#230 - U.S.-China Tensions: Trade, Power, and Global Futures with Scott Kennedy

In Episode 230 of Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores, Scott Kennedy, senior adviser and trustee chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), breaks down U.S.-China relations as a "cautious ceasefire" amid deep economic ties and mutual distrust. He contrasts China's vision under Xi Jinping with U.S. internal debates, the rise of China's technology sector, Hong Kong, and global futures.

You can find Scott Kennedy at CSIS online (https://www.csis.org/people/scott-kennedy), and his podcast, China Field Notes, on YouTube and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

00:00:00 | The relationship between the U.S. and China
00:17:43 | The rise of China
00:24:32 | China's relationship with Communism
00:28:08 | Involution, ghost cities, and other domestic restraints
00:37:51 | Trump's tariff plan
00:42:16 | The Great Firewall: China's censorship regime
00:47:05 | The Hong Kong crackdown

10/03/2025