Ep. 102: Daniel Wagner - China Vision

Feb 19, 2019

01:05:02

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Today, we talk China and how it is attempting to create a world in its own image. My guest is Daniel Wagner, someone we have had on the show quite regularly. Daniel is an author, speaker and expert on country risk – he is the founder and CEO of his firm Country Risk Solutions.

Daniel is also a prolific writer and his latest book – China Vision: China’s Crusade to Create a World in its Own Image is out now and it brings a much-needed, more nuanced look at China and its place in the world. In the book and in this episode, Daniel explains how China is on the precipice of global supremacy, why the Chinese government acts the way it does, and what that means for the world.

We get into all that and more. Daniel gives us an overview of:

Where its global vision comes from;
China’s relationship with the West and the US specifically.
China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” and the neo-colonial bent of that;
China’s very different approach to the rule of law;
Its ambitious and highly successful project to control the internet – and some of the dark implications of that;
Its “Social Credit System” – a real-life version of Black Mirror;
Prospects for violent conflict between China and the West;
Cyber security;
The internal pressures China faces;
Much more