Tucker Responds to Israelu2019s Attacks on Jesus Christ & the American Christian

Tucker Responds to Israel\u2019s Attacks on Jesus Christ & the American Christian Leaders Supporting It

Источник: https://tuckercarlson.com/live-show-april-22-2026

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Professor Jiang Xueqin [00:10:53] Right. So from the surface, it seems as though Japan has a lot of structural weaknesses. Okay. So for example, it has an aging population. It has the oldest population in the world. That's a huge constraint on the future growth potential of Japan. Another problem for Japan is that it is resource dependent. It relies on imports for its resources, and Taiwan. Blocks off the shit of Malacca, right? Because Japan requires most of its energy from the GCC through the shut of Malaca and Taiwan will be a barrier. So if Taiwan were to reunify with China, then basically Japan can be blockaded and they could be starved. And the other major issue with Japan is its economy, where for the past 30 years, it's in a deflationary spiral because of its excessive debt burden. So there are fundamental weaknesses to Japan, but I'm a historian and I study historical patterns. And what I've seen is that the Japanese people are incredibly resilient. You go back to the 13th century, the Mongols made it not once but twice. And at this time, Japan was very much a feudal nation divided into different fiefdoms. And they came together as a people to defeat the greatest empire in in the world at that time not once but twice And you go to the middle of the 19th century when China was being carved up by these Western industrial powers. And it seemed as though Japan was what they'd be carved up as well. But the Japanese engaged in something called the Meiji Restoration. And in 20 to 30 years' time, they went from a feudal backward nation into an industrial power that ultimately defeated Russia in the Russian-Japanese War of 1905, right? And then you go to World War II. When Americans devastated Japan, not just nuclear strikes, but also the fire bombings. Yes. So at the end of World War II, Japan was completely devastated. But in like 20 years time, in a generation, they became the world's greatest manufacturing power. So I would not count the Japanese out. There's something about their culture that is extremely resilient, extremely entrepreneurial. And I think that given crises, they will come together as a people and up to these challenges. And so If I were to bet, if you give me like a billion dollars and said in East Asia, you can invest your money either in China or Japan, or you could invest half and half. Well, Tucker, I'll be honest with you, I would invest all my money in Japan.