ChinaEconTalk

ChinaEconTalk

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ChinaEconTalk episodes

  • Matt Sheehan on 'Chinafornia'
    Matt Sheehan is a fellow at the Paulson Institute and writes his own newsletter, "Chinafornia". We discussed the evolving relationship between China and Silicon Valley, their cultural differences and commonalities and, of course, the state of Chinese rap music. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear Matt's favorite Chinese rap song in full.
    37 min
  • Jonathan Woetzel on China's Digital Economy

    Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Mckinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner in the Shanghai office, recently co-authored a report entitled China's Digital Economy. In this podcast, he discusses the impact of BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent) on the broader startup ecosystem, the role of the government in fostering these firms, and China's potential for continued economic creativity.

    He also astutely recommends that you read all of Jonathan Spence.

    23 min
  • Jonathan Woetzel on China's Digital Economy
    Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Mckinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner in the Shanghai office, recently co-authored a report entitled China's Digital Economy. In this podcast, he discusses the impact of BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent) on the broader startup ecosystem, the role of the government in fostering these firms, and China's potential for continued economic creativity. He also astutely recommends that you read all of Jonathan Spence.
    23 min
  • Julian Gewirtz on Unlikely Partners: Western Economists and Reform and Opening

    Julian Gewirtz is currently a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China. In it, he argues that "western economists played a crucial role in shaping the ideas and strategies of key CCP economists and policymakers. Without their participation, China would not have reformed as quickly, innovatively, and successfully."

    In this discussion, we focus on the critical 1985 Bashan Conference and the echoes of the Unlikely Partners narrative you can see even today in Chinese policymaking.

    Julian's book recommendations included 9 Continents and Everything Under the Heavens.

    Follow Julian on twitter at @JulianGewirtz.

    33 min
  • Julian Gewirtz on Unlikely Partners: Western Economists and Reform and Opening
    Julian Gewirtz is currently a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China. In it, he argues that "western economists played a crucial role in shaping the ideas and strategies of key CCP economists and policymakers. Without their participation, China would not have reformed as quickly, innovatively, and successfully." In this discussion, we focus on the critical 1985 Bashan Conference and the echoes of the Unlike
    33 min
  • The Book of Swindles: Cons from the Late Ming Dynasty

    In Zhang Yingyu's work from the late Ming Dynasty, you'll encounter swindling concubines, clever commoners, and even eunuch cannibals trying to regrow their members.

    "We live in an age of deception. Words and appearances mislead. Con artists prey on the unwary. In this world of swindlers, one must rely on one's wits to survive. How, then, to guard against the duplicity that lurks behind every smiling face? Look to your kin, keep your possessions close, and trust no one.

    But first, read The Book of Swindles."

    Christopher Rea and Bruce Rusk, both associate professors of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia, have recently published The Book of Swindles' first English translation. In this interview, they discuss the work's historical and cultural context as well as walk through some of the most shocking, revealing, and prurient stories The Book of Swindles has to offer.

    43 min
  • The Book of Swindles: Cons from the Late Ming Dynasty
    In Zhang Yingyu’s work from the late Ming Dynasty, you’ll encounter swindling concubines, clever commoners, and even eunuch cannibals trying to regrow their members. “We live in an age of deception. Words and appearances mislead. Con artists prey on the unwary. In this world of swindlers, one must rely on one’s wits to survive. How, then, to guard against the duplicity that lurks behind every smiling face? Look to your kin, keep your possessions close, and trust no one. But first, read The Book of S
    43 min
  • Cynthia Estlund on Labor in China

    China's massive labor surplus has been vital to its rapid economic development. For decades, China's rural population has been migrating to take up low-wage jobs in the coastal regions, often in dire conditions. The exploitation of cheap labor has helped China become the world's factory. However, as China's labor surplus is running out, the position of workers is changing. In A New Deal for China's Workers, New York University's Cynthia Estlund examines the evolution of workers' rights and protests in China. Drawing a comparison with the struggle of workers to attain more rights in the US, Estlund asks whether China's workers will succeed in securing a New Deal with Chinese characteristics.

    48 min
  • Cynthia Estlund on Labor in China
    China’s massive labor surplus has been vital to its rapid economic development. For decades, China’s rural population has been migrating to take up low-wage jobs in the coastal regions, often in dire conditions. The exploitation of cheap labor has helped China become the world’s factory. However, as China’s labor surplus is running out, the position of workers is changing. In A New Deal for China’s Workers, New York University’s Cynthia Estlund examines the evolution of workers’ rights and pr
    48 min

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A weekly conversation exploring China's economy and tech scene. Guests include a wide range of policy analysts, business professionals, journalists, and academics. A SupChina production, hosted by…