#466 – Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China.

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:06) - Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(10:29) - Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong

(13:57) - Confucius

(21:27) - Education

(29:33) - Tiananmen Square

(40:49) - Tank Man

(50:49) - Censorship

(1:26:45) - Xi Jinping

(1:44:53) - Donald Trump

(1:48:47) - Trade war

(2:01:35) - Taiwan

(2:11:48) - Protests in Hong Kong

(2:44:07) - Mao Zedong

(3:05:48) - Future of China



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