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118 - Techno-Nationalist China

Watchman Privacy
Watchman Privacy
Episode • Aug 26, 2024 • 58m

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Roger Huang about the past and present of China’s technological control over its people. His book is Would Mao Buy Bitcoin?

 

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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

 

Timeline 00:00 – Introduction 1:10 – Who is Roger Huang? 4:00 – Cultural Revolution and build-up to present China 13:25 – Is China a Socialist/Communist state? 19:17 – Understanding China’s currency situation 25:20 – How do visitors to China use Chinese currency? 29:10 – Is it okay for successful Chinese to leave China? 35:45 – Social credit score? 42:15 – Hukou system in China 45:55 – Chinese Bitcoiners vs Western Bitcoiners 56:25 – Final thoughts