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Listen now (65 mins) | I'm in Shaxi, a wonderful little town in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, and I was joined here by the Columbia economic historian Adam Tooze, who shared his thoughts on what he sees happening on the ground in China. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | | ---|---|--- | | | Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more --- --- Podcasts and Essays on China -- Free Version * * * | | | | Sinica Podcast --- Adam Tooze Climbs the China L… | 0:00| | | | 1:05:21| | | | ---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--- --- | | Listen now --- # Adam Tooze Climbs the China Learning Curve | | Kaiser Y Kuo --- | Jul 16 --- | --- --- | | | --- | | --- | | --- | | --- | | READ IN APP --- | | ---|---|--- I'm in Shaxi, a wonderful little town in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, and I was joined here by the Columbia economic historian Adam Tooze, who shared his thoughts on what he sees happening on the ground in China. Adam's been in China for the last month and reflects on his experiences learning about the country -- and even attempting the language! 03:49 - The economic situation in China 10:42 - Patterns of consumption in China 14:38 - China's industrial policy and renewable energy 18:52 - China vs. the U.S. on renewables 26:15 - China's economic engagement with the Global South 33:13- Beijing's strategic shift and Europe's rethinking 37:49- The recent European Parliament paper 42:43 - Learning about China as an "Outsider" 51:31 - Adam's evolving views on China 59:30 - Paying it Forward 01:01:07 - Recommendations **Paying it Forward** : Kyle Chan, Pekingology. **Recommendations** : Adam: Caught by the Tide, Jia Zhangke (movie). Kaiser: _Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI_, Karen Hao (book), _Vera, or Faith_ , Gary Shteyngart (book). _You 're currently a free subscriber to Sinica. Please support the work that I'm doing and upgrade to paid. 非常感谢！_ Upgrade to paid --- | | | Like --- | | Comment --- | | Restack --- (C) 2025 The Sinica Podcast 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Unsubscribe