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Pessimism in China: implication for Xi’s Leadership Asia Debates
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- Politique
Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard holds the position of Professor of China Studies within the Department of International Economics and Management at Copenhagen Business School.
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Associate Researcher at Asia Centre as well as at the Centre d’Études Français on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, is an emeritus senior researcher at CNRS attached to the French Research Institute for East Asia (IFRAE) at INALCO debate about the Taïwan’s pre elections campaign throughout the following subjects.
Jean-François Di Meglio, Chairman of Asia Centre based in Paris.
This podcast was produced before the passing away of former prime minister Li Keqiang.
1. Young people’s frustration and pessimism results in a brain-drain
(Young graduates escape ; Frustration and pessimism ; End of growth ; 0Covid policies ; people don’t consume but save because of unemployment ; anxiety because of possibilities of war)
2. Economic apprehension transitions into political concerns, influenced by Xi's government
(Economic anxiety switch to a political one ; Elites place in the party ; Continue corruption of military ; Xi’s successor)
3. A population left disheartened, if not alarmed, by the handling of global diplomacy
(Crackdown of cultural activities ; Competition with the US ; Close friendship with Poutine)
Jean-Pierre Cabestan mentions the New Yorker’s article “China’s Age of Malaise” by Evans Osnos, October 23rd, yo can find it with the following link https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/chinas-age-of-malaise
This research is part of a European Commission project "China Horizons" (formal name is "Dealing with a resurgent China” or DWARC) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101061700. The project is one of the EU-funded flagship projects to upgrade independent knowledge on China in Europe. The three-year project started in November 2022.
Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard holds the position of Professor of China Studies within the Department of International Economics and Management at Copenhagen Business School.
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Associate Researcher at Asia Centre as well as at the Centre d’Études Français on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, is an emeritus senior researcher at CNRS attached to the French Research Institute for East Asia (IFRAE) at INALCO debate about the Taïwan’s pre elections campaign throughout the following subjects.
Jean-François Di Meglio, Chairman of Asia Centre based in Paris.
This podcast was produced before the passing away of former prime minister Li Keqiang.
1. Young people’s frustration and pessimism results in a brain-drain
(Young graduates escape ; Frustration and pessimism ; End of growth ; 0Covid policies ; people don’t consume but save because of unemployment ; anxiety because of possibilities of war)
2. Economic apprehension transitions into political concerns, influenced by Xi's government
(Economic anxiety switch to a political one ; Elites place in the party ; Continue corruption of military ; Xi’s successor)
3. A population left disheartened, if not alarmed, by the handling of global diplomacy
(Crackdown of cultural activities ; Competition with the US ; Close friendship with Poutine)
Jean-Pierre Cabestan mentions the New Yorker’s article “China’s Age of Malaise” by Evans Osnos, October 23rd, yo can find it with the following link https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/chinas-age-of-malaise
This research is part of a European Commission project "China Horizons" (formal name is "Dealing with a resurgent China” or DWARC) which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101061700. The project is one of the EU-funded flagship projects to upgrade independent knowledge on China in Europe. The three-year project started in November 2022.
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