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A look inside China: Is this the most sovereign country on Earth?

1 hour 23 minutes Posted Oct 3, 2023 at 11:43 am.

Why I moved to China

China's remarkable economic growth

The most sovereign country?

Technological sovereignty

Dangers of a new cold war

An unnecessary disclaimer

Unprecedented economic development

China's unique sovereignty

De-industrialization

China's sovereign social media space

China's sovereign technological space

Digitalization of the economy

Phones

Cars and computers

US sanctions and tech war

Censorship, or digital tariffs?

Problems

Energy security and green transition

Food security

Debt

Inequality

Democracy?

Protecting sovereignty is not isolationism

Exportor consumption-based model?

Comparative advantage: a critique

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What is life like in China? How does its economy work? Is it obsessed with censorship, or actually defending its sovereignty against foreign interference? Journalist Ben Norton discusses his experience living in the country.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EeuYRuOZ6rU

Watch our related video "How China became the world's industrial superpower - and why the US is desperate to stop it": https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM

Check out our report "How China strengthened food security and fought poverty with state-funded cooperatives": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/31/china-food-security-poverty-cooperatives

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