Gideon talks to Sebastian Mallaby, author of a best-selling book on Silicon Valley called The Power Law. They discuss the reason why Elon Musk decided to back Donald Trump for president, what the entrepreneur will bring to the Trump administration, and what Musk's businesses stand to gain. Clip: WFAA TV

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Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister, has made a life-long study of China’s leadership. He tells Gideon how an understanding of Communist ideology helps explain Xi Jinping’s decision to roll back on the market reforms of his predecessor Deng Xiaoping. They are also a crucial guide to what could happen next. Clip: Sky News Australia

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US-China relations will depend on which Trump shows up

US Space Force warns of ‘mind-boggling’ build-up of Chinese capabilities

Why Xi Jinping changed his mind on China’s fiscal stimulus

Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’

‘Too boring’: Chinese students are sleeping through propaganda

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Gideon talks to his colleague Ed Luce and to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about what to expect from a second Trump presidency. Clip: Fox News

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How Trump won in maps and charts

Trump’s new world order

Elon Musk’s gamble on Donald Trump pays off

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