WATCH: Gordon Chang exposes the real China threat, universities, A.I., espionage, and war planning
Elizabeth Farah is joined by Gordon Chang for a clear-eyed look at a regime under severe internal stress and growing external ambition. China’s population is collapsing, its elites are quietly moving assets and families west, and yet its intelligence operations, influence campaigns, and technological reach inside America continue to expand.
Chang explains why calling China a “competitor,” a phrase favored by the Biden administration, masks the scale of the threat. From student visas and STEM pipelines to AI platforms and land purchases near military sites, the pressure campaign is already active. Elizabeth presses on whether strategic ambiguity has become strategic denial, and why moves in places like Venezuela signal far more than regional politics.
This conversation comes at a moment when China is weakening at home but growing bolder abroad, a dangerous combination. The question is no longer whether Beijing intends to challenge the United States. It is whether America is willing to speak honestly about what is already underway.
This interview is for viewers who sense the stakes have shifted and want to understand why now is the moment clarity matters most.
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China isn’t a COMPETITOR. It’s operating inside America RIGHT NOW. Gordon Chang explains why denial is dangerous and why this moment matters. @GordonGChang https://t.co/7FdS3FPYE0
— Elizabeth Farah America 1st always (@ElizabethFarah) January 19, 2026
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