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China scholars in the U.S. compare China's Cultural Revolution and current American dynamics, and see similarities between MAGA and what's called 'the China Dream.'Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

The belief that it's preferable for America to develop AGI before China does seems widespread among American effective altruists. Is this belief supported by evidence, or it it just patriotism in disguise? How would you try to convince an open-minded Chinese citizen that it really would be better for America to develop AGI first? Such a person might point out: Over the past 30 years, the Chinese government has done more for the flourishing of Chinese citizens than the American government has done for the flourishing of American citizens. My village growing up lacked electricity, and now I'm a software engineer! Chinese institutions are more trustworthy for promoting the future flourishing of humanity. Commerce in China ditches some of the older ideas of Marxism because it's the means to an end: the China Dream of wealthy communism. As AGI makes China and the world extraordinarily wealthy, we are [...] --- First published: February 22nd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/MxPhK4mLRkaFekAmp/how-confident-are-you-that-it-s-preferable-for-america-to --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Thank you to all of you for watching and being a part of this community!Join our book club!patreon.com/LifeonBooksJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online:https://linktw.in/ZeoltyWant to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below!https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooksFollow me on Instagram:  / alifeonbooks  Follow Andy on Instagram  / metafictional.meathead  JR by William Gaddishttps://amzn.to/41c84Cvhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681...Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallacehttps://amzn.to/3XaMUDChttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316...Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryhttps://amzn.to/3EKf81shttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439...Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthyhttps://amzn.to/4hMuotghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780679...Warlock by Oakley Hallhttps://amzn.to/4bhAWOfhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitthttps://amzn.to/3Ddqt9Qhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780062...The Brother by Rein Raudhttps://amzn.to/3XcmQI2https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940...Butchers Crossing by John Williamshttps://amzn.to/4351oschttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590...Catch-22 by Joseph Hellerhttps://amzn.to/4i9DnVchttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781451...Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonneguthttps://amzn.to/430XssEhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780440...China Dream by Ma Jianhttps://amzn.to/4iaAMuuhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781640...Europe Central by William T. Vollmanhttps://amzn.to/3CPeRtNhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...Marshland by Otohiko Kagahttps://amzn.to/4b7ksZ5https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628...Moby Dick by Herman Melvillehttps://amzn.to/4b6mUz3https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780142...The Pale King by David Foster Wallacehttps://amzn.to/4gRDDXO

The world is in a crazy place right now, so to give you a bit of comedic relief, we've put together a list of our 10 favorite funny books. We hope that these books make you laugh as much as they did for us. Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Books mentioned in this episode: 1984 by George Orwell https://amzn.to/4gsEY7C Distant Star by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4aDDE05 Amulet by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/42zB7lxhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250... The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/4aDElqdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The Romantic Dogs by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/3WEr8HW 2666 by Roberto Bolano https://amzn.to/3CkhKT7https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... The Tunnel by William H. Gass The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt https://amzn.to/4hsDhI6https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Something Happened by Joseph Heller https://amzn.to/4hUqWNdhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780684... Endurance by Alfred Lansing https://amzn.to/40EdLIThttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780465... The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei https://amzn.to/4hfJjw1 Peach Blossom Paradise by Ge Fei https://amzn.to/42C1N5uhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Thank you for Smoking by Christopher Buckley https://amzn.to/4aVxMzL Pay as You Go by Eskor David Johnson https://amzn.to/3PXc4RXhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781952... Same Bed, Different Dreams by Ed Park https://amzn.to/40UTHDyhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780812... A Naked Singularity by Sergio De La Pava https://amzn.to/3CuCl78https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780226... China Dream by Ma Jian https://amzn.to/40U55Qg A Bended Circuity by Robert S. Stickley Natural Causes by Nina Lykke https://amzn.to/4haDS1ghttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781948... JR by William Gaddis https://amzn.to/40SRcBDhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... White Noise by Don DeLillo https://amzn.to/3QhYBVj

It's one of the most famous novels of all time, beloved by all different kinds of readers. Some describe it as "The Great American Novel" while others say it's the greatest western ever written, so on this episode of the Life on Books podcast, we tackle the topic of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, and weigh on what we think of the book, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Join our Patreon and become part of our amazing community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781439... Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Why this World by Benjamin Moser https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780199... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... The Tunnel by WIlliam H. Gass https://amzn.to/48IPPrO Song of Solmon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... China Dream by Ma Jian https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781640... Marshalnd by Otohiko Kaga https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781628... Inherent Vice Thomas Pynchon https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143... Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk

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It's a big week for Chinese politics as its annual political conclave gets under way in Beijing. Amid the pomp and heightened security, the Two Sessions is an important preview of the government's plans and policies for the year ahead. And increasingly over the last decade, that roadmap has been underpinned by the instructions of China's leader and the doctrine named for him - Xi Jinping Thought.  But despite the fact that his decisions affect so many, Xi's beliefs and what guides him can seem difficult to understand, at least to outsiders.Our guests this week have set out to decipher this. Steve Tsang is Professor of China Studies and Director of the China Institute at SOAS in London; and his colleague Olivia Cheung is a research Fellow there. Together they have written a book - ‘The Political Thought of Xi Jinping' - which sets out Xi's philosophy and why it's important for us all to understand his beliefs. 

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by John Gruetzner, Vina Nadjibulla, Stephen Nagy, and Hugh Stephens to discuss the Taiwanese election and its implications for Asia. Participants' bios - John Gruetzner worked in the private sector living in China and Asia for most of his career. He is also the co-founder of Intercedent - Vina Nadjibulla is Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia - Stephen Nagy is a senior associate professor at the International Christian University, Tokyo. - Hugh Stephens is a former diplomat and Vice Chair of the Canadian Committee on Pacific Economic Cooperation, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and Executive Fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read & Watch: - "The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline", by Yasheng Huang Ph.D.: https://www.amazon.ca/Rise-Fall-EAST-Autocracy-Technology/dp/0300266367 - "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", by Wade Davis: https://www.amazon.com/Wayfinders-Ancient-Wisdom-Matters-Lecture/dp/0887847668 - "Why Bharat MAtters", by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: https://www.amazon.ca/Bharat-Matters-S-Jaishankar/dp/9357027602 - "Translating China", CSIS: https://www.csis.org/programs/freeman-chair-china-studies/translating-china - "Reading the China Dream", by David Ownby: https://www.readingthechinadream.com/ Recording Date: January 22, 2023. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs) and Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

durée : 01:48:04 - Soft Power - par : Frédéric Martel - Laurent Saint-Martin, directeur général de Business France, détaille le pouvoir de la marque France à l'étranger. - invités : Laurent Saint-Martin Directeur général de Business France.; Véronique Philipponnat Directrice de ELLE France.; David Ownby sinologue, professeur à l'Université de Montréal, auteur de Voices from the Chinese Century (Columbia University Press) et du site Reading the China Dream.; Hugo Carcaly Chef de projet incubation sport chez Paris&Co, Docteur spécialisé dans le financement de l'innovation.

