#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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