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Geopolitics in Conflict Show: China’s Plan For Technology Dominance

October 14, 2021 by Rich Turrin

“Assuming that China can’t do something is a really bad bet to make” Rich Turrin 9:02

This interview is simply the best I have ever done if you want to learn about modern China and where it’s going. It is less focused on CBDC but covers geopolitical issues and what life in modern China is like.

I had so much fun talking with Dr. David Oualaalou PhD& Dr. Ross Stewart PhD and am very grateful for the opportunity to appear on “Geopolitics in Conflict.”

 

https://richturrin.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Community-Leaders-CCP-OffScript.mp4

Great moment where I go off-script to talk about my community in China.  David and Ross love it!

What makes this podcast so much fun is that it really was a discussion between the three of us with lots of comments and back and forth banter. I know you’ll have fun!

Detailed time stamp that covers not just questions but topics:

2:25 Where do you see China technology moving forward?
4:19 The US is a decade behind, and China steals technology?
5:50 China is producing 1million STEM grads per year?
10:00 China’s accomplishments are remarkable.
12:00 Strategy versus quarterly results?
15:00 The West and US have a hard time accepting China’s advances Will the US accept a powerful China?
17:08 The century of humiliation is over.
21:35 Challenge in the US with big tech and corporate censorship vs. gov’t censorship
23:48 The double standard with data in the West.
26:50 Will the 21st century belong to China? Comparison to the 60’s cold war America. Technology uptake.
30:00 China’s gov’t has high level of popular support. China will not “rise up.” Gov’t is responsive.
33:00 How much does China pay me to be a mouthpiece? (For the record, nothing)
34:55 CBDC and the Belt and Road Initiative, decoupling
38:25 Collaboration and why push for conflict with China?
40:10 Unbanked or underbanked in the US and CBDC
43:40 Cryptocurrency and use of technology in finance
48:00 US and over printing, demand for dollar will always rise? Helping the digital yuan
54:00 Dedollarization and digital RMB use in sanction busting
56:10 Taiwan and chip manufacturing in China?

Hope you have fun listening and thank you again to David and Ross for being such entertaining hosts.

I recommend you check out “The Geopolitics in Conflict Show” and subscribe. I listened to quite a few episodes before going on and found it a great listen!

 

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About Rich Turrin

Rich Turrin is the international best-selling author of “Cashless – China’s Digital Currency Revolution” and “Innovation Lab Excellence.” He is an Onalytica Top 100 Fintech Influencer and an award-winning executive previously heading fintech teams at IBM following a twenty-year career in investment banking. Rich is a leading media commentator and advisor on China’s digital currency and tech scene. Living in Shanghai for more than a decade, Rich experienced China going cashless first-hand.

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