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#842: Economist on China's Growing Influence Over SG & S'pore's AI Obsession Problem | Donald Low
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- Yah Lah But
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- Jul 20, 2026
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- 6966
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Economist Donald Low unpacks why the viral "anti-Indian" TikTok videos were designed to provoke Chinese Singaporeans, and revisits the Speak Mandarin Campaign's suppressed-dialect legacy. He also explains why AI's productivity boost may be overstated, and what gets lost when we stop learning. ๐ Enjoyed this one? Please ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ AI-induced never-skilling in medical education | Nature Medicine Folklory What do you give the person who has everything? A Folklory! Their memories, their stories, exactly the way they said it, pressed into something you can listen to forever. Ready to give the unforgettable? Get started at: Folklory.com ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด Haresh: Last Samurai Standing | Official Trailer Terence: Silent Hill: Townfall | Official Reveal Trailer Donald Low: Akita Prefecture | Japan Tourism , Taiwan Travelogue | The Booker Prizes ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ โ "๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐โ https://yahlahbut.short.gy/subscribe Get a roundup of our One Shiok Things & first dibs on our latest launches delivered straight to your inbox! (00:00) Intro (00:43) Show Intro & Welcoming Back Donald Low (01:59) Catching Up: Trump, AI Hype, and China's Economy (04:20) World Cup Talk: VAR, FIFA Politics, and Rising Prices (09:49) Why China's Football Team Keeps Failing (15:31) Norway's Football Comeback and Erling Haaland (20:02) Hope for Singapore Football and the Asian Cup (23:09) From Football to Film: Introducing Dear You (24:22) Why Malaysia and Hong Kong Didn't Care as Much (28:35) The Real History of the Speak Mandarin Campaign (32:42) Where the Word "Mandarin" Actually Comes From (37:01) Were Policymakers Wrong to Suโฆ