ChinaTalk

Noah Smith: Trump 2.0's Impact on Asia + The New Tech Right

Listen Later

​​Our guest today is economist Noah Smith, who made time for an in-person interview during his recent trip to Taiwan. He runs the Noahpinion substack and is the author of an upcoming book on the revival of the Japanese economy. 

We discuss…

  • The goals of Silicon Valley's pro-Trump constituency, from deregulation, to tariffs, to China policy,
  • Whether Elon is standing up for Taiwan behind closed doors,
  • Whether Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Poland need their own nuclear weapons,
  • How Taiwan could bargain for independence with China’s leaders post-Xi,
  • National health insurance as a potential solution to China’s aggregate demand problem,
  • A Georgist perspective on China’s real estate problem,
  • Why China’s demographic issues are overstated, 
  • Recommendations for Taiwan’s economic development.


    • To hear more of Noah's musings, check out Econ 102, a podcast by Turpentine.

    Outtro music: Wifey by Dizzy Dizzo 蔡詩芸 (Youtube Link)

    Cover art: 清 冷枚 梧桐双兔图

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    ChinaTalkBy Jordan Schneider
    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5
    • 4.5

    4.5

    259 ratings

    More shows like ChinaTalk

    View all
    The Truth of the Matter by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

    The Truth of the Matter

    278 Listeners

    Asia Geopolitics by The Diplomat

    Asia Geopolitics

    318 Listeners

    Sinica Podcast by Kaiser Kuo

    Sinica Podcast

    593 Listeners

    ChinaPower by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

    ChinaPower

    200 Listeners

    The President’s Inbox by Council on Foreign Relations

    The President’s Inbox

    699 Listeners

    The Impossible State by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

    The Impossible State

    86 Listeners

    The Asia Chessboard by Center for Strategic and International Studies

    The Asia Chessboard

    102 Listeners

    Dwarkesh Podcast by Dwarkesh Patel

    Dwarkesh Podcast

    354 Listeners

    Chinese Whispers by The Spectator

    Chinese Whispers

    12 Listeners

    Pekingology by Center for Strategic and International Studies

    Pekingology

    129 Listeners

    China Global by The German Marshall Fund

    China Global

    44 Listeners

    The Foreign Affairs Interview by Foreign Affairs Magazine

    The Foreign Affairs Interview

    408 Listeners

    China Insider by Hudson Institute

    China Insider

    104 Listeners

    "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg by Turpentine

    "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg

    145 Listeners

    Face-Off: The U.S. vs China by Airwave Media

    Face-Off: The U.S. vs China

    162 Listeners