1:31 What does America not understand about China – and vice versa? 6:14 Signs of Chinese discontent with Xi Jinping 9:41 How the focus on “beating China” distracts the US from other priorities 17:01 Is the US making conflict over Taiwan more likely?
Interesting discussion, just one point: china isnt an autocracy and nor is vietnam, they're political oligarchies / technocracies. When the heads of state and government make serious mistakes and make the political elites unpopular with the people, they get demoted. I think they are generally less repressive and more flexible than autocracies and there's less danger of the level of civic collapse that can happen when autocrats die or lose power.
Avoiding the China Trap (Robert Wright & Jessica Chen Weiss)
Interesting discussion, just one point: china isnt an autocracy and nor is vietnam, they're political oligarchies / technocracies. When the heads of state and government make serious mistakes and make the political elites unpopular with the people, they get demoted. I think they are generally less repressive and more flexible than autocracies and there's less danger of the level of civic collapse that can happen when autocrats die or lose power.