China's Achilles' Heel and America's Killer Apps

On a recent Motley Fool Money radio show, our guest was best-selling author and economic historian Niall Ferguson. In this audio segment he discusses the biggest challenge facing Chinese companies and talks about why the West's dominance is on the decline.

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