Einar Tangen: China's New Economic Strategy vs the West's Ideological Trap

Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at Teihe Institute and a Senior Fellow at CIGI. Einar Tangen's Substack: substack.com/@asianarratives Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: glenndiesen.substack.com X/Twitter: x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: gofund.me/09ea012fBuy Diesen merchandise: diesen-shop.fourthwall.com/en-nokBooks by Prof. Glenn Diesen: amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL00:00 Introducing Einar Tangen and China’s fifth plenum02:40 Anti-corruption and the question of political legitimacy08:10 Prescriptive versus performative governance13:27 Western politics, planning, and recurring promises21:30 Ideological certainty versus a willingness to learn25:10 China’s shift toward shared gains and social development31:31 Environmental rights, consumption, and small business34:25 Digital tools and opening international markets to SMEs38:15 AI productivity and the prospect of shorter workweeks42:07 Markets, extraction, and public investment44:37 Dollar alternatives, US debt, and economic vulnerability