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.
Love Adam Tooze, and the two of you together! Please tell Adam to tell his friend Millennial Politics Influencer Derek Thompson to get with the program, lest he continues his trek down right-wing Neo-con circles when it comes to China. And maybe introduce Derek to you, Kaiser. Meanwhile, fantastic to hear Adam is earnestly learning Chinese! What incisive insights into the meaning of these changes to the history of Humanity, not just for China and Chinese people the world over. But I hope you both will do more for the younger generations by reframing all of this massive change as a set of massive, awesome "opportunities," rather than "problems." We owe it to our children to imagine and insist on a future of partnership between China and The West, rather than just friction, conflict, endless competition spiraling into a nihilist blackhole. As my little hapa 混血儿 is coming of age and connecting with so many other hapa 混血儿 the world over, they are and want to have a different kind of conversation- literally and figuratively. She is at PKU this summer meeting such a range of students from around the globe who are all already bilingual and working hard to become truly trilingual with the addition of Chinese - it is awe-inspiring and a window into a very different future that I hope will become an upward trend. 加油！
Love Adam Tooze, and the two of you together! Please tell Adam to tell his friend Millennial Politics Influencer Derek Thompson to get with the program, lest he continues his trek down right-wing Neo-con circles when it comes to China. And maybe introduce Derek to you, Kaiser. Meanwhile, fantastic to hear Adam is earnestly learning Chinese! What incisive insights into the meaning of these changes to the history of Humanity, not just for China and Chinese people the world over. But I hope you both will do more for the younger generations by reframing all of this massive change as a set of massive, awesome "opportunities," rather than "problems." We owe it to our children to imagine and insist on a future of partnership between China and The West, rather than just friction, conflict, endless competition spiraling into a nihilist blackhole. As my little hapa 混血儿 is coming of age and connecting with so many other hapa 混血儿 the world over, they are and want to have a different kind of conversation- literally and figuratively. She is at PKU this summer meeting such a range of students from around the globe who are all already bilingual and working hard to become truly trilingual with the addition of Chinese - it is awe-inspiring and a window into a very different future that I hope will become an upward trend. 加油！
Sounds like a good listen...happy to come down to Dali after Shanghai WAIC to talk AI....