"During the three years of "zero-COVID" lockdowns, analyst Dan Wang emerged as one of the most astute observers of China's rapidly shifting domestic dynamics. Wang witnessed how the stringent COVID measures sparked rare protests and the government's eventual change of course in late 2022. His annual letters from China remain widely read and praised by those looking to make sense of China. But Wang's work goes beyond helping Western readers decode China."
""For decades, it was right and good for China to learn from the United States," he tells NPR in a recent interview, "it is now time for the United States to learn a few things from China." It is a provocative proposition in today's political climate in Washington. Yet, Wang insists that the U.S. and China "are fundamentally alike: restless, eager for shortcuts, ultimately driving most of the world's big changes.""
During three years of zero-COVID lockdowns, stringent measures provoked rare protests and prompted a government policy reversal in late 2022. Annual letters from China attracted wide readership for conveying rapid domestic dynamics. The proposition that the United States should learn certain practices from China challenges assumptions of one-way learning. The United States and China are characterized as fundamentally alike: restless, prone to seeking shortcuts, and central to driving major global changes. Both societies are described as imperfect and capable of competitive excesses that harm themselves. A notable contrast appears in elite composition: engineers dominate Chinese leadership while lawyers dominate U.S. governing circles.
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