
The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. Politics is back but it’s stranger than ever: join us as we chart a course beyond the age of ’bunga bunga’. Interviews, long-form discussions, docu-series.
The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. Politics is back but it’s stranger than ever: join us as we chart a course beyond the age of ’bunga bunga’. Interviews, long-form discussions, docu-series.
Episodes

Thursday Aug 15, 2024
/431/ The Myth of Monolithic China ft. Lee Jones & Shahar Hameiri
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
On the structure of the Chinese state and its external relations.
[Patreon Exclusive: for the full episode, go to patreon.com/bungacast]
We welcome back Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri to reflect on the outcome of the recent plenum of the Chinese Communist Party and to ask who, if anyone beyond Xi Jinping, is calling the shots.
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How will the CCP respond to the US election?
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Why is China not a monolithic, integrated state in the way some think?
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How important is the the Sino-Russian alliance? Does it matter more to Russia or to China?
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What happened to "wolf-warrior diplomacy"? Is it still a thing?
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What's going on economically with the property bubble, and with Chinese manufacturing over-capacity?
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Should we be worried about WWIII over Taiwan or the South China Sea?
Links:
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China’s plenum must offer action not rote slogans, Financial Times
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Views of China and Xi Jinping in 35 countries, Pew Research Centre
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Fractured China: How State Transformation is Shaping China’s Rise, Lee Jones & Shahar Hameiri

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