The John Batchelor Show

SHOW 11-26-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1959 THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT STEE WITKOFF FIRST HOUR 9-915 Trump Envoy's Leaked Negotiations Undermine Ukraine Sovereignty; NATO Grapples with Political Will and Manpower GapsColonel Jeff McCauslandColonel McCauslandTrumpSteve WitkoffRussianUkrainianMcCauslandMcCauslandNATOpolitical will remains crucialDoD'sSenator KellyUniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) C915-930 CONTINUED Trump Envoy's Leaked Negotiations Undermine Ukraine Sovereignty; NATO Grapples with Political Will and Manpower Gaps — Colonel Jeff McCausland — 930-945 Hyper-Individualism Since 1968 Has Fractured Civic Communion, Demands Rebuilding of Formative InstitutionsRichard ReinschReinschAmericanReinschreligion, education, family, and military 945-1000 SECOND HOUR 10-1015 China's Property Crisis Deepens as State-Owned Giant Vanke Plunges; Export Model Creates International FrictionFraser HowieHowieVankeHowieChinese 1015-1030 PLA Anti-Submarine Warfare Grows, But Taiwan Conflict Will Immediately Escalate to Total War for Ryukyu IslandsRick FisherFisherPLA NavyASWJapanFisherChinaTaiwanSakushima IslandsRyukyu chainTaiwan'simmediately transition into total, wider warfareJapanUnited States C 1030-104C Canada's PM Carney Pursues China Trade Ties Despite Warnings of Beijing's Malign Influence and Elite CaptureCharles BurtonBurtonPrime Minister Carney'sChinaU.S.BurtonCarneyChinaChinaBurtonForeign Influence RegistryBeijing"elite capture"Canadian 1045-1100 China's AI War Planning Focuses on Deception, Raises Global Thermonuclear RiskGeneral Blaine HoltGeneral HoltChina'sPLAartificial intelligence for grand deception operationsHoltAIWarGamesNATO THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 Author Charles Burton Recounts MSS Interrogation; Details Canada's Decade of Failing to Counter Chinese Malign ActivityCharles BurtonBurtonChina's Ministry of State SecurityChineseCanadianBeijing'sBurtonHuawei 5GWuhan-WinnipegCOVID-19BYD 1115-1130 1130-1145 1145-1200 FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 UK Tax Hikes Reach All-Time High, Fueling Entrepreneur Exodus and Political Turmoil for Labor PartySimon ConstableConstableUK LabourRachel ReevesGDPConstableexodus of new wealth creatorsConstableNigel FarageUK 1215-1230 Sanctions Hit Russian Economy Hard as Middlemen Charge Massive Premiums for Imports and Demand Huge Energy DiscountsMichael BernstamBernstamChinaTurkeyRussia'sChinacharging an 87% premium for manufactured goodsRussiaRussia'sRussia 1230-1245 1245-100 AM SpaceX Explosion, Chinese Stranding Highlight Private Space Successes and Major Space FailuresBob ZimmermanZimmermanSpaceXChineseBoeing's Starliner

CONTINUED paceX Explosion, Chinese Stranding Highlight Private Space Successes and Major Space Failures — Bob Zimmerman

SpaceX Explosion, Chinese Stranding Highlight Private Space Successes and Major Space FailuresBob ZimmermanZimmermanSpaceXChineseBoeing's Starliner

Sanctions Hit Russian Economy Hard as Middlemen Charge Massive Premiums for Imports and Demand Huge Energy Discounts — Michael Bernstam — Bernstam details how countries including China and Turkey exploit Russia's economic isolation through sanctions. China demands oil discounts of up to $19 per barrel while simultaneously charging an 87% premium for manufactured goods exported to Russia. This arbitrage mechanism has contributed to a severe recession in Russia's civilian economy (5.4% contraction). Russia has increasingly relied on gold reserves to cover government budget deficits and sustain essential spendi32ng. 19

UK Tax Hikes Reach All-Time High, Fueling Entrepreneur Exodus and Political Turmoil for Labor Party — Simon Constable — Constable reports that the UK Labour budget under Rachel Reeves will raise the aggregate tax burden to an all-time high of 38% of GDP. This approach is viewed as fundamentally anti-business, with over two-thirds of entrepreneurs reporting that the government lacks genuine support for wealth creation and private enterprise. Constable predicts this environment will trigger an exodus of new wealth creators and capital. Constable suggests the resulting political turmoil positions Nigel Farage as a credible contender for future UKleadership.

