Is Beijing buying out your freedom? (feat. Bethany Allen)

When China imposed sanctions on Australian wine, meat, and lobster following Australia's inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus in 2020, countries worldwide realized in horror that they had been held hostage by Beijing's use of economic coercion, a term popularized by China’s strategic application of economic measures to achieve its political goals.

This week, journalist and author Bethany Allen discusses her book "Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World." She delves into her research on how the Chinese Communist Party manipulates global trade to force companies and governments to comply with its terms.