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Ep 310 China Takes out American Tech Titan
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Today at 1:49 AM

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

Headline:  China Takes Out American Tech Titan

The Board of Nvidia has given its Founder and CEO Jensen Huang the boot.

Did the CCP's honey trap get a really big win for the CCP?  


Ep 310 Hr 2 26.11.12
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Today at 1:45 AM

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

The Great China Concrete Pour

Between 2011 and 2013, China poured 6.5 billion tons of concrete.  In the entire 20th century, the U.S. poured only 4 billion tons.

Some say the infrastructure built during the great China concrete pour will crumble by the 2050s.

What could make the Great China Concrete Pour crumble?





Ep 308 Hour 1 26.10.29
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10/29/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson...

The Seasons of Plenums: How the CCP maintains its total control.


Ep 308 HR 2 26.10.29
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10/29/2026

Gang of Two: Michael Olson & Nan Su

The West's Three Catastrophic China Mistakes

1. De-industrialized the West and industrialized China. 

2. Believed the nature of the CCP could be changed with commerce.

3. Failed to see the signs of the CCP's total unrestricted warfare.   

 


Ep 307 HR 1 26.10o.22
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10/26/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

China Population Mirage

What Chinese Transplant Hospitals Won’t Say

Chinese Villagers Allege Farmland Destroyed by Excavation, Waste Dumping 

China Deploys Big Data to Find Uninsured Workers Amid Pension Funding Pressures 

China’s Social Security Crackdown Adds to Financial Strains on Workers and Businesses

China Offers Homebuyers Up to $7,500 in Mortgage Subsidies as Housing Demand Lags China extends mortgages to 40 years


Ep 307 Hr 1 26.10.22
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10/26/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

 

international groups linked to France’s student protests

 

CCP’s New Tactic Against Taiwan

 

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese disinformation ahead of local elections  ?????

 

China Clears Apple’s AI Rollout With Alibaba’s Models Built In

 

Beijing proposes new export controls covering AI and other strategic technologies

 

US Law Wasn’t Built for How China’s Spies Operate in America

 

Google Issues Warning About Suspected Chinese Hackers

 


Ep 306 Hour 1 26.10.15
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10/16/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson

*  China trade balance soars to nearly $1 trillion in first 9 months of 2026

* California woman arrested for surveilling Taiwan official's US family

*. US disrupts hacking infrastructure linked to CCP tech company

* 50K sign petition for return of Shen Yun to Ottawa

 


Ep 306 Hour 2 26.10.15
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10/15/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

* U.S. disrupts hacking infrastructure linked to Chinese technology company Integrity Tech 

* U.S. opposes data centers while China expedites construction

* Iowa AG sues phone company of CCP-linked hardware

*. Trump turns to Anduril to build submarine supply chain

 


Ep 305 Hr 1 26.10.8
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10/09/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson... 

Taiwan's former President visits the Bay Area

Chinese University Fires Law Professor After She Allegedly Questions CCP’s All-Male Top Leadership Body Taiwan Receives First 2 F-16 Block 70 Fighters After Years of Delay China’s Arctic Ambitions Meet New Security Barriers in Greenland


Ep 305 Hr 2 26.10.8
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10/09/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

China’s Arctic Ambitions Meet New Security Barriers in Greenland More Than 50,000 Sign Petition Calling for Shen Yun’s Return to Ottawa Europe calls for tougher actions against CCP mercantilism Why Pakistan needs China

Russian Plague Institute Long WorCNked With China


Ep 304 Hr 2 26.10.1
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10/01/2026

Gang of Two: Nan Su & Michael Olson...

·      US Pacific Commander Explains How Deterrence Works ·      How China Turns Presence Into Power ·      China Blocks Philippine Resupply Mission in South China Sea ·      Cotton Calls for Military Supply Chain Security Review After F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong ·      IRAN:  IRGC’s open letter to American voters ·      AI Pick a side:  China or USA ·      China fueling U.S. anti AI data center protests 4009 - Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act


Ep 304 Hr 2 26.10.1
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10/01/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su...

