipated. China has effectively won the trade wars, the US tariff strategy has been repeatedly struck down by the courts, and Iran which Trump hoped to use as leverage over Beijing has proven far more resilient than expected. With China holding the cards on rare earths, energy, and Iran diplomacy, Beijing has little incentive to offer concessions, leaving Trump to negotiate from a position of dependency rather than strength. Meanwhile, neocon architect Robert Kagan has published a chilling Atlantic article that, when read carefully, is quietly making the case for a full-scale US ground invasion of Iran a warning The Duran unpacks in detail. Is Washington's neocon establishment pushing America toward its most dangerous escalation yet, and does Trump have any way out?00:00:00 Introduction: Trump-Xi Beijing summit overview00:00:31 Agenda: Iran, Taiwan, trade, and rare earths00:00:55 Context: A difficult year in US-China relations00:01:24 Trump's tariff problems and Supreme Court losses00:02:10 How China won the trade wars00:03:18 Iran factor: Trump's failed strategy for leverage00:04:25 Trump goes to Beijing with a weak hand00:05:24 Is Trump looking for a way out of the Iran conflict?00:07:20 China's oil reserves and energy resilience00:09:52 China's strategy: wait it out, like the Vietnam era00:10:56 Chinese diplomatic style vs. the Russian approach00:11:28 What does Trump actually want from China?00:13:44 Kagan and Nuland: the Atlantic article decoded00:15:32 Nuland, Ukraine 2014, and the neocon memory hole00:17:18 Kagan's ground invasion blueprint for Iran***THE DURAN SHOP***https://theduranshop.com***REVERSE GEAR SHOP***Athleisure with Stylehttps://reversegear.shop/***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS***https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS***ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisRealALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou***CRYPTO SUPPORT***BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSrETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6AcjEMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R***DONATE***CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duranSUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran***VIDEO***RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduranODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduranBITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/***AUDIO***SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPDAPPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0aSOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9***FREE SPEECH***TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuranMINDS: https://minds.com/theduranAmazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7B3FNLWgTU