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Don't Panic: China's Just Switching Gears
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Peiran Wei, a 2015 China and Globalization Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and former Bloomberg reporter, describes his country as "switching gears" – in its economy, its politics, and its culture. Wei discusses attitudes towards the rising billionaire class in China, the impact of China’s capital outflow around the globe, and the importance of social stability to the Communist Party.
Released:
Oct 7, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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