·      US Pacific Commander Explains How Deterrence Works ·      How China Turns Presence Into Power ·      China Blocks Philippine Resupply Mission in South China Sea ·      Cotton Calls for Military Supply Chain Security Review After F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong ·      IRAN:  IRGC’s open letter to American voters ·      AI Pick a side:  China or USA ·      China fueling U.S. anti AI data center protests 4009 - Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act

 


Ep 303 Hr 1 26.9.23
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09/23/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson 

Ep 303 Hr 1 26.9.23

Mr. Xi Goes to Washington 

Trump and Xi meet this week. What can we expect? Why Trump and Xi Finally Agree on AI Xi signals to Trump no business deals between US and China in telling move In Trump, Xi sees ‘rare window’ to convince Taiwan that resistance is futile Why Trump and Xi Finally Agree on AI Detainees in China hearing


Ep 303 Hr 2
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09/23/2026

Gang of Two: Michael Olson & Nan Su

China Now Hr 2 23.9.23 Mr. Xi Goes to Washington

 

* Hill investigates after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong

*  China Expels 2 Military Chiefs on Disloyalty, Corruption Charges

*. Trump takes control of Greenland

*. How China Pursues ‘New World Media Order’

*. How China Pursues ‘New World Media Order’

Chinese County Orders Lawyers to Get Government Approval Before Defending Criminal Charges

* How the CCP Built—and Broke—China’s Growth Engine

* China seeks connections with Canada’s First Nations


Ep 302 Hr 1 26.9.17
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09/17/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson...

* Rumors Fly after Xi returns from India BRICS summit

*  US Military prepares ceremonial welcome for Xi to Washington, DC

*.  Trump says he is open to Chinese automobile plants in US

*. CCP requests Chinese to declare family members passports and foreign resident status

 

 


Ep 302 Hr 2 26.9.17
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09/17/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

* CCP linked AI target oversees dissidents and organizations.

* China imposes strict travel restrictions, threatening to ban exit for those who endanger national security.

* China-based actors used Claude for military weapons-related activities.

* If AI is dangerous to human existence, why give any ground to China. 

 

 


Ep 301 Hr One 26.9.10
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09/12/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson

* The Artic China Sea?

* COSCO stealing military secrets?

* XI’S 2027 war drums

* CCP’s Rare Earth leverage

* Venezuela’s Chinese Debt payback?


Ep 301 Hr Two 26.9.10
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09/12/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

* Chinese stealing US AI capabilities?

* China’s growing military presence in the South China Sea

* China exporting stability maintenance programs to Global South

*  CCP expands ability to conscript civilians for military

  


Ep 300 HR 1 26.8.20
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08/23/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

* China starting dual use planetary preparations

* US rejects China's new Scarborough Shoal claims

* Pew Research poll of countries finds that China is more popular that the U.S.

 


Ep. 300 HR 2 26.8.20
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08/23/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su: 

How the U.S. infused China with DEI

China rushes to own industries of the future

Backdoor found in China-made routers


Ep 299 HR 1 26.8.13
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08/13/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

* America's years of Panda Love Delusion

 


Ep 299 China Now HR 2 26.8.13
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08/13/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

*  Can Mayor Mamdani's Public Markets succeed where Chairman Mao's Public Canteens failed?

 


Ep 298 Hr 1 26.8.6
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08/06/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson

* Oman and Iran negotiate control of the Hormuz Straight

* Ukraine attacks Russia's Wildberries 

*. US buys attack drones from Ukraine

*. China expands gray-zone warfare to waters east of Taiwan

* PLA down to one general at annual military banquet

*. CCP broadens exit-entry powers

*. Chinese SOEs expand political vetting of ordinary employees

* Razor-wire barricades prevent residents from entering Beijing

 

 


Ep 298 Hr 2. 26.8.6
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08/06/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

Hot takes

* Oman & Iran negotiate control of the Hormuz Straight

*  The Ukraine attacks Russia's Wildberries and power transmission lines

*. US buys attack drones from The Ukraine

*. China expands gray-zone warfare to waters east of Taiwan
*  China down to one general at PLA's annual banquet

*. CCP broadens Exit-Entry Powers

* CCP's SOEs expand political vetting to ordinary employees

* Razor-wire fencing keeps rural residents out of Beijing


Ep 297 HR 1 26.7.30
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07/30/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

*. Iran's "surprise rocket attack on US positions in Jordan

*. China to sell 400 to 700 anti-aircraft manpads to Iran

*. US Admiral's 2-week plan to obliterate Iran resistance

* Document names mainstream media's participation in CCP pay-to-play 

*. China back to the Covid 19 epidemic

 


Ep 297 HR 2 26.7.30
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07/30/2026

Gang of Two: Michael Olson & Nan Su

* CCP finds a way to get its oil

* Houtis fire on ships in Straights of Bab-el-Mandeb St.

