Electionism is in the air everywhere, from a ukrane to tian to malatia. They want to be having self determination and independence. One way to do it is actually to play these big powers one against the other. So it is what this kind of smaller states have been doing. And you can see tit like philippins is a good example.
The second of our two-part interview with sociologist Ho-fung Hung on Chinese political and economic history. This episode covers the 2008 financial crisis, how China’s response deepened global and domestic economic imbalances and (alongside the US) heightened geopolitical conflict, the current situation—including Russia’s invasion—and a lot more. Listen to part one first if you haven't already.
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