What is life like in China? How does its economy work? Is it obsessed with censorship, or actually defending its sovereignty against foreign interference? Journalist Ben Norton discusses his experience living in the country. Watch our related video "How China became the world's industrial superpower - and why the US is desperate to stop it": https://youtube.com/watch?v=BT7Th2aV0wM Check out our report "How China strengthened food security and fought poverty with state-funded cooperatives": https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/05/31/china-food-security-poverty-cooperatives Topics 0:00 Why I moved to China 1:34 China's remarkable economic growth 2:24 The most sovereign country? 4:32 Technological sovereignty 7:40 Dangers of a new cold war 9:28 An unnecessary disclaimer 11:35 Unprecedented economic development 19:33 China's unique sovereignty 23:32 De-industrialization 24:42 China's sovereign social media space 28:28 China's sovereign technological space 31:20 Digitalization of the economy 34:09 Phones 36:29 Cars and computers 39:08 US sanctions and tech war 41:16 Censorship, or digital tariffs? 46:59 Problems 47:31 Energy security and green transition 50:42 Food security 52:15 Debt 54:18 Inequality 55:48 Democracy? 59:14 Protecting sovereignty is not isolationism 59:55 Export- or consumption-based model? 1:05:05 Comparative advantage: a critique 1:19:30 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Podcast: https://Soundcloud.com/GeopoliticalEconomy Newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Substack.com