Nick Eftimiades is a former CIA spy/officer best known for his work Chinese Intelligence Operations. His book Chinese Espionage Operations and Tactics is the most comprehensive analysis if China’s covert war on the USA.In this conversation, Nick and Reed discuss topics such as, the technology that the CIA keeps secret, the different Chinese espionage hacks to master the art of persuasion, the biggest threats facing the world, and how China uses TikTok to influence the West.Please support Nick: https://www.shinobienterprises.com/pu…00:00 Intro 01:04 Who Is Nick Eftimiades? 02:34 China’s Whole of Society Approach to Espionage09:21 China’s Legal Framework for Spies13:31 How TikTok Spy’s on you25:42 How China Owns Everything38:09 Economic v.s Military Espionage45:18 China’s version of the CIA57:33 China’s Collapse & Corruption in China1:05:21 Chinese Elite Launder Money Through Cartels1:08:23 China’s AI Surveillance State1:21:01 The Truth about Chinese Spy Balloon1:27:29 Decoding Chinese Spies: MICE v.s BEWARE1:36:09 China’s Plan to Take Over the World1:46:09 How China Recruits Spies1:53:54 The Dangers of Economic Espionage1:55:20 Why This Isn’t Anther Cold War2:01:56 China Buying farmland in the USA2:07:01 DeepSeak and the AI War2:15:01 America is Losing the Espionage War2:19:45 What the Trump Admin needs to do before 20302:30:38 Follow Nick!