Lonsdale: China Is Likely to Launch a Military Strike Within Four Years
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Joe Lonsdale is the Founder and Managing Partner of 8VC and co-founder of Palantir. He discusses geopolitical risks facing the U.S. during a quickfire round with host Harry Stebbings.
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“I'm very concerned about the geopolitical situation with China and Russia and the potential of war. When I was in, you know, a country in Asia, I won't say the name, seeing our ambassador there, who's on the other political side, but a very smart guy. Even he was telling me he thinks China is likely to strike in the next four years because they realize how much stronger we're getting and how much weaker they're getting. And so I'm just very worried about the possibility of war this decade, which is just a very terrible thing and would derail everything for everyone and hurt a lot of people.”
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