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After 20 Shangri La dialogues, it is not difficult to say that the world has changed – certainly in the Indo Pacific. In 2002, scholars and global leaders were talking about the ‘Peaceful Rise' more than the ‘China Dream'. They were wrong, but so too might the predictions of economists forecasting an economic uber-power in China that completely overshadowed the rest of the world. Yet the CCP and the PLA are not backing down. If anything, the rhetoric – and the actions – of Chinese politicians and military forces continue to raise the temperature. In this episode Peter talks to grand strategist Dr Peter Layton about what this feels like from Australia – somewhat closer to the action than London. And it's not just about China and Taiwan: Beijing's influence in DPRK and Pakistan complicates matters considerably. Especially when there are nuclear weapons on the table.

Compared to his predecessors, Xi Jinping is more focused on military modernization, which he views as a prerequisite for achieving the “China Dream” of national rejuvenation by the midcentury. China also intends to be entirely independent in its defense sector and compete with other well-established military industries such as Russia and the United States. What are the current capabilities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)? What are China's short-term and long-term goals for the PLA? What are the implications and possible consequences of China's growing military power and capabilities for the U.S. and Taiwan? Join us for a discussion with Dr. Joel Wuthnow, Senior Research Fellow in the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs within the Institute for National Strategic Studies at NDU, to answer these questions and more.Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020"Sunrise Expedition" by Joseph McDadeMusic: Global Science by AUDIOKRAKENhttps://soundcloud.com/audiokrakenhttps://protunes.net/Video Link:    • AUDIOKRAKEN - Glo...  Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020

Rep. Mike Waltz says the U.S. and China are in a Cold War. The CP is compromising the American institutions Dems care most about: Hollywood, Sports, Academia, Wall Street and Big Business. The Chinese seek to replace and dominate the United States and they're freely stealing our technology, infiltrating universities, laboratories and technology centers. Rep. Waltz is also very concerned that the Chinese are buying up private schools, many of which have ROTC programs. The Chinese have compromised many of our institutions with their immense wealth. Xi is telling his country to prepare for war, telling them they will replace the American Dream with the China Dream. Xi is preparing for war over Taiwan because they make 90% of advanced computer chips and Taiwan would give China absolute control of shipping routes that carry 50% of the global economy. Xi means for China to be the dominant global super power. GUEST: CONGRESSMAN MIKE WALTZ, FLORIDA

As China's top leaders gather for the 20th Communist Party congress, all eyes are on China's economy. A decade ago, President Xi Jinping set out his “China Dream" and promised it would boost the economy. But as WSJ's Lingling Wei explains, Xi's state-centered approach isn't delivering on that vision. Further Reading: - China's Xi Jinping Stakes Out Ambitions, With Himself at the Center  - China Abruptly Delays GDP Release During Communist Party Conference  - Xi Jinping's Ideological Ambition Darkens China's Economic Prospects  Further Listening: - The Political Cost of China's Faltering Economy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On October 16, 2022, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will begin its 20th party Congress. It will be a most awaited moment for the evolving Chinese future and China Dream. As one of the most influential Chinese leaders in this era, will President Xi Jinping become president for the third term? With anticipation of knowing who will be the next president of China in the evolving geopolitical order, I am waiting with you, and here is the analysis for you --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vithiyapathy-purushothama/message

China celebrates Space Day of China with announcements, putting the U.S. on notice that it means to get to and stay on the moon sooner rather than later, according to Malcolm Davis, a senior policy analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Laura Winter also speaks with Hawkeye 360's CEO John Serafini and National Security Space Association Executive Director and Founder Steve Jacques about their announcement of a new commercial space initiative that aims to provide immediate humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. You can find more information about SIFU here: https://www.he360.com/space-industry-launches-humanitarian-initiative-to-support-ukraine/

Misha talks with David Ownby and Matt Johnson, of “Reading the China Dream” on the Chinese Republic of Letters, modern Chinese thinkers, and the influence of Wang Huning, lead ideologist and intellectual of the CCP.

Misha talks with David Ownby and Matt Johnson, of "Reading the China Dream" on the Chinese Republic of Letters, modern Chinese thinkers, and the influence of Wang Huning, lead ideologist and intellectual of the CCP.

The transnational criminal organization that is the Chinese Communist Party has just effectively elevated its top Mafioso to the status of emperor. That's not good for the people of China or anybody else. The so-called Sixth Party Plenum has rubber-stamped current dictator-for-life Xi Jinping's status as equivalent to history's most monstrous and murderous thug, CCP founder Mao Tse-tung. And it endorsed Xi's agenda of “making China strong.” In accordance with “Xi Jinping Thought” and his “China Dream,” that means acquiring and exercising the capability to dominate the planet and, in the process, destroy the United States and the rest of what's left of the Free World. Will we confront and counter Emperor Xi in time? Not if it's up to a man aptly described as our Manchurian president, Joe Biden. So, it better not be left up to him. This is Frank Gaffney. 