*. Why China will always be drenched by typhoons

*. Collapse of China's Banqiao Damn  

 


Ep 296 HR 1 26.7.23
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07/23/2026

China Now Episode 296 Hour 1 26.7.23
w/ Gang of Two: Nan Su & Michael Olson

* Trump threatens to blow up Iran's bridges and powergrid

*. Prepping for the September Xi Trump Summit in Washington, DC

* U.S. and China Preparing first AI security dialogue

* Senate Committee:  The CCP is not interested in a constructive relationshp with the U.S.

* Senators introduce Stop PRC Espionage Act


Ep 296 HR 2
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07/23/2026

China Now Episode 296 HR 2 26.7.23

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

*  Trump's Election interference disclosures

*.  FBI's coverup of CCP election interference

*. Alarm over CCP's USA Domestic terrorism 

*. CCP's Ethnic Unity Law

 

 


Ep 295 HR1 26.7.16
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07/16/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

*.  Pew Research Poll:  People like China over the USA

*.  From Memo of Understang to Hell in a Handbasket

*. China plots Putin's collapse with chilling strategy

*. Putin was Xi's role model.  Now he's the junion partner.

*. China deeply involved in The Ukraine 

 


Ep 295 HR2 26.7.16
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07/16/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

* Double blow to China's economy

* China's economy grows at weakest pace since 2022

*. China omits job goal growth amid hight unemployment

*. CCP intensifies campaign to silence online dissent

 


Ep 293 HR 1 26.7.2
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07/02/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su and Michael Olson... 

* US Iran Peace Talks Paused for Funeral of Ayatolla Khamenei

*. China private pilot of small plane crashes CCP's big building (Eye of Sauron?) 


Episode 293 HR 2 26.7.2
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07/02/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su...

* US Congress Unanimous Condemnation of Xi Jinping and the CCP

* Chinese Tofu Dreg high-rises pancake in Venezuela

*. 


Ep 292 hr 1 26.6.25
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06/25/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson...

*. Secretary of State Rubio flies to the Middle East to sell Trump's Memo of Understanding

* PLA Navy sails its Fujian carrier down the Taiwan Straight to intimidate during Taiwan's defensive exercises 

*. RimPac 26 kicks off with militaries from 15 nations throughout the Pacific Rim 

*. Taiwan's "Cat Warrior" Vice President takes on the "Wolf Warriors" of the CCP


Ep 292 HR 1 26.6.25
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06/25/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su

*. Chinese officials lay low for Xi purges
*. Chinese officials want Chinese to spend more to bolster economy

*. Xi heading back to the future of Mao's Great Leap Forward?


Ep 291 hr 2 26.6.18
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06/18/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson...

* Trump Signs Memo of Understanding

*. Discussion of 14 points

* Iran Claims Victory gives them Hormuz Straight prize

* Trump's Iran deal:  Good deal?  Bad deal?


Ep 291 Hr 2 26.6.18
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06/18/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su...

*. Chinese ships go wolf warriors throughout the South China Seas

*. China subsidy machine confronts global capitalism

* China softens Taiwan messaging

*. Taiwan opposition leader touts CCP talks in visit to US

*. Philippines push back against China's carrots

 


Ep 290 Hr 1 26.6.10
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06/11/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

Trump Goes Kinetic in Iran

* Trump re-ignites hot war in Iran

*. Xi Flies to Pyongyan to re-ignite relationship

 


Ep 290 Hr 2 26.6.10
#316
06/11/2026

Gang of Two Michael Olson & Nan Su:

The Economic Front

*. China’s exports surge 19.4% Surplus hits $105B

*. China’s Subsidy Machine reshapes global capitalism

*. Pentagon targets more CCP big businesses

*. China pushes back on listings

*. US begins to tackle CCPs dominance of trade supply chains

*. Leader of EU’s largest trade bloc calls for tougher China trade policy

*. EU CCP military relationship goes full circle

 


Ep 289 Hr 1 26.6.4
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06/04/2026

Gang of Two Nan Su & Michael Olson

* Tien An Men Massacre Day - Where were you?

* Iran Breaks Off Talks - Russia and China support

* Can a cease fire bring a deal?

* Can the resumption of kinetic warfare bring a deal?


Ep 289 Hr 2 26.4.29
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06/04/2026

China Now 289 Hr 2 26.6.4 

* Tien An Men massacre remembered, (continue from Hr 1)
* Secretary of War Hegseth treads gently around Taiwan

* China's mercantilist war against the world

* Germany's deepening ties with China

* European Union claims ties with China not sustainable

* Philippines and Vietnam upgrade to "Strategic Partnership

* India sells antiship missiles to Philippines and Vietnam