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Countering China’s Growing Influence Across the Globe

Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Michael Sobolik Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow
Michael Sobolik
A freight train is seen at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Mombasa, Kenya, on July 9, 2026. The railway was a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Getty Images)
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A freight train is seen at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Mombasa, Kenya, on July 9, 2026. The railway was a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Getty Images)

Michael Sobolik joins The World and Everything in It to examine China’s growing influence through telecommunications and infrastructure, especially through the Belt and Road Initiative. He discusses how the United States can strengthen its presence abroad while reducing dependence on Chinese technology and supply chains.