Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of their visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Mary Kissel appears on The John Batchelor Show to explain why a strategic decoupling and realistic planning, rather than hoping for fair trade or stability from the current Chinese regime, is the way forward in the United States’ relationship with China.