COL. (RET.) JOHN MILLS, Former Director, Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense Col. John Milla: It seems that Citizen activism successfully broke the chokehold on Fairfax County, Virginia Col. Mills: Loudon and Fairfax counties were ground zero for the “rebellion” to “retake” our country - The Democrats did not read the mood of the citizenry in Virginia KERRY GERSHANECK, Visiting Scholar, Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, Senior Research Associate, Thammasat University Faculty of Law, former US Marine Corp officer, Author, "Political Warfare: Strategies for Combating China's Plan to 'Win Without Fighting" and "Media Warfare: Taiwan's Battle for the Cognitive Domain" Communist China's media warfare goals: Regain power to the Chinese Communist Party, achieve regional and then global domination How is the Chinese Communist Party perpetuating the myth that the island of Taiwan has always been a part of China? Kerry Gershaneck: Xi Jinping's China Dream is essentially a fascist vision of a superior Chinese race that is the Chinese kingdom Gershaneck talks about one of the major wins for the People's Republic of China: “Our intelligence community is divided. It is weakened. And not for good reasons”

LILY TANG WILLIAMS, Chinese Dissident, Lawyer and Law Assistant Professor, former Candidate, Colorado State House and Senate, @Lily4Liberty Lily Tang Williams, born two years before the Chinese Cultural Revolution, grew up believing that Chairman Mao Zedong was God. What happened to make her flee China in search of a better life?  Williams delves into the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution, the Black blocks, the Red Guards, and the “Reactionary” classes Did Mao succeed in destroying Chinese traditions? Williams: If you don't institute identity politics, you can't have a cultural revolution - 1/3 of traditional Chinese relics were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution in China Following the uptick in violence caused by the Red Guards, Chairman Mao decreed that all “Urban Youths”, except for the youngest in every family be sent to the countryside to undergo rustification Threats of mass suicides were used by the sent-down youths to allow them to return to the cities in China Censorship and mass surveillance in China today - When your rights are no longer derived from God but instead from Bureaucrats, you are no longer free  Williams: Xi Jinping's aspirations are not a “China Dream,” it's a Chinese Communist Party dream

China's population is now 1.4 billion, but more than 800 million people live in rural areas. They are workers, the families of migrant workers, the elderly, and the children that reside in villages and migrant communities across the nation. They are Scott Rozelle's "Invisible China". But how do these people fit into the China Dream and the state's plans to become an economic super power? In this episode, Joe Cash speaks to Scott Rozelle, a professor at Stanford University, whose research focusses on the economics of poverty and inequality. Scott is the author of a new book titled "Invisible China", in which he argues that while China has managed to transform its Eastern seaboard into a modern, urban technologically, savvy economic powerhouse, unless the state acts to provides similar opportunities in its Western provinces the country may find itself stuck in the Middle Income Trap.

In this episode, Air University's Dr. Jared McKinney interviews Dr. David Ownby, professor of history at the University of Montreal and editor of the blog Reading the China Dream.

Episode NotesBio Fionn Wright:Fionn is named by City Weekend Magazine as one of the “11 Most Influential Movers & Shakers in Shanghai” – a city of 24 million - for the impact of his coaching & TV appearances.He had a dream... but could he really make it a reality?After working in Africa, Europe, North America, South America & Asia as a coach helping others in their businesses, career, and relationships he filmed an Internationally Award Winning Documentary on Chinese Business and was offered a chance to be a partner in a multimillion-dollar construction project but would have to give up his dream of starting a family & being a world renowned coach.Seeing gaps in Shanghai’s traditional market for corporate training, children’s education and language learning, he founded & ran 3 innovative coaching companies, led a team to develop the first Holistic Wellness Programs in China, became the youngest NLP & Neuroscience Coach in the world & a Personality on Chinese National TV seen by 100+ MILLION PEOPLE.He makes it his daily mission to transform into the best husband, father and human being he can be to help as many people as he can live a life they love. As Fionn always asks, "Are you closer to your dream today than you were yesterday?" Episode content:We covered a lot in this episode, but mostly you will get a lot of insights on the China Dream that drives China's developments.What a typical/ideal day look like for FionnHow meditation and mindfulness has developed in China thus farDifferences in coaching tips and advices pre- and post CovidHow Fionn’s China 2.0 article went viral on LinkedInWhy some type of leaders succeed while others that failWhy it is hard for Chinese to pay for coaching and consulting servicesWhy he started interviewing 100+ individuals about their China Dream and what did he learn from thisHow the China Dream is different from the American DreamThe core 12 Core Socialist ValuesOnly 15% of the world lives in developed countries. What role will China play to influence the remaining 85%?How China has integrated sustainability into business ecosystemsHow to contribute to this China Dream as a foreign company, entrepreneur or individual?Can China 2.0 become the foundation for World 2.0? Episode Mentions:Find Fionn Wright on Linkedin and WeChat: fionnwrightTheir website is www.fionnwright.comSubscribe to China Dream Interviews: www.yourchinadream.comLinkedin article 2.0:  https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/could-coronavirus-make-china-stronger-than-ever-10-trends-%E4%BB%81%E9%A3%9E%E6%89%AC/Peggy Liu – China Dream: https://www.juccce.org/peggyliu12 Core Socialist Values: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Socialist_ValuesXiong’an city: The example Smart City https://blog.highroad.center/xiongan-new-area-chinas-future-forward-smart-city/Patagonia: https://eu.patagonia.com/gb/en/company-history/ Download and SubscribeDownload this episode right click and choose "save as"Subscribe to China Business Cast on iTunesOr check out the full list on subscription optionsAdd Jons ('jslemmer'), Lina ('Lina-Litao') or Simon ('sraadt') on WeChat to join China Business Cast WeChat groupFind your host Jons on LinkedIN, Simon on LinkedIN and Lina on LinkedINJoin China Business Cast WeChat group  

You might think that in a country as tightly controlled as China, diversity of opinion is hard to come by in written form. But as I find out in this episode, there is a vibrant conversation going on with vastly different views, especially in the intellectual elite amongst professors and journalists. So what do these intellectuals think, and how much can they get away with saying?With Professor David Ownby, who founded the website Reading the China Dream, which translates writings from Chinese intellectuals into English. He tells me:'A casual observer of China in the West will think that all Chinese are sitting at home, with the blinds closed, waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to fall apart before the police come and get them... But that's not the life led by most Chinese intellectuals... By knowing what they talk about, it humanises China.'In the episode, we also discuss Cai Xia, a former CCP professor now living in exile, and the article she wrote from the US. Click here to read it.

