Geopolitical Economy Report
Geopolitical Economy Report
Ben Norton
How does China's system really work? This famous Chinese professor explains
29 minutes Posted Aug 23, 2025 at 9:39 am.
Highlights
Introduction to Zhang Weiwei
The China model
Civilization-state
Meritocracy
Socialist market economy
US capitalism vs Chinese socialism
Foreign investment in China
How China sees democracy
How laws are made in China
Economic planning
Debate with Francis Fukuyama
US trade war on China
Dedollarization of financial system
The multipolar future
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How do China's government, political system, and socialist market economy actually work? How does China see democracy, the USA, and Donald Trump's trade war? Renowned Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the China model in this interview with Ben Norton.
VIDEO with subtitles here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkVyYvWezI0
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