What the West Got Wrong About China, Part 2

The Daily

• Episode: What the West Got Wrong About China, Part 2
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:23:02
• Published: 2018-12-05 11:54

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.