You might think that in a country as tightly controlled as China, diversity of opinion is hard to come by in written form. But as I find out in this episode, there is a vibrant conversation going on with vastly different views, especially in the intellectual elite amongst professors and journalists. So what do these intellectuals think, and how much can they get away with saying?With Professor David Ownby, who founded the website Reading the China Dream, which translates writings from Chinese intellectuals into English. He tells me:'A casual observer of China in the West will think that all Chinese are sitting at home, with the blinds closed, waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to fall apart before the police come and get them... But that's not the life led by most Chinese intellectuals... By knowing what they talk about, it humanises China.'In the episode, we also discuss Cai Xia, a former CCP professor now living in exile, and the article she wrote from the US. Click here to read it.

When Xi Jinping emerged as China's new president in 2013, western observers were optimistic about how they'd get on with the emerging giant's new leader. But in the seven years since, Xi has developed into the country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, with a grip that looks set to last and a desire to assert China's ambitions abroad.

Political Thinkers In The Xi Jinping EraWednesday, February 10, 2021Hoover Institution, Stanford UniversityChina’s establishment intellectuals are not widely known beyond its borders. These professors, journalists, writers, and artists try to shape public debate and state policy and more or less play by the Chinese Communist Party’s rules while not acting as spokespeople for it. Ownby will describe the evolution of their “thought world,” which has adapted to Xi Jinping’s tighter strictures, and introduce a number of its key thinkers and themes.ABOUT THE SPEAKERDavid Ownby is professor of History at the Université de Montréal in Canada. He has worked on a variety of topics in Chinese history, including the history of secret societies, popular religion in modern and contemporary China, and currently contemporary Chinese establishment intellectuals. He directs the Reading the China Dream project, a website devoted to the world of establishment intellectual thought in contemporary China. ABOUT THE DISCUSSANTGlenn Tiffert is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he manages its project on China’s Global Sharp Power. A historian of modern China, his research focuses on the PRC’s political and legal systems. He also works closely with government and civil society partners in the United States and elsewhere around the world to document and build resilience against authoritarian interference with democratic institutions. He currently serves on the executive committee of the Academic Security and Counter-Exploitation Program, an association of US universities established to help heighten security awareness in academia.

Simon de Raadt, a China dropshipping business development manager, sat with us for a talk to explain dropshipping and discuss the China Dream and opportunities in China. Simon is also a podcast host at the China Business Cast and a speaker at various events. During his 10 year stay in China Simon has become an expert on cross-border trade and logistics from and to China. Although E-commerce has been booming for years there are still many online sellers struggling with their sourcing and shipping out of China. Simon is passionate to make a difference and create a seamless and transparent supply chain to empower online sellers. To learn more about his Simon's dropshipping services: https://www.hypersku.com/ Follow Simon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-de-... Watch this podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zdkg_sj4Xs8 Make sure to follow us on our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ofcoursechina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofcoursechina/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ofcoursechina LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/of-course-china Email: ofcoursechina@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/of-course-china/message

Airbnb, undeniably the world's most popular vacation rental online marketplace, just went public recently. In just days, Airbnb's valuation has exceeded $100 billion and now eclipses even some of the world's largest hotel chains such as Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.This episode is a blast from the past, where we revisit our conversation with Sean Pan, the former Head of China Operations at Airbnb, who had overseen the transformation of Airbnb's strategy, management system, and branding in China since 2015 when the company only had 6 employees!Today, China has become one of the most important markets for Airbnb where the company is seeing exponential growth. Airbnb, or Aibiying, as it is better known in China managed to not only survive in the China market but also growing from strengths to strengths, something that most international startups have failed to do when they enter China.In this episode, Sean mentions one of the key obstacles confronted by many foreign companies who want to localize in China is the communication problem between the global and China team. How did Airbnb manage to successfully tackle this issue? What efforts does the company put in to build internal trust?Show Notes:[01:26] Introduction to Sean[05:33] The Philosophy behind Airbnb's office in Beijing[06:30] Building and maintaining Airbnb's unique Culture in China[08:09] How to foster a commitment to China from the global Team?[12:00] Key finding for Airbnb's success[15:38] Managing the relation with head-quarters[16:12] Evolution of Airbnb's China strategy[18:03] Creating a China-specific brand[22:38] Challenge foreign entrepreneurs are facing in China[26:00] Is there an opportunity for foreign companies in China?Many thanks to our guest Benjamin Qiu; host Oscar Ramos; producers  Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

This week, we're delighted to bring you the first episode of Mary Kay Magistad's brand new podcast, On China's New Silk Road. Mary Kay is a veteran China reporter and a dear friend of the Sinica Podcast – a frequent guest in our early days. After she moved back to the States, she created another great podcast called Who's Century It It?, a show that often looked at issues related to China. We know that Sinica's audience would really appreciate her latest series and wanted to share it with you. On China's New Silk Road is a production of the Global Reporting Centre, a nonprofit group that teaches, practices and promotes innovation in global journalism. Make sure to subscribe to this great new series! We hope you enjoy this first episode.

