Xi Jinping’s paranoid approach to AGI, debt crisis, & Politburo politics — Victor Shih

<p>On this episode, I chat with <a target="_blank" href="https://gps.ucsd.edu/faculty-directory/victor-shih.html">Victor Shih</a> about all things China. We discuss China’s massive local debt crisis, the CCP’s views on AI, what happens after Xi, and more.</p><p>Victor Shih is an expert on the Chinese political system, as well as their banking and fiscal policies, and he has amassed more biographical data on the Chinese elite than anyone else in the world. He teaches at UC San Diego, where he also directs the 21st Century China Center.</p><p>Watch on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/b1TeeIG6Uaw">YouTube</a>; listen on <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xi-jinpings-paranoid-approach-to-agi-debt-crisis-politburo/id1516093381?i=1000710442426">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HM7l7RDf8yG1KOtE3QY15?si=X_h0cP93S9yNbXvIpaAkrQ">Spotify</a>.</p><p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https:...