📺 WATCH: How China Took the Market—and How the U.S. Gave It Away

Written byAdam Shapiro
Monday, Jul 7, 2025 9:55 am ET1min read

How did China go from economic underdog to global power player—and why did the U.S. hand over the keys? In this episode of Capital & Power, economist Christopher Balding lays out the brutal truth behind America’s economic retreat. We get into the strategy China used to quietly corner the global supply chain—and how the U.S., blinded by free-market idealism and bad assumptions, played right into it. From AI and data power to rare earth chokeholds and the collapse of globalization as we knew it—this is the side of the story most won’t touch.

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Adam Shapiro

Adam Shapiro is a three-time Emmy Award–winning content creator, former network news correspondent, and founder of the multimedia production company TALKENOMICS. At AInvest, he created and launched Capital & Power, a video podcast series designed to drive engagement and establish thought leadership, while also producing original live streams, financial articles, and investor-focused video content. Previously, as a correspondent at FOX Business, Shapiro established the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau, reported from the White House, Capitol Hill, and the Federal Reserve, and secured exclusive bipartisan interviews with influential leaders. His reporting helped solidify FOX Business as the most-watched business channel on television. At the same time, his original Talkenomics series drew tens of thousands of viewers per episode through insightful conversations with policymakers, economists, and thought leaders. At Yahoo Finance, he played a critical leadership role in expanding digital programming to eight hours of live, bell-to-bell financial news coverage, dramatically increasing traffic from 68M to 104M unique monthly visitors and growing ad revenue from zero to over $50 million annually. Yahoo Finance continues to benefit from the credibility of Shapiro’s exclusive interviews with former President Donald Trump and numerous Fortune 500 CEOs.

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