China's state visit to the US just wrapped with nothing to show for it. Behind the Trump-Xi meeting, though, a very different story was unfolding, one involving stolen F-35 stealth fighter parts, smuggled AI chips, rare earth rationing, and a currency network built to dodge the dollar. None of it came up publicly, and that's exactly the problem.
This Good Revenue episode breaks down all ten fronts of China's shadow war against the US, and the one thing they have in common: control.
CHAPTER
00:00 Trump-Xi Meeting: State Visit, No Deals
00:59 #10 The F-35 Problem in Hong Kong
02:00 #9 China and Iran
02:30 #8 What the Houthis Got
02:50 #7 China's Rare Earth Minerals Squeeze
04:00 #6 Trump Tariffs on China: The 40-Country Workaround
04:30 #5 Shadow Fleet vs the Dollar
05:00 #4 Driscoll's vs China
06:30 #3 China's Economy: The Real GDP
07:30 #2 Xi Jinping's Exit Bans
08:30 #1 China AI and the Nvidia Chip Race
09:30 US vs China: Who Controls AI?
IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH:
→ The Brutal Truth Behind Anthropic vs Nvidia AI Safety Slowdown War: https://youtu.be/V4L2nJykbFI
→ Kimi K3 & China's AI Dumping Scheme Just Handed Sam Altman His Next Move: https://youtu.be/-sf_vzM0clo
→ US Just Cut Off Iran's Oil Lifeline: https://youtu.be/cWBSi22gNjw
→ Did China Just Steal ASML's Banned AI Chip Making Tool?: https://youtu.be/IVvBSub5Vw0
→ The $3.3 Trillion Patent Scheme China Ran on the Entire Western Economy: https://youtu.be/j8eBgb4b29Q
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Stolen Stealth Tech And Military Fallout
• How Classified F-35 Parts Ended Up In Hong Kong: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-23/china-is-holding-sensitive-f-35-parts-diverted-to-hong-kong
• Congress Opens Investigation Into Missing F-35 Components: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/18/congress-f-35-china-investigation-01083647
• Pentagon Watchdog Flags Millions In Lost F-35 Spare Parts: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106098
• How Chinese Goods Are Fueling Houthi Attacks On Shipping: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-23/houthi-s-war-efforts-iran-support-sustained-with-chinese-imports
The Xi-Trump Summit And Its Silences
• Inside Trump's High-Stakes Summit With Xi Jinping: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-kicks-off-white-house-summit-with-chinas-xi-575b06ec?mod=hp_lead_pos7
• Why China's Military Aid To Iran Never Came Up: https://www.wsj.com/politics/china-iran-aid-xi-trump-summit-e6541ae8
• Iran Faces New Restrictions On Flights Amid Pressure Campaign: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/squeezed-at-sea-iran-faces-new-restrictions-on-its-flights-1e1af416?mod=article_inline
• Satellite Targeting Support Raises Alarms Over China-Iran Ties: https://www.ft.com/content/eeef7db4-b26d-426f-896b-f7b95bb84223?syn-25a6b1a6=1
China's Economic Pressure Campaign
• Why China's Official Growth Numbers Don't Add Up: https://www.wsj.com/economy/xis-economy-is-failing-chinas-people-df3f9000
• How China Is Helping 40 Countries Dodge US Tariffs: https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-china-tariffs-avoidance-5dacb82bc5a0a1d550b0ea2353ace005
• White House Report Details China's Tariff Evasion Network: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6029126-china-tariff-evasion-white-house-report/
• Rare Earth Export Curbs Signal A New Kind Of Leverage: https://www.ft.com/content/d29d769e-039c-4d11-9152-e63ccd397b32?syn-25a6b1a6=1
IP Theft And The AI Divide
• Inside Driscoll's Blueberry IP Battle With Chinese Growers: https://www.wsj.com/business/driscolls-berry-farms-china-competition-b0b49f04?mod=trending_now_news_2
• Why The US And China Can't Agree On AI Guardrails: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/u-s-and-china-agree-ai-needs-guardrails-their-ideas-are-very-different-845415ff
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