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‘The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,’ Feat. Kyle Bass

One of investing’s loudest critics of China shares his assessment of where the U.S. political and business relationship with the country is headed.

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One of investing’s loudest critics of China shares his assessment of where the U.S. political and business relationship with the country is headed.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

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In this episode, NLW speaks with Kyle Bass. Kyle is the founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management, a hedge fund focused on global events. He is known for correctly predicting the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as for his outspoken and critical views on China.

In this episode, he and NLW discuss:

  • Contrarian investing
  • The larger macro landscape
  • Bitcoin and crypto
  • How the U.S.’ relationship with China changed under former President Donald Trump
  • How the relationship is likely to evolve under current President Joe Biden

Find Kyle Bass on Twitter: @Jkylebass

See also: At Least One Key Huobi Executive Is In Custody in China: Sources

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Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

Nathaniel Whittemore