Is America Giving China the Keys to AI Dominance?

The Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer

In this episode, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer cover:

- The fast-escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro regime in Venezuela — including the growing American military buildup and Trump’s post calling Venezuela a “foreign terrorist organization.”

- President Trump’s decision to allow the sale of Nvidia’s advanced H200 AI chips to China — announced on the same day that the DOJ called the chip a cornerstone of “AI superiority.”

- A Red Team/Blue Team exercise on the U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Ukraine–Russia war, with Jake and Jon stepping into the roles of advisers to Zelensky and Putin.

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Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available here.

Watch the video of this episode on Youtube.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

- Interview with Christopher Fouqet “Bloomberg Talks: Christophe Fouqet,” December 12, 2025.


“U.S. authorities shut down major China-linked AI tech smuggling network,” Department of Justice Press Release, December 8, 2025.

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In this episode, Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer cover:

- The fast-escalating U.S. pressure campaign against the Maduro regime in Venezuela — including the growing American military buildup and Trump’s post calling Venezuela a “foreign terrorist organization.”

- President Trump’s decision to allow the sale of Nvidia’s advanced H200 AI chips to China — announced on the same day that the DOJ called the chip a cornerstone of “AI superiority.”

- A Red Team/Blue Team exercise on the U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Ukraine–Russia war, with Jake and Jon stepping into the roles of advisers to Zelensky and Putin.

Follow The Long Game so you never miss an episode. New episodes drop on Fridays.

Show notes and a transcript of the episode are available here.

Watch the video of this episode on Youtube.

REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: 

- Interview with Christopher Fouqet “Bloomberg Talks: Christophe Fouqet,” December 12, 2025.


“U.S. authorities shut down major China-linked AI tech smuggling network,” Department of Justice Press Release, December 8, 2025.

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2025-12-19 76 min
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