Xi Jinping

“Well, I actually think Marxism-Leninism is much more important to Xi Jinping than most Western observers realize. I mean, they are still reading Marx and Engels on the Politburo Standing Committee. I had That was explained to me recently by the head of researc…”

“Having now failed, having now demonstrably been unable to execute the, at least the military and diplomatic objectives of the invasion of Europe, I think Xi has even more leverage over Vladimir Putin today. Think think energy as their sole customer, near sole …”

“As powerful as Chairman Kim is, he still answers to Xi Jinping in China pretty directly.”

“And I think it's dangerous, therefore, for president Biden to suggest as he did in Vietnam and as he just did in San Francisco, that because China has economic problems, she is less likely to invade Taiwan.”

“It has been kneecapped by the fact that everyone's afraid to be an entrepreneur right now because Xi Jinping just eliminated them”

“No amount of apex summits, no amount of relentless diplomacy are going to affect Xi Jinping's calculus. The only thing that will affect his calculus is for us to surge hard power to the Pacific west of the international dateline.”

“In some ways, the more grotesque display was what we saw at the business, the US-China Business Council meeting afterwards, where you had, you know, American CEOs giving Xi Jinping a standing ovation to include defense contractors, by the way. Raytheon, Boeing…”

“And if he wants it to be accomplished on his own watch, I think that's going to be the window in his mind, at least 28 through 32. And beyond that, I think, you know, I don't think he's penciled the date certain in the calendar. It's going to be conditions dep…”

“I think Xi Jinping has been the best thing that's ever happened to America because he has effectively destroyed the Chinese economy. He has clamped down on innovation. He, through his diplomatic efforts through this wolf warrior diplomacy, alienated so many co…”

“I think it's a big part of the reason that single event, big part of the reason we didn't have much warfare during Trump's whole administration.”

“I think because this is such a powerful tool for the CCP that Xi Jinping will not allow it to be Sold out of his control and we'll turn it off instead.”

“They've more than doubled the number of warheads they have since Xi took office. It's gonna double again, our Pentagon estimates, by the end of this decade, and double again by the middle of the next decade.”

“The president has been clear that he wants to have a positive impact. Constructive relationship with Xi Jinping, and he does. They actually have a very good rapport.”