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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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)