{"id":318174,"date":"2026-02-15T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-china-is-playing-its-geopolitical-cards-as-the-west-fights-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:00:45","slug":"how-china-is-playing-its-geopolitical-cards-as-the-west-fights-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-china-is-playing-its-geopolitical-cards-as-the-west-fights-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How China is playing its geopolitical cards as the West fights | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pVq29uo3XXE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How China is playing its geopolitical cards as the West fights | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVq29uo3XXE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Leading Chinese strategy professor Da Wei sets out China\u2019s opportunities and challenges as it tries to make the most out of the Trump era. While Western countries squabble over culture war issues, Xi Jinping has been flexing his power over rare earth supply chains, sticking close to Vladimir Putin, and adding to the pressure on Taiwan. Could he now tempt European countries to overlook all this and build closer ties with Beijing, to hedge their bets against an unpredictable US? And could he be on the verge of a major concession from Donald Trump on Taiwan? Da Wei spoke to DW\u2019s Richard Walker at the Munich Security Conference.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#China #USA #Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading Chinese strategy professor Da Wei sets out China\u2019s opportunities and challenges as it tries to make the most out of the Trump era. 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