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Welcome to the Dig, a podcast from Jacobin Magazine.

My name is Daniel Denver, and I'm broadcasting from Providence, Rhode Island.

Today is part two of my two-part interview with sociologist Ho Fung Hung, the author of

the book The China Boom.

Why China will not rule the world?

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