4/4 Author Charles Burton Recounts MSS Interrogation; Details Canada's Decade of Failing to Counter Chinese Malign Activity — Charles Burton

3/4 Author Charles Burton Recounts MSS Interrogation; Details Canada's Decade of Failing to Counter Chinese Malign Activity — Charles Burton

2/4 Author Charles Burton Recounts MSS Interrogation; Details Canada's Decade of Failing to Counter Chinese Malign Activity — Charles Burton 1956

1/4 Author Charles Burton Recounts MSS Interrogation; Details Canada's Decade of Failing to Counter Chinese Malign Activity — Charles Burton — Burton recounts his 2018 interrogation by China's Ministry of State Securityregarding his academic research on Chinese political democratization. He asserts that successive Canadian governments have consistently failed to challenge Beijing's malign operations. Burton cites slow responses to Huawei 5G concerns, government secrecy surrounding the Wuhan-Winnipeg laboratory connections during COVID-19, and current resistance to subsidized BYD electric vehicles, which function as surveillance and data collection tools.

China's AI War Planning Focuses on Deception, Raises Global Thermonuclear RiskGeneral Blaine HoltGeneral HoltChina'sPLAartificial intelligence for grand deception operationsHoltAIWarGamesNATO NOVEMBER 1973

Canada's PM Carney Pursues China Trade Ties Despite Warnings of Beijing's Malign Influence and Elite Capture— Charles Burton — Burton analyzes Prime Minister Carney's efforts to strengthen trade relations with China, potentially to offset escalating tensions with the U.S. Burton suggests Carney assumes China will reward policy concessions by opening its markets, though historical precedent demonstrates China routinely offers empty promises. Burton expresses concern that the government is delaying implementation of a Foreign Influence Registry to appease Beijing, enabling continued espionage, infiltration operations, and the "elite capture" of Canadian policy makers. 1963

PLA Anti-Submarine Warfare Grows, But Taiwan Conflict Will Immediately Escalate to Total War for Ryukyu IslandsRick FisherFisherPLA NavyASWJapanFisherChinaTaiwanSakushima IslandsRyukyu chainTaiwan'simmediately transition into total, wider warfareJapanUnited States

China's Property Crisis Deepens as State-Owned Giant Vanke Plunges; Export Model Creates International Friction — Fraser Howie — Howie documents the deepening property market crisis, evidenced by the financial collapse of state-owned developer Vanke. The central government avoids massive bailout commitments, converting acute sectoral problems into chronic structural drags that leave municipal and regional banks dangerously exposed. Howie notes that the government's current strategy—relying on massive export volumes—is generating significant international friction and pushback, as other nations fear being "swamped by cheap Chinese imports" and demand market access reciprocity. 1947 PEKING

CONTINUED Hyper-Individualism Since 1968 Has Fractured Civic Communion, Demands Rebuilding of Formative Institutions— Richard Reinsch 1865 FARMVILLE VA

Hyper-Individualism Since 1968 Has Fractured Civic Communion, Demands Rebuilding of Formative InstitutionsRichard ReinschReinschAmericanReinschreligion, education, family, and military 1898 PUERTO RICO

CONTINUED Trump Envoy's Leaked Negotiations Undermine Ukraine Sovereignty; NATO Grapples with Political Will and Manpower Gaps — Colonel Jeff McCausland...

Trump Envoy's Leaked Negotiations Undermine Ukraine Sovereignty; NATO Grapples with Political Will and Manpower Gaps — Colonel Jeff McCausland — Colonel McCausland analyzes leaked details revealing Trumpenvoy Steve Witkoff coaching Russian negotiators and proposing Ukrainian territorial concessions, violating fundamental negotiation principles. McCausland believes the war's continuation is the most probable outcome given these dynamics. McCausland assesses NATO readiness, concluding that while economic components exist, political will remains crucial. He condemns the DoD's attempt to prosecute Senator Kelly for citing Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) principles.

PREVIEW — Fraser Howe — China's Chronic Property Market Crisis Persists Due to Government Refusal to Clear Debt. Howe explains that the Chinese government created and sustains a chronic property market crisis by refusing to permit real estate values to clear at severe discounts, unlike the U.S., which aggressively resolved its debt burden through market mechanisms. The government prevents acute price collapse, converting a short-term correction into a long-term structural drag on economic growth lasting well over five years—a millstone constraining China's broader economic performance and development capacity.

PREVIEW — Richard Reinsch — Alienation in America: The Loss of Political Membership to the Supreme Court. Reinsch discusses the alienation of Americans resulting from the transfer of decision-making authority from state legislatures to the Supreme Court. The centralization of deeply intimate and controversial public policy decisions to national judicial bodies disconnects citizens from local political participation and community standards, generating widespread anger and frustration that fuels contemporary political movements demanding systemic change.

PREVIEW — Bob Zimmerman — China's Non-Transparent Space Program Leaves Astronauts Stranded After Capsule Damage. Zimmerman outlines the opaque nature of the Chinese space program, which publicly reports only successes and shields setbacks. Recently, damage to the Shenzhou 20 capsule—possibly caused by space debris—rendered the spacecraft unusable, leaving the crew stranded without a functional lifeboat, an unprecedented occurrence in crewed spaceflight history. China rapidly launched a rescue mission using Shenzhou 22, yet the government's refusal to transparently disclose root causes and technical failure details raises serious questions about program integrity and safety protocols. 1958