Episode
How China Escaped Banker Shock Therapy w/ Cynthia Chung
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- The Duran on Odysee
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- Jul 11, 2026
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Subscribe to Cynthia Chung's Substack: https://cynthiachung.substack.com/ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:21 Cynthia Chung's links and background 00:01:13 Setting up China's economic history 00:02:40 The 2008 financial crash and Inside Job 00:04:45 Hank Paulson: Goldman Sachs to Treasury Secretary 00:06:50 Origins of China's social credit myth 00:07:45 Alibaba, Tencent and Goldman Sachs ties 00:10:10 What are peer to peer loans 00:14:52 China shuts down predatory lending, Jack Ma sidelined 00:18:37 Gladio and psychological warfare narratives 00:20:03 What China actually looks like today 00:22:53 Stability versus competition in China 00:25:22 How China escaped shock therapy 00:26:43 Crossing the river by feeling the stones 00:29:53 Decentralization and fierce competition 00:31:57 Government's role in daily life 00:33:43 The bird in a cage theory 00:38:24 Confucianism and resistance to extractive capitalism 00:46:51 Should the West fear China's rise ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.c…