Geopolitical analyst and China expert Melissa Chen and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit break down how the Chinese Communist Party is waging a quiet war against the United States, not through armed invasion, but through influence, leverage, and sowing division through social media. They examine how China uses trade, technology, and cultural platforms like TikTok to shape American behavior, and why decades of U.S. policy helped empower the CCP. Melissa explains why failing to recognize the threat of the CCP could have lasting consequences for the future of the West.

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From Singapore to the West: Why Melissa Chen chose freedom

02:33
Why China and America can’t peacefully “share power”

04:34
The CCP’s fear of Western ideas and “spiritual pollution”

07:16
How China uses economics as a weapon against the U.S.

11:14
The truth about “free trade” and how the system was exploited

17:32
TikTok, “China-maxxing,” and modern propaganda

23:48
What China really means by a “shared future”

28:38
Why Americans misunderstand authoritarian regimes

35:06
Iran, global conflict, and China’s bigger strategy

52:16
Why America can’t openly confront China—and what happens next

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