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Dan Wang on Modern China

Dan Wang on Modern China

Update: 2025-08-281
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Dan Wang at long last makes his solo ChinaTalk debut! We’re here to discuss and celebrate his first book, Breakneck.


We get into…



  • Engineering states vs lawyerly societies,

  • The competing legacies of the 1980s in China, the decade which saw brutal repression via the One Child Policy and Tiananmen alongside intellectual debate, cultural vibrancy, and rock and roll,


  • Methods of knowing China, from the People’s Daily and Seeking Truth to on-the-ground research,

  • How to compare the values of China’s convenient yet repressive society with the chaotic pluralism of the USA,

  • What Li Qiang’s career post-Shanghai lockdowns can tell us about the value of loyalty vs competence in Xi’s China.


Outro music: Mozart - The Marriage of Figaro (YouTube link)

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Dan Wang on Modern China

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