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	Podcast:		Asian Insider
	Episode:		S2E23: Trump is ‘doing a Mao Zedong’ on the US
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:25:11
	Publish Date:		2025-03-06 16:00:00
	Description:		A conversation with Wang Xiangwei, the eminent Hongkong-based China watcher Synopsis: The Straits Times’ senior columnist Ravi Velloor distils 40 years of experience covering the Asian continent, with expert guests. In this episode, Ravi speaks with Wang Xiangwei, the eminent Hongkong-based China scholar and former Editor-in-Chief of South China Morning Post. Mr Wang, who currently teaches at Hongkong Baptist University, offers a Chinese perspective on the vast changes being brought to the United States by President Donald Trump. He draws parallels with the chaotic Cultural Revolution ordered by foundational Chinese leader Mao Zedong, and discusses what strategic openings this could present China. The episode was recorded on March 4. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:30: Comparisons with Mao’s chaotic Cultural Revolution 5:30 ‘The enemies are within’ 9:00 Trump popular despite chaos unleashed 14:40 China too needs to drain the bureaucratic swamp 17:50 China gains as Trump undoes Biden policies 20:30 Putin won’t burn China bridges to please Trump 22:40 US-China confrontation will continue until there’s a winner Host: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg) Read Ravi's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Follow Ravi on X: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Produced and edited by: Fa’izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider Podcast on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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