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The John Batchelor ShowAuthor: John Batchelor
The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program on current events, world history, global politics and natural sciences. Based in New York City for two decades, the show has travelled widely to report, from the Middle East to the South Caucasus to the Arabian Peninsula and East Asia. Language: en-us Genres: News, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S8 Ep679: STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SGOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, VICTORIS COATES, JIM HOLMES, CHARLES BURTON, 4-1-2016. 1920R
Episode 679
Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SGOW, FEATURING GORDON CHANG, VICTORIS COATES, JIM HOLMES, CHARLES BURTON, 4-1-2016.1920In this transcript from The John Batchelor Show, host John Batchelor and analysts Gordon Chang, Victoria Coates, and Charles Burton evaluate China’s pervasive influence across global flashpoints, specifically the Middle East, Ukraine, and the Americas. The discussion highlights the "not so invisible hand" of Beijing as it seeks to undermine United States authority while simultaneously grappling with its own vulnerabilities, such as energy security risks in the Strait of Hormuz. Coates argues that while China attempts to exert control from Caracas to Tehran, its actual effectiveness is waning as it struggles to protect its partners and secure stable oil supplies. The participants also examine the domestic threat of Chinese subversion within North America, citing the funding of radical activist groups by figures like Neville Roy Singum to destabilize democratic discourse. Finally, the dialogue addresses the geopolitical implications of a potential meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, questioning whether trade concessions can coexist with the reality of an ongoing New Cold War.
