It's 2026, and Trump's got a lot of America's traditional adversaries on the ropes.
Venezuela isn't in a position to demand much of anything right now.
Cuba is trying to figure out if it's going to get maduro'd,
and now Trump's threatening to bomb Iran,
where massive protests have the regime teetering on the brink.
The leaders of Iran call they want a negotiation.
I think they're tired of being beat up by the United States.
But you know who's on their front foot?
China.
China went toe-to-toe with Trump in the trade war over the last year and won.
And on top of that, China's culture has been having a moment.
Maybe you gifted a labubu last year.
I don't think labubu is going away anytime soon.
Pop Mart is going to keep cranking out these strange, ugly, cute dolls.
China's surprisingly good 2025 and what it means for the future.
Coming up on Today Explained from Vox.
Every year,
hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world flock to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show,
and they spend a week trying to sell each other on the weirdest gadgets you've ever seen in your entire life.
This week on The Vergecast, we're talking all about everything happening at CES,