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Keju: The Ancient Test of China’s Strength | Yasheng Huang

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Yasheng Huang is a professor at MIT and the author of many books, including his most recent work, “The Rise and Fall of the EAST”.

I reached out to Professor Huang because, after reading his book, I wanted to learn more about Chinese history.

In this episode, Yasheng and I discuss:

Imperial China v. The Roman Empire; Keju; The origin of Civil Service Exams; Purges: Hard and Soft; Meritocracy v Aristocracy; Enlightenment Thinkers; The American Founding; Stalin and Mao; Xi Jinping; Autocratic “Stickiness”; Liberal Democracy; Global Economics; Anthony Fauci; Robert F. Kennedy; Public Health; COVID; Planning for Future Pandemics; Tiananmen Square; Taiwan; Donald Trump; Student Protests;

And much more!

I hope that you enjoy this chat.

Links to Professor Huang’s content:

X: @YashengHuang

Book: The Rise and Fall of the EAST - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300281934/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-east/

Links to my content:

Instagram, on which I post shorts from this and prior episodes: @danielethanfinneran https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/

X: @DanielEFinneran

Message me on X, or send me an email at [email protected] (especially if you have in mind someone whom I can interview!)

My sister project, PNEUMA, on which I put out sleep stories, meditations, and mindfulness content. Search “Pneuma meditations” on any podcast streaming platform.

If you enjoy these conversations, please share them with family and friends!

Thank you.

  continue reading

108 episodes

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Yasheng Huang is a professor at MIT and the author of many books, including his most recent work, “The Rise and Fall of the EAST”.

I reached out to Professor Huang because, after reading his book, I wanted to learn more about Chinese history.

In this episode, Yasheng and I discuss:

Imperial China v. The Roman Empire; Keju; The origin of Civil Service Exams; Purges: Hard and Soft; Meritocracy v Aristocracy; Enlightenment Thinkers; The American Founding; Stalin and Mao; Xi Jinping; Autocratic “Stickiness”; Liberal Democracy; Global Economics; Anthony Fauci; Robert F. Kennedy; Public Health; COVID; Planning for Future Pandemics; Tiananmen Square; Taiwan; Donald Trump; Student Protests;

And much more!

I hope that you enjoy this chat.

Links to Professor Huang’s content:

X: @YashengHuang

Book: The Rise and Fall of the EAST - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300281934/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-east/

Links to my content:

Instagram, on which I post shorts from this and prior episodes: @danielethanfinneran https://www.instagram.com/danielethanfinneran/

X: