Welcome to “The Mad Minute”—your lightning-fast, no-fluff, sometimes irreverent source for everything world affairs. In TMM 7.15.25 | China Tariffs, Chip Flip, Digital Dragnet, and Pacific Power Plays, we break down the top international stories that matter most—without the snooze fest. If you want the latest on China, U.S. trade policy, advanced technology, military maneuvering in the Pacific, and what’s really happening behind the headlines, this is your must-listen global security podcast. Here’s what you’ll get in this episode: China’s economy is defying the odds, growing 5.2% in Q2 2025 despite Trump-era tariffs and a property crisis. Exports are booming to every corner of the globe as Chinese firms outmaneuver tariffs, while consumer confidence at home is, let’s just say, “on a diet.” The U.S. just flipped the script on Nvidia, greenlighting AI chip sales to China after months of tension. CEO Jensen Huang is racking up frequent flyer miles and playing power broker between Washington and Beijing. Will America’s AI edge hold, or is the next tech leap up for grabs? Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is shedding staff and slashing aid like it’s the final season of your least favorite TV show, leaving China to slide in as the “helpful” global partner—whether it’s with rice for Uganda or mega-infrastructure deals in Latin America. The Indo-Pacific is heating up: The Philippines is turning up the volume on security ties with Taiwan (sorry, Beijing!), U.S. F-15EX jets are landing at Kadena Air Base in Japan, and Australia is hosting its biggest-ever war games, with 35,000 troops and a who’s-who of regional partners. Oh, and Chinese spy ships are lurking where they shouldn’t—again. On the home front, China is tightening the screws on digital control, rolling out a new national digital ID system. It’s “Black Mirror: Communist Party Edition”—facial scans, state-issued codes, and the looming threat of digital exile for anyone who steps out of line online. All this, delivered with energy, wit, and the kind of pop culture jabs you wish you could drop at your next staff meeting. We’ll drag Russia for its classic blunders, call out China’s control-freak tendencies, and keep you ahead of the next big shift in global power—without ever sounding like a textbook. Hit play for the only international affairs podcast that gives you the facts, the fun, and the occasional roast of geopolitical rivals. Subscribe, share, and join us for another Mad Minute! 

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