This essay is part of "On China's New Silk Road," a podcast by the Global Reporting Centre that tracks China's global ambitions. Over nine episodes, Mary Kay Magistad, a former China correspondent for The World, partners with local journalists on five continents to uncover the effects of the most sweeping global infrastructure initiative in history.If you’d asked Chinese people a decade ago to define the “Chinese dream,” you might have heard answers that sounded a lot like the American dream: opportunity, self-made prosperity, time for leisure with good friends and  family, a happy life.  I asked that very question in different parts of China in the leadup to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and in the years just after, when I was The World’s China correspondent. China, at that point, had undergone an extraordinary economic transformation, using profits from being the factory of the world to build cities, highways, airports and high-speed rail all over the country, connecting people and raising incomes, living standards and expectations. But when President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012 as Communist Party chief, and in 2013 as president, he made it clear he had a different dream. The "China dream," he said, is for China to be strong again in the world, as it was for centuries. He has called on Chinese to unite behind this one shared dream and make it a reality.  As part of that plan, President Xi launched a new initiative in the same year he became president. He even enshrined it in China’s constitution — it’s that important to his vision of China’s place in the world. It’s called the new Silk Road, a new take on the era centuries ago when caravans of traders came from Europe through Central Asia, to China, when ships sailed from China to Southeast Asia to Europe.It’s called the new Silk Road, a new take on the era centuries ago when caravans of traders came from Europe through Central Asia, to China, when ships sailed from China to Southeast Asia to Europe.  The new Silk Road is also called the "Belt and Road Initiative" — as in, a belt of land routes and a maritime Silk Road of sea routes, connecting China with much of Asia, Africa and Europe, with more projects in Latin America, the Arctic, in cyberspace and in space.   A street in Chengdu, China, a stop on both the ancient Silk Road and the new one. Credit: Courtesy of Mary Kay Magistad Most of the world’s countries have signed on to be part of it, and so far, China has laid out more than half a trillion dollars in loans and investments, with mostly Chinese construction teams now applying abroad the infrastructure-building experience they learned at home. China’s leaders pitch the new Silk Road as a “win-win.” In some countries, Chinese investments and infrastructure building have indeed helped create jobs and boost incomes, just as similar efforts did in China.  In other countries, people aren’t so sure about the “win-win” thing. Some joke about this being a double win for China, with China giving loans for projects that seem to serve China’s long-term interests more than meet the most pressing local needs. At least eight new Silk Road partner countries are carrying too much debt for their financial health, a study by the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC, has found. In my new podcast with The Global Reporting Centre, “On China’s New Silk Road,” I team up with local journalists in five continents to explore how China’s global ambitions are seen around the world, what impact China’s new Silk Road investments are having on the ground, and how COVID-19 and other challenges are affecting China’s goals. First up, a stop on the ancient Silk Road and the new one: Chengdu, capital of Sichuan, home of spicy hot pot and convivial teahouses, and a city with one of the fastest-growing economies in China over the past decade.   Mary Kay Magistad, right, reported from China with reporter Shuang Li, left, in June 2019. Credit: Courtesy of Mary Kay Magistad “I think it’s quite amazing, just to think about it, how fast everything is going,” says Shuang Li, a Chengdu native and a journalist who worked with Reuters news agency in Shanghai for a decade before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area. “I remember the early years when China was building the high-speed rail, and a lot of people were very skeptical. ‘This is a huge investment. How can you get it back?’ But then, just within a few years, it completely changed the way that people travel.”On the new Silk Road, Chengdu is a dry port, with trains traveling from its station through Central Asia to Europe. Thousands of trains now make the journey annually from China to Europe, a symbol of how the new Silk Road is retracing the path of the old. But it’s not yet become a game-changer in how goods are shipped from China.“Overland cargo transport from China through central Asia to Europe doesn’t have a really strong strategic advantage on cost or speed,” says Eli Sweet, vice-chair of the American Chamber of Commerce of southwest China, and formerly with Chevron Petro-China. “We were shipping… thousands of tons of cargo every month,” he says. “And it wasn't going by rail through the Silk Road to Europe, even though that rail line was already open at the time. Mostly that was used by Volvo for shipping car parts. If you want something fast, air cargo shipment is still a lot more effective. And if you want something that's going to be the cheapest, sea freight is definitely the most cost-effective.”Shuang also found, when talking on background to European representative trade offices in Chengdu, that “people still want to use the sea, and go through the ports of Shanghai or Tianjin. Because people here — they don’t know how to deal with various goods. So, it can take them a long time to clear customs.”It’s still early days for the new Silk Road, and many Chinese entrepreneurs and officials have been known to learn fast and adapt quickly. That could make new Silk Road projects more attractive — and affordable — for countries now reeling from a COVID-induced economic hit. But in the seven years since the new Silk Road initiative launched, even some countries that signed on to it have grown concerned about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, on China’s border with India, and in Chinese diplomacy. Some have started to cancel or cut back Chinese loans and Chinese-built projects.  Some have begun looking for other investment partners, and Japan, India, the European Union and to a lesser extent the United States, have started offering alternatives. That leaves President Xi Jinping with a quandary. It’s one thing to have your own dream, to make China great again in the world, and ordering the Chinese military and civilians to work together to more swiftly reach that goal. It’s quite another to get others on the new Silk Road to dream your dream, much less accept it as their reality. 

Episode 1: Chengdu is one of China’s fastest-growing cities, thanks to major investments in infrastructure. Now China’s taking its success at home on the road, promising that infrastructure done well can transform people’s lives around the world. Starting in Chengdu, a stop on both the ancient Silk Road and the new one, this episode looks at how China's effort to create what it's calling a "community of shared destiny" is building on its recent—and extraordinary—economic transformation within its own border.

Alex is a British entrepreneur who has lived in China for 14 years. He identified a gap in the market 7 years ago, and thus co-founded KAWO, one of the leading Marketing SaaS players in China. KAWO helps major international brands like the NFL, Vera Wang, and Nike to plan, manage, and analyze their content across WeChat, Weibo, and Douyin, the three major social media channels in China. Alex's core skill set is UX design and programming but running KAWO for several years has given him a deep understanding of the Chinese social media landscape.Connect with Alex Duncan on LinkedIn.This show is powered by Digital Bootcamp Asia, sponsored by Tolmao Group. Natasha Fang is the Founder and CEO of Tolmao Group, a leading integrated marketing agency headquartered in Shanghai City, China. Recognized for original content, persuasive digital marketing strategies, interactive website designs, and influential event marketing campaigns, she has worked with a variety of clients. Connect with Natasha Fang on LinkedIn.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalBootcampAsiaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dbasiaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalbootcampasiaTwitter: https://twitter.com/DB_Asia

인도의 Next China Dream, 제동 걸리다. 인도는 왜 미국과 손을 잡았나 중국과의 국경분쟁 이후 상황. 일대일로의 영향. 인도 경제에 대한 간디의 유산

China's leader Xi Jinping has accelerated his ambition to put Covid-19 behind it and 'make China great again'. Macquarie University Prof. of Asia-Pacific Security Studies and long-time China-watcher Bates Gill is with us to discuss. 

