What the West Got Wrong About China, Part 2

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

When China first began experimenting with capitalism in the 1980s, the West was certain the experiment would fail. But two of its assumptions — that government controls stifle economic growth, and that the internet cannot be tamed — were quickly proven wrong. Nearly 40 years later, China rivals the United States as a global superpower. Its continued success is challenging not just the West’s assumptions about China, but the West’s assumptions about itself. Guest: Philip P. Pan, the Asia editor for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:04.6	My daughter is playing piano in the background.
0:07.0	I'm worried that it's going to get picked up, so...
0:09.6	Not ideal.
0:10.8	What's the idea for stuff?
0:12.8	Yeah, my wife will get her off the piano.
0:15.6	I know.
0:16.6	Okay.
0:27.2	From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:29.2	This is the Daily.
0:33.2	Today.
0:34.2	When China first began experimenting with capitalism in the 1980s,
0:38.2	the West was certain it would fail.
0:41.2	But two of its assumptions were quickly proven wrong
0:45.2	that government controlled economy's stifled growth
0:48.2	and that the internet cannot be tamed.
0:51.2	40 years later, as China rivals the US as a global superpower,
0:56.2	its continued success is challenging not just our assumptions
1:01.2	about China, but our assumptions about ourselves.
1:05.2	It's Wednesday, December 5th.
1:16.2	Assumption number three.
1:18.2	The US would influence China, not the other way around.
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