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

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is a historian of modern China. Thank you for
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Go to https://drinkag1.com/lex 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 PODCAST LINKS: - Podcast
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