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Understanding the rise of China | Martin Jacques

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Geopolitics & foreign policyMacroeconomics & financial crises

What it is

Economist Martin Jacques offers three building blocks for understanding China's rise, including seeing China as a civilization-state rather than a nation-state. He also covers how Chinese people view the state.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it in discussions of China's surveillance and social-credit systems for explaining Chinese attitudes toward the state.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend Martin Jacques' Ted talk [0] on this very subject from over 7 years ago.”

    Explains why Chinese see a strong state as central to national progress

    abhiminator, 2018-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Inside China’s surveillance state”

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Topics: china, civilization state, ted talk, geopolitics, martin jacques

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