# Episode 134: Elizabeth Economy: Communist China's History in 60 Minutes

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Published: 2024-12-20T10:00:22+00:00
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## Resource

Elizabeth Economy is a political scientist, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a China expert, and the author of multiple books, including " The World According to China" and " The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State ." ------------ Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting ------------ Keep Talking Substack Spotify Apple Podcasts Social media and all episodes ------------ Support via Venmo Support on Substack Support on Patreon ------------ (00:00) Intro (01:00) Xi Jinping's father's story (07:16) The Cultural Revolution (12:02) "China's Holocaust" between 1950's-1970's (13:10) Why Marxism resonated in China (21:43) Darker aspects of the Cultural Revolution (33:48) The rise of Xi Jinping and the rise of China's economy (38:33) The meme of Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh (41:43) Xi Jinping's personality and vision for China (46:27) The near-term future of U.S-China relations (53:00) What America can do to win Cold War 2.0

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