Peter Zeihan is wrong about China

**APOLOGIES FOR THE BAD AUDIO, IT'S BEEN UPDATED NOW**Peter Zeihan is a famous American geopolitical who recently appeared on episode 1921 of The Joe Rogan Experience (full episode here https://open.spotify.com/episode/406fOiiKMU0ot5AS1AIwve). He talks about a lot of topics, but I want to discuss what he says about China and specifically what he gets wrong. Zeihan is keen to predict China's collapse, and his supporters are clearly even keener for his predictions to come true. But I'm not so sure Zeihan can see the future, as his grasp on the present (and past) seems shaky at best.Let's talk demographic collapse, technological development, and labour efficiency in China!Chapters00:00 Intro03:30 The Accidental Superpower09:55 Impending Demographic Doom20:50 China's lack of technological advancement28:10 Chinese labour is inefficient30:39: Bits and bobs34:23 Summary and Conclusion: I disagreeSourcesThe Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder Kindle Edition - Peter ZeihanChallenging Myths About China’s One-Child Policy, by Whyte, Feng and Cai, 2015 Ogawa, N., & Retherford, R. D. (1993). The Resumption of Fertility Decline in Japan: 1973-92.The Global Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum, 2019The Chinese Talent Behind Your Favorite Generative AI Product, Macro Polo, April 2023China shows its dominance in surveillance technology, The Financial Times, December 2019 Support the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod