The disastrous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan has raised some critical questions: How will the Biden administration respond to the rising international view that America is weak and irresponsible? Will today’s Afghanistan be tomorrow’s Taiwan? And can democracy be transplanted? Simone sat down with Brian Kennedy, president of The American Strategy Group, to discuss these questions. - Subscribe for updates: http://bit.ly/SimoneGao - Zooming In is a weekly in-depth/investigative report program hosted by the award-winning journalist Simone Gao. Zooming In focuses on US-China relations, American tradition and values, and critical questions that America faces today. It is known for never shunning tough, controversial issues or complex stories. Exclusive interviews and reports from China, insight from top experts on US and China, good storytelling, and engaging visual presentations make Zooming In one of a kind. - Paypal Donation: https://paypal.me/XiaoMing999 - Website: https://www.zoomingin.tv Telegram Group: https://t.me/Simone2021210 Rumble: ZoomingInWithSimoneGao Gab: https://gab.com/SimoneGaoZI Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoomingInSimone Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZoomingInShow - Subscribe and listen to our new podcast! Links below: iTunes Podcast: https://ept.ms/zinapplepodcast Spotify Podcast: https://ept.ms/zinspotifypodcast Google Podcast: https://ept.ms/zingooglepodcast - ©️ All rights reserved. - ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmNx_378Ym8

In live footage shot by Agence France-Presse, apart from the main theme, Hu Jintao, former Secretary General of the Party, was unwillingly escorted out of the Party’s 20th's National Congress. A sideline might bear the clue to the mystery of why this was happening: It transpired when Hu Jintao tried to read part of a document that was distributed by the Congress. Both Li Zhanshu — a politburo Standing Committee member and Xi Jinping confidant — and Xi himself stopped him. Why did they not let Hu read a document that everyone attending the meeting had? Why did Li Keqiang and Wang Yang put on a poker face the whole time? Simone Gao discovered that one important meeting Hu Jintao was absent from might explain what happened at the Party’s conclave. - Zooming In is a weekly in-depth/investigative report program hosted by the award-winning journalist Simone Gao. Zooming In focuses on US-China relations, American tradition and values, and critical questions that America faces today. It is known for never shunning tough, controversial issues or complex stories. Exclusive interviews and reports from China, insight from top experts on US and China, good storytelling, and engaging visual presentations make Zooming In one of a kind. - Simone's nonprofit organization (501(c)3 status) westlakeproductions.org Membership Website: https://www.zoomingin.tv Chinese membership website: cn.zoomingin.tv Simone's Ganjingworld channel: https://www.ganjingworld.com/search?s=zooming%20in%20with%20Simone%20gao Telegram: https://t.me/SimoneGao2021 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/ZoomingInWithSimoneGao Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZoomingInShow Simone's twitter: @SimoneGao - ©️ All rights reserved. - ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guaVgNKZmwM