China Decode: The Trump-Xi Meeting That Could Reshape the Global Economy
The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway
May 12, 2026
Alice Han and James King analyze the shifting power dynamics ahead of a high-stakes Trump-Xi summit. The episode highlights how China has systematically used shell companies to absorb Western intellectual property and explores the implications of Xi's ongoing military purges on regional stability and global market competition.
Key insight: Researchers found that Chinese investors have funneled $3 trillion into foreign tech firms via tax-haven shell companies, allowing China to systematically acquire intellectual property that later resurfaces as domestic Chinese patents.