China's leader Xi Jinping has accelerated his ambition to put Covid-19 behind it and 'make China great again'. Macquarie University Prof. of Asia-Pacific Security Studies and long-time China-watcher Bates Gill is with us to discuss. 

President Trump's China Strategy. Dr. Michael Pillsbury at the William F. Buckley Jr Program. 02/25/2020. To watch the entire speech visit- https://youtu.be/CA1hMxBOaoE  About the book-Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury  One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower. For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its scientific and military capabilities, and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that China's rise will bring us cooperation, diplomacy, and free trade. But what if the "China Dream" is to replace us, just as America replaced the British Empire, without firing a shot? Based on interviews with Chinese defectors and newly declassified, previously undisclosed national security documents, The Hundred-Year Marathon reveals China's secret strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant power, and to do so by 2049, the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic. Michael Pillsbury, a fluent Mandarin speaker who has served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on his decades of contact with the "hawks" in China's military and intelligence agencies and translates their documents, speeches, and books to show how the teachings of traditional Chinese statecraft underpin their actions. He offers an inside look at how the Chinese really view America and its leaders – as barbarians who will be the architects of their own demise. Pillsbury also explains how the U.S. government has helped – sometimes unwittingly and sometimes deliberately – to make this "China Dream" come true, and he calls for the United States to implement a new, more competitive strategy toward China as it really is, and not as we might wish it to be. The Hundred-Year Marathon is a wake-up call as we face the greatest national security challenge of the twenty-first century.

Who will pay for the Coronavirus pandemic? China? Dream on, Bullwinkle. More like taxpayers. But as Hunter explains, there’s some good news within that larger picture. The money is there to pay for it, though it requires thinking different about our healthcare system. There’s a lot of cost savings on the table. Buyer’s Guide Summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfLe-OvmYZ4 Superusers: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/06/fixing-the-5-percent/532077/ Dr. Aimee Ostick: https://www.healthandhealingdpc.com Dr. James Tinsley https://www.lighthousedpc.com Saving 19% on Medicaid and patients loving the care https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cost-data-entrepreneurs-look-scale-unlimited-primary-care @ the 44:45 mark: https://video.hint.com/dr-erika-bliss-the-qliance-experience Medicaid spending: https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/total-medicaid-spending/?currentTimeframe=0&selectedRows=%7B%22wrapups%22:%7B%22united-states%22:%7B%7D%7D%7D&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D Medicare spending: https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/the-facts-on-medicare-spending-and-financing/ 19 Million Colonoscopies: https://idataresearch.com/an-astounding-19-million-colonoscopies-are-performed-annually-in-the-united-states/ Dr. Lee Gross of Epiphany Health @ 13:52 mark: https://video.hint.com/dr-lee-gross-breaking-the-cost-curve https://www.epiphanyhealth.org/ Top Ten Most Common Surgeries: https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/tests-and-procedures/the-10-most-common-surgeries-in-the-u-s Prescription drug spending: https://img.datawrapper.de/groT2/full.png https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/recent-forecasted-trends-prescription-drug-spending/#item-most-people-taking-rx-drugs-say-they-can-afford-their-treatment-but-about-1-in-4-have-a-difficult-time-affording-their-medicine_2019 Lab testing: https://costsofcare.org/the-cost-of-laboratory-testing/ Overall spending: By extension, the 18 costliest medical conditions in the US. Note how many are preventable but hamstrung by the system. Most are easily dealt with in the primary care space: https://www.medicinenet.com/medical_condition_costs/article.htm https://www.milliman.com/en/insight/-/media/Milliman/importedfiles/ektron/2019-milliman-medical-index.ashx --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/winhff/message

Gary Locke served as the U.S. ambassador to China from 2011 to 2014. Locke was not only the first Chinese-American ambassador to China, but also the first Chinese-American state governor and secretary of commerce. This week on Sinica, he joins Kaiser in a show taped in Seattle, Washington, to talk about his early visits to his ancestral village in China's Guangdong Province, the attempted defection of Chongqing police chief and erstwhile Bó Xīlái 薄熙来 underling Wáng Lìjūn 王立军 to the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, and rare details about the flight of blind dissident lawyer Chén Guāngchéng 陈光诚 to the U.S. embassy in Beijing.7:58: State-level interactions with China17:54: Working as the secretary of commerce under President Obama33:32: Wang Lijun’s attempted defection 41:55: A look back at the Chen Guangcheng debacle 1:01:09: Xi Jinping, and how he changedRecommendations:Gary: Knives Out, written and directed by Rian Johnson, and the movie Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho. Kaiser: The blog Reading the China Dream, which contains a collection of translated works of Chinese intellectuals.

October 1, 2019 On September 26th, MERICS hosted a China Dispute on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. Leading experts from Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada discussed if the CCP - after 70 years of rule and facing intensely challenging domestic and international environments - can deliver its “China Dream”, create a more just and equal society, and reestablish the social contract between the leadership and the people? Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Director of Public Policy and Society at MERICS, moderated the debate featuring Sarah Eaton (Professor for Transregional China Studies in the Institute for Asian and African Studies at Humboldt University, Berlin) Christian Göbel (Professor of Modern China Studies at the University of Vienna), Andreas Møller Mulvad (Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen and MERICS director Frank N. Pieke. Before the panel discussion, Shi-Kupfer talked with MERICS research associate Nis Grünberg about the latest MERICS China Monitor on Party-state relations. Listen to an edited version of the debate in the latest MERICS Experts Podcast!

