Dr. Elizabeth Economy, author of “The World According to China,” showcases how China is striving to rejuvenate its vision of a great Chinese nation through a variety of programs such as the Belt and Road Initiative, which is an infrastructure plan that is developing airports, roads and other physical projects from China to Africa. Other issues broached included the possibility of China potentially filling a vacuum when Donald Trump, arguably mistakenly, withdrew from several UN agencies and agreements, such as the World Health Organization, the Paris Climate Accords and the Iranian Nuclear Deal; effectiveness of tariffs against Chinese products; and the need to have diplomatic dialogue between the US and China to avoid potential military conflict that many saber-rattling Hawks and some elements of the Military-Industrial-Complex are encouraging.