Into Asia
Hosted by writers Chang Che and Ian Buruma, Into Asia explores how China, Japan, and Korea are reshaping the world. From memory politics to AI and demographic decline, they connect history and current affairs to reveal the new role Asia will play in the twenty-first century.
Editing by Sydney Watson
Into Asia
The American Dream Is Fading. What Comes Next For China's Youths?
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Across the world, the promise of stable growth that underwrote many economies is unraveling. From Nepal to Bulgaria to Mexico, young people fed up with the status quo are rebelling. While many have turned to populists for help, China's youth are turning to a very different figure. The anthropologist Xiang Biao, who has become a voice for China's "lost" generation in recent years, speak to us about what went wrong with Chinese and Western elites, and his ideas for redefining politics. This conversation was recorded live in Tokyo.
Related links:
Xiang's work on Zhejiang Village migrants: https://www.amazon.com/Transcending-Boundaries-Zhejiangcun-Migrant-Village/dp/9004142010
Xiang's writings:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-4953-1
https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-excerpts-from-self-as-method.html
https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-hello-stranger.html