With 1.7 out of 7.4 million people protesting in Hong Kong, the Chinese Government is under scrutiny as never before (1:35-23:40). In the latest of a series of devastating results, the federal court has dismissed a significant case that ASIC launched against Westpac. Is ASIC too hard, too soft, or just incompetent? (23:40-36:50). Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland, however, the Danish Prime Minister says she has no interest. Is this the biggest real-estate deal on earth, or a decision for the locals? (36:50-44:19). Scott Hargreaves and Dr Chris Berg are joined by Daniel Wild and Dr Zac Gorman to discuss these questions and share their culture picks, including China born British writer, Ma Jian, and his book China Dream, Toy Story 4 and its commentary on communism, Karl Popper's old classic The Open Society and Its Enemies, and Steve Smith's remarkable comeback in the latest Ashes series. (46:50-59:04).   Show Notes: What If Everyone's Wrong About China?  Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-19/china-s-liberalization-shouldn-t-be-ruled-out-just-yet?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=economics&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-economics&utm_source=twitter Engineers of the Soul: Ideology in Xi Jinping's China by John Garnaut, https://sinocism.com/p/engineers-of-the-soul-ideology-in The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China https://www.piie.com/bookstore/state-strikes-back-end-economic-reform-china ASIC loses landmark case against Westpac, Tim Boyd, Financial Review https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/asic-loses-landmark-case-against-westpac-20190813-p52ggy Why does Donald Trump want to buy Greenland?  Phillip Inman, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/19/why-does-donald-trump-want-to-buy-greenland Donald Trump, Twitter https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163961882945970176?s=20 Dr Jennifer Marohasy at Climate Change Concern Forum in Maroochydore, Institute of Public Affairs, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVlu-7_FxD8&feature=youtu.be   Culture Picks: Chinese Dream, Ma Jian https://www.amazon.com/China-Dream-Ma-Jian/dp/178474249X Toy Story 4 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1979376/ The Open Society and Its Enemies, Karl R.Popper https://www.amazon.com/Open-Society-Its-Enemies-One/dp/0691158134 Steve Smith's comeback at The Ashes https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/smith-wade-centuries-steer-resurgent-australia-to-commanding-position-20190805-p52dsz.html  

Many foreign startups have tried to enter China, most have failed, yet a minority have flourished. Airbnb is one of the few living the China Dream, as after only 4 years it is winning the China home-sharing market. In this episode, we invited Sean Pan, Head of China Operations at Airbnb, who has overlooked Airbnb's transformation in their strategy, management system and branding since 2015, when Airbnb only had 6 people in the China team. As he mentioned, one obstacle confronted by many foreign companies who want to localize in China is the communication problem between the global and China team. How does Airbnb put efforts into that and build up the trust internally? Find the answer in this episode! Show Notes: [01:26] Introduction of Sean [05:33] The Philosophy behind Airbnb's office in Beijing [06:30] Building and maintaining Airbnb's unique Culture in China [08:09] How to foster commitment to China from global Team? [12:00] Key finding for Airbnb's success [15:38] Managing the relation with head-quarters [16:12] Evolution of Airbnb's China strategy [18:03] Creating a China specific brand [22:38] Challenge foreign entrepreneurs are facing in China [26:00] Is there an opportunity for foreign companies in China? Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Sean Pan, editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com If you like us, please give us a 5-star review and share with your friends! Follow us on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/ Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com Music Credits: Adam Place founder of NUSIC (https://nusic.com.cn/)

Many foreign startups have tried to enter China, most have failed, yet aminority have flourished. Airbnb is one of the few living the China Dream, asafter only 4 years it is winning the China home-sharing market.In this episode, we invited Sean Pan, Head of China Operations at Airbnb,who hasoverlooked Airbnb's transformation in their strategy, management system and brandingsince 2015 when Airbnb only had 6 people in the China team. As he mentioned,one obstacle confronted by many foreign companies who want to localize in Chinais the communication problem between the global and China team. How does Airbnbput efforts into that and build up the trust internally? Find the answer in thisepisode!Show Notes:[01:26] Introduction of Sean[05:33] The Philosophy behind Airbnb'soffice in Beijing[06:30] Building and maintainingAirbnb's unique Culture in China[08:09] How to foster commitment toChina from global Team?[12:00] Key finding for Airbnb'ssuccess[15:38] Managing the relation withhead-quarters[16:12] Evolution of Airbnb's China strategy[18:03] Creating a China specificbrand[22:38] Challenge foreignentrepreneurs are facing in China[26:00] Is there an opportunityfor foreign companies in China?Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Sean Pan, editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizerChinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com If you like us, please give us a 5-star review andshare with your friends!Follow us on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

Dominic Johnson-Hill, Founder & CEO of Plastered 8, speaks with Matthieu David-Experton about being a Beijing centered brand in China, censorship, and the process of creativition. Not only does he tells us about the workings behind the creativity of Plastered 8, but also leaves us with helpful tips and know-hows. Highlights of this episode include: 3:15 About Plastered 8 5:40 Plastered 8 creation process for designs 7:48 Business model 10:10 Stand point of Plastered 8 14:25 Dealing with trademark in China 18:14 Censorship stories 20:18 Knowing the parameters of censorship 22:28 Utilizing the attraction to Chinese pop-culture 26:24 Online sales 31:53 Challenges of running a business 34:23 Managing numbers of items produced 36:59 Best selling design 38:55 Distance towards Chinese culture vs. design 41:48 Evolution of Beijing 45:02 How Dominic finds inspiration for products 47:46 Dominic’s method of working 50:17 Speaking to MBA and EMBA 53:45 Dominic’s book "A Foreign Entrepreneur’s China Dream". More about Plastered 8: https://plasteredtshirts.com/ ====================================================== Daxue Consulting is a market research and management consulting firm focusing on the Chinese market. We are leveraging a multiple-methodology approach in order to support clients’ needs, auctioning traditional methodologies as well as technology-driven tools. More about Daxue Consulting: daxueconsulting.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/daxueconsulting/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daxue-consulting Twitter: twitter.com/DaxueConsulting

