If the US can’t build better airports or trains than China, or even manage the coronavirus, how exactly is it supposed to compete with China’s economic power? This week we’re featuring the reporting of Laicie Heeley from the national security podcast “Things That Go Boom.” Today, how the last 30 years have seen China rise as a global power — and seen the US stumble.
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