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How the west gets China wrong?

2025/1/21
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Jason Smith: 我长期居住在中国,已经无法用美国人的视角看待中国,希望了解你从美国视角观察中国与你亲身在中国经历的对比。 Kyle Ferrana: 我关注中国政治和经济,对中国的高速铁路和公共交通系统印象深刻。中国无家可归者数量远少于美国,且情况不同。美国经济数据(如股市)与民生脱节,无家可归人口持续增长是经济问题的体现。美国股市表现与大多数民众的生活质量无关,仅反映投资者状况。西方媒体对中国经济的负面评价是站不住脚的,中国经济表现良好,例如出口过剩、消费不足等问题,实际上是优势或并非坏事。 我观察到,美国民众对中国的看法大多是负面的,但缺乏强烈的情感。美国将中国塑造成反派是因为中国的崛起阻碍了美国帝国的运作,中国经济的成功证明了财富共享和新自由主义之外的可能性。 中国国有企业对中国经济的成功至关重要,高速铁路系统是国有企业成功运作的典范。中国国有企业降低了制造业的投入成本,促进了市场经济的发展。美国对中国电动汽车征收高额关税是因为这会损害美国汽车和石油行业利益。“一带一路”倡议旨在向发展中国家出口基础设施,西方媒体对“一带一路”倡议的负面评价是出于自身利益考虑,并非事实。西方政府通过国际金融机构等手段,长期以来一直通过债务陷阱来控制发展中国家。“一带一路”倡议和金砖国家等机制正在形成新的国际经济秩序,对美国和中国都有影响。对华征税可能导致美国物价上涨,但对中国的影响有限,因为中国可以将产品销往其他市场。美国应该进口中国生产的廉价电动汽车和太阳能电池板,因为这符合美国和全球利益。 美国人应该了解中国取得的成就以及中国模式的成功之处,中国模式的成功在于其经济体制与西方不同,并非文化因素。我的工作目标是改善人们的生活水平,中国是目前最好的答案。

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This chapter sets the stage by introducing the podcast and its guest, Kyle Ferrana, author of "Why the World Needs China." It also introduces the central theme: the gap between perceptions of China in the US and the reality on the ground. Ferrana describes his recent trip to Guangzhou and the contrast between his experience and the common narrative in the US.
  • Introduction of Kyle Ferrana and his book, "Why the World Needs China."
  • Focus on the discrepancy between the US public's perception of China and the reality.
  • Description of Ferrana's trip to Guangzhou, including a conference, drone show, and visits to various locations like a solar farm and an electric vehicle factory.

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We are joined Kyle Ferrana, author of “Why the World Needs China.” We discuss the disconnect between the reality of China and the imagined China of those in the US public who’ve never been.