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For decades, American politicians have blamed China for the decline of U.S. manufacturing. But what if they're blaming the wrong country?In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Warwick Powell joins Carl Zha to explain why America's economic crisis is rooted in its own financial system—not in Beijing.They discuss:
Why tariffs haven't revived American industry
The Strait of Hormuz crisis and its impact on the global economy
Trump's economic strategy and the limits of trade wars
Shareholder capitalism versus productive industry
Why Wall Street and Main Street have fundamentally different interests
China's industrial strategy and why it continues to outperform Western economies
Why blaming China won't solve America's structural problems