This week on Sinica, Kaiser speaks with Lucy Hornby, the deputy bureau chief of the Financial Times in Beijing and a veteran guest on the show. She has appeared on Sinica before to discuss professional representation for women in China, the last surviving comfort women in the country, and domestic environmental challenges. The two discuss shadow banking in China and its history; the cat-and-mouse relationship between regulators and shadow financiers; the advent of fintech and the proliferation of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms; and Lucy’s reporting on a pyramid scheme involving selenium-infused wheat in Hebei. What to listen for this week on the Sinica Podcast: 11:15: Lucy responding to Kaiser’s question on perceptions of shadow lending in China: “You see repeated attempts by the Chinese state to shut this down. And also the words that they use around it: shadow banking, private banking, private financiers, capitalists… They’re very much painted in a negative light. But at the same time, some of China’s biggest entrepreneurs have said they would never have gotten started or been able to make it through a downturn [without a shadow loan].” 13:02: Lucy points out that in the lead-up to the financial crisis of 2008, the state took control of building housing from private investors: “This cutoff in loans [to private entities] happened roughly around the time you had the global financial crisis and the Chinese government putting out a massive stimulus plan…and suddenly if you can make a 30 percent profit on something, you can take out a 20 percent loan… That's when you really had this explosion of shadow banking that reached into every sector of the economy.” 30:35: “The other thing I think a lot of people don’t realize is that Chinese shadow financing has flowed into peripheral countries… A lot of Mongolian entrepreneurs turn to that shadow financing, and you even had some who then took that and repackaged it at higher rates to Mongolian retail customers. So, that means that basically the nation of Mongolia is now completely exposed to the Chinese shadow banking sector.” 42:15: To conclude the discussion, Lucy provides a bird’s-eye view: “I think your point about China’s need for flexible financing is a real one, and that’s going to continue. But I think what we’re also seeing is a massive deleveraging and default of all these boom years into the pockets of the average Chinese person.” Recommendations: Lucy: Den of Thieves, by James B. Stewart, the tome-like account of the junk bond trading craze of the 1980s, and The China Dream, by Joe Studwell. Kaiser: Two books by Stephen R. Platt: Imperial Twilight: The Opium War and the End of China’s Last Golden Age and Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War.

March 2, 2018 In international rankings China does not appear to be a very happy place. In the latest World Happiness Report China ranked 79th out of 155 countries. Yet happiness as always played a key part in the Communist Party’s propaganda, and some Chinese analysts even predict that by 2030 China will be one of the happiest countries in the world. How so? How is the CCP trying to make people happy or at least happier? And can the China Dream, Xi Jinping’s idea of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, help? Gerda Wielander, Associate Professor at the University of Westminster, discusses happiness, propaganda and the China Dream in the latest Merics Experts podcast.

In this far-ranging discussion, historian and corporate consultant Kenneth J. DeWoskin places China's 40-year reform period in historical perspective and makes sense of campaigns like the China Dream and the Belt and Road Initiative against the backdrop of China's massive debt. He compares China's economic development with that of Japan, Korea, and the Southeast Asian "Tigers" and looks ahead to where China will be in the next five years.Ken is a former partner for China Strategy and Business Development at one of the Big Four, founder of Deloitte's China Research and Insight Centre, and now serves as a Senior Advisor and Eminence Fellow to Deloitte for China research and insight. He concurrently serves as Senior Advisor to The Conference Board China Center for Economics and Business. He is a frequent contributor to J Capital. A former professor of International Business and chairman and professor of Asian Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ken has been involved with China for over 50 years and has lived and worked extensively in both China and in Japan. Among his publications is the early study A Song for One or Two, the most thoughtful and subtle analysis in English of China's early music.

The „New Silk Road“ or „One Belt One Road Initiative“ launched by China’s President Xi Jinping in 2013 is unprecedented in scope and reach. China wants to spend some $900bn on infrastructure projects connecting the Middle Kingdom to other parts of Asia, Africa and Europe. This, Beijing hopes, will create new markets for Chinese products and provide contracts for Chinese companies. But some projects have turned into “red elephants”, others have clear strategic and military dimensions, says James Kynge, seasoned China-watcher and former FT bureau chief in Beijing. OBOR, he argues, is much more than Chinese-style globalization. Listen to James Kynge talking about China’s ambitions and the risks and opportunities of OBOR in the new Merics Experts Podcast.

They did not know very much about China but they had heard it was the world's second largest economy and Africa's leading trading partner, so they assumed there must be opportunity. Europe, of course, was their first choice but with EU countries overwhelmed by migrants and cracking down on smugglers, China would have to do. Lured by deceptive visa brokers, hundreds, possibly thousands of young Gambian men leveraged everything they had to pay for the long journey from Banjul to Guangzhou. The brokers told them it would be easy to find work and make thousands of dollars to send back to their needy families in The Gambia. With few other viable options at home, these men, and they were all men, discovered almost immediately upon arrival in Guangzhou they had been lied to and they had made a dreadful mistake. Contrary to what they were led to believe, work was very hard to come by, particularly in a country where they could not speak the language. The high cost of living in China's major cities also quickly drained the little money they came with. Soon, these migrants would be alone and destitute with no work, no money and the shame of having to admit to their families that they had failed. China, for its part, does not make it easy for African migrants. After years of lax enforcement, Chinese authorities are now regularly conducting immigration checks in migrant communities and detaining those who have overstayed their visas. African migrants also report considerable difficulties assimilating into Chinese society due to widespread discrimination against black people. Now, more and more Gambian migrants are giving up on their "China Dream" and doing whatever they can to head home. This new trend of reverse migration from China is also known as "U-Turning" and was recently documented by a pair of European scholars as part of an independent online multimedia research project. Dr. Heidi Østbø Haugen of the University of Oslo and Manon Diederich, a Phd candidate at the University of Cologne in Germany, interviewed dozens of Gambian migrants to document their stories and learn more about the difficulties they faced both at home and in China. Heidi and Manon join Eric & Cobus to discuss their digital project "U-Turn Asia." What do you think? Are you sympathetic to the plight of these migrants or do you think they were naive and should have known about the challenges of life in China before embarking on this long, risky journey? Join the discussion: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject Twitter: @eolander | @stadenesque  

The China Dream, the American Dream and the World Dream - William Callahan (2014, ASEN Conference)

For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its scientific and military capabilities, and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that China’s rise will bring us cooperation, diplomacy, and free trade. But what if the "China Dream" is to replace us, just as America replaced the British Empire, without firing a shot? Mike Pillsbury, a fluent Mandarin speaker who has served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on his decades of contact with the "hawks" in China’s military and intelligence agencies and translates their documents, speeches, and books to show how the teachings of traditional Chinese statecraft underpin their actions. He offers an inside look at how the Chinese really view America and its leaders – as barbarians who will be the architects of their own demise.

In this episode, Joe is joined by China vice-expert Tobias Results for an all China extravaganza. Listen to learn how property taxes are driving up the divorce rate and how opening up your economy can make for a choppy waterbed. Listen