Lex Fridman Podcast #477 · August 7, 2025 · 3h 30m

China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism

Keyu Jin — LSE economist, author of The New China Playbook. Explains China's economy to Western audiences. What the West gets wrong about China, how the economy actually works, and why tariffs might backfire.

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Highlights

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The West fundamentally misunderstands China's economic model

Jin: China doesn't fit Western categories of 'communist' or 'capitalist.' It's a hybrid that uses both market mechanisms and state direction in ways the West can't easily categorize.

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