In the past 26 years, to this day, there has not been one major Hollywood production that has gone against a major Chinese Communist Party red line. Not one. Twenty-six years of silence. Bethany Allen Support the podcast on Patreon Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox. A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com. Bethany Allen is the China reporter at Axios and the author of Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World. Key Highlights Introduction - 0:48The Authoritarian Economic Statecraft of China - 3:32Trump Administration and China Policy - 22:24Another Cold War -  34:26American Options for Response - 48:16 Key Links Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World by Bethany Allen "Zoom closed account of U.S.-based Chinese activist 'to comply with local law'" by Bethany Allen Follow Bethany Allen on X @BethanyAllenEbr Democracy Paradox Podcast Hal Brands Thinks China is a Declining Power… Here’s Why that’s a Problem Josh Chin on China’s Surveillance State More Episodes from the Podcast More Information Apes of the State created all Music Email the show at [email protected] Follow on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast 100 Books on Democracy Learn more about the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at https://kellogg.nd.edu/ Support the show