279. Michael Sheridan - Does Xi Jinping's Iron Grip Over CCP & China come at the Cost of Economic Growth?

In this episode, we explore how the “black box” of Chinese politics
operates. How Xi Jinping seized power, and how he maintains control. We
examine China's soft authoritarian power and the apparatus of the
absolutist state. Does Xi's iron grip over the CCP and China come at a
cost - is it stifling innovation and economic growth?
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ABOUT THE GUEST:
Michael Sheridan is the Author of a new history of Hong Kong and China,
and a long-time foreign correspondent in Asia, Middle East, and Europe.
He was the Far East Correspondent for the Sunday Times for 20 years,
based in Hong Kong, and later Bangkok. He delivered political and
economic news from China, Japan, North & South Korea, southeast
Asia, and Pakistan. He covered the rise of China and the handover of
Hong Kong, upheaval in Burma and the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Her
reported on the 2011 Japan earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown,
and covered multiple assignments to natural disasters involving mass
casualties, including the Asian tsunami of 2004. Michael has also
interviewed key figures in Asia, including Lee Kuan Yew and Aung San Suu
Kyi.
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BOOKS:
The Gate to China: A New History of the People’s Republic & Hong
Kong (2021)
by Michael Sheridan, Daniel York, et al.

The Red Emperor
by Michael Sheridan (2024)
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LINKS:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-sheridan-4a7499109/
https://www.independent.co.uk/author/michael-sheridan
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ARTICLES:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/china-foreign-minister-qin-gang-netflix-b2384179.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/china-wuhan-covid-lab-leak-trump-b2351132.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/japan-asia-sushi-fukushima-nuclear-plant-b2399551.html
https://cepa.org/article/portugal-steps-off-the-silk-road/
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