Christopher R. O’Dea appears on the Victor Davis Hanson podcast to discuss how China has built strategic influence through commercial shipping networks, ports, and infrastructure, an approach that could give Beijing a significant geopolitical advantage over the United States and the broader global economy.
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President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)