Young China Watchers1 Kesä 2019

Neo-Maoism With Jude Blanchette

In the first episode of the YCW Podcast, host Sam Colombie interviews Jude Blanchette, Senior Advisor and China Practice Lead at Crumpton Group. They discuss neo-Maoists, the subject of Jude’s new book, “China’s New Red Guards,” which tracks the evolution of neo-Maoists from the early 2000s to today.

Sam and Jude discuss the group’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and President Xi Jinping, as well as the wider backdrop of China’s increasing radicalization and political orthodoxy under Xi. The conversation also covers the CCP’s arduous task of addressing the tension between the Maoist tenets that advance Xi’s goals and the active revolutionary elements that challenge current policies. As Jude explains, foreign observers tend to ignore voices in China that don’t conform to the Western consensus of advancement—namely, economic liberalization and moves towards democratization. But as an effective, and increasingly evident, harbinger of China’s political climate, neo-Maoism is a relevant movement to understand China today.

Jude’s China reading recommendations are:

Alice Miller’s article “Valedictory: Analyzing The Chinese Leadership In An Era Of Sex, Money, And Power”,
William A. Callahan’s book China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future, and Julia Lovell’s book Maoism: A Global History.

Correction: In the podcast, William Callahan is described as based at University of Manchester; however, he is a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Jude Blanchette (@judeblanchette) is a Senior Advisor and China Practice Lead at Crumpton Group as well as an Adjunct Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. His book “China’s New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong” is available on Amazon now and reaches bookstores on June 3.

—

The YCW Podcast is a monthly podcast by Young China Watchers. We're a global community of young professionals, providing a platform to discuss the most pressing issues emerging from China today. We organize events with China experts in our 10 chapters across Asia, Europe and the U.S., fostering the next generation of China thought leaders.

Find our upcoming events and further content on our website: www.youngchinawatchers.com

Email us at info@youngchinawatchers.com

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(18)

Bill Birtles on Taiwan and Leaving China

Bill Birtles shares the story of his sudden departure from China in 2020, and discusses his book, "The Truth About China: Propaganda, Patriotism and the Search for Answers." — Bill Birtles is East Asi...

9 Helmi 202327min

Ann Listerud and Jason Li on the 20th Party Congress

For this episode, we partnered with the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong, which focuses on presenting Asian perspectives on global issues. Alejandro Reyes is the institute’s direct...

14 Loka 202232min

Thomas Kellogg on the Hong Kong National Security Law

On the 30th of June, 2020, Beijing implemented the Hong Kong National Security Law. Officials promised the law would not substantially alter Hong Kong’s way of life. But many greeted that rhetoric wit...

12 Marras 202133min

Karoline Kan on Climate Cooperation

As our London chapter kicks off their annual Climate Series with a Q&A with Isabel Hilton of China Dialogue, we invited climate reporter Karoline Kan to share her thoughts on recent developments in Ch...

24 Touko 202119min

Filip Šebok on China in Central Europe

As our European chapters continue a deep dive into the relations between China and the Visegrád Four countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), we invited Czech analyst Filip Šebok to d...

9 Huhti 202121min

H.R. McMaster on U.S.-China Competition

In this episode, Sam speaks with Lt. General H.R. McMaster about his new book, "Battlegrounds," in which McMaster lays out his vision for some of the key foreign policy challenges facing the current a...

30 Loka 202022min

Tim Clissold on Dealing with China

Excerpted from an event hosted by YCW London, this month's episode features Tim Clissold, a Sino-U.S./U.K. business dispute resolution expert and the author of Mr. China, a book centered on the mishap...

23 Elo 202027min

Victor Shih on the Two Sessions: Hong Kong

On May 30, we invited Dr Victor Shih, UC San Diego professor and expert on China’s political economy, to discuss the outcome of the Two Sessions of the 2020 National People's Congress (NPC). Dr Shih s...

25 Kesä 202027min