People Need to Call Down!

In a fiery episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, host Jack Armstrong confronts the growing geopolitical tension between the U.S. and China, centering on President Xi Jinping’s relentless push for Taiwan’s reunification. The episode escalates with guest Gordon Chang, author and columnist, declaring Xi’s Taiwan warnings a direct threat and arguing that the U.S. must publicly affirm its defense of Taiwan—not just for strategic reasons, but to preserve American credibility after the Afghanistan withdrawal. Chang underscores that Taiwan produces 92% of the world’s most advanced microchips and that allowing China to absorb it would signal a collapse of U.S. global resolve. He also reveals a bombshell: China’s role in enabling Iran’s nuclear program through direct transfers and the AQ Khan network, suggesting the current Middle East conflict was engineered by Beijing. The episode reaches a moral crescendo when Armstrong and Chang confront the absurdity of a massive portrait of Mao Zedong—responsible for 30–50 million deaths—towering over diplomatic meetings while the U.S. remains silent. They argue that America’s failure to name this evil system for what it is undermines its moral authority and risks future catastrophe.