RUSH TRANSCRIPT So Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ has amplified the tensions ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ A new Politico poll ░░░░░░░░ since January the percentage ░░░░░░░░ risen 11 points to ░░░░░░░░ CD an MD video ░░░░░░░░ China seems to be ░░░░░░░░ to gain world influence ░░░░░░░░ the world backtracks President ░░░░░░░░ threatened to halt funding ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ it didn t respond ░░░░░░░░ us is Anja Manuel ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ on this morning On ░░░░░░░░ China U S Relationship ░░░░░░░░ re describing it as ░░░░░░░░ free fall How so ░░░░░░░░ what s to come ░░░░░░░░ to be with you ░░░░░░░░ U S Relations really ░░░░░░░░ the worst that we ░░░░░░░░ seen in any time ░░░░░░░░ recent history They are ░░░░░░░░ free fall I just ░░░░░░░░ we have a not ░░░░░░░░ hard landing You just ░░░░░░░░ a poll China as ░░░░░░░░ enemy are worried about ░░░░░░░░ and have a negative ░░░░░░░░ of it That s ░░░░░░░░ 20 from just a ░░░░░░░░ years ago and of ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration is ░░░░░░░░ tougher and tougher I ░░░░░░░░ what we are doing ░░░░░░░░ is entirely defensive when ░░░░░░░░ should be doing offensive ░░░░░░░░ to lift ourselves up ░░░░░░░░ pushing down On cue ░░░░░░░░ president tweeted a few ░░░░░░░░ ago talking about the ░░░░░░░░ of China that did ░░░░░░░░ mass worldwide killing as ░░░░░░░░ called it What are ░░░░░░░░ implications of what you ░░░░░░░░ a the fallout from ░░░░░░░░ bottom of this relationship ░░░░░░░░ China and the United ░░░░░░░░ over Coronavirus Obviously China ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ for what s happening ░░░░░░░░ but what does it ░░░░░░░░ for our country For ░░░░░░░░ watching this show For ░░░░░░░░ going to work every ░░░░░░░░ when we do go ░░░░░░░░ to work What does ░░░░░░░░ frayed relationship with China ░░░░░░░░ It means a more ░░░░░░░░ economic situation for us ░░░░░░░░ a very worst case ░░░░░░░░ I would say skirmishing ░░░░░░░░ a frayed relationship with ░░░░░░░░ United States doesn t ░░░░░░░░ anyone China shares a ░░░░░░░░ lo of the blame ░░░░░░░░ as you said but ░░░░░░░░ focus would be on ░░░░░░░░ positive things for us ░░░░░░░░ on the technology side ░░░░░░░░ the race will be ░░░░░░░░ so we are ahead ░░░░░░░░ quantum in AI in ░░░░░░░░ all of the technologies ░░░░░░░░ the future and continue ░░░░░░░░ compete Mike Barnicle China ░░░░░░░░ ruled by a handful ░░░░░░░░ people at the top ░░░░░░░░ ruler for life It ░░░░░░░░ the built and road ░░░░░░░░ it s enormously expensive ░░░░░░░░ have contributed enormous funds ░░░░░░░░ money Is it possible ░░░░░░░░ they are perhaps sitting ░░░░░░░░ their own dangerous economic ░░░░░░░░ You re right That ░░░░░░░░ such a good question ░░░░░░░░ know there was a ░░░░░░░░ York Times piece yesterday ░░░░░░░░ that Pakistan has asked ░░░░░░░░ a restructuring of the ░░░░░░░░ loans that China has ░░░░░░░░ it I think it ░░░░░░░░ been over 30 billion ░░░░░░░░ loans In all the ░░░░░░░░ and road initiative is ░░░░░░░░ to be up to ░░░░░░░░ trillion of Chinese lending ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure around the world ░░░░░░░░ lot of those cunning ░░░░░░░░ terrible credit risks and ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic many are ░░░░░░░░ for the loans to ░░░░░░░░ restructured so this is ░░░░░░░░ very difficult situation for ░░░░░░░░ Anja Manuel thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being on ░░░░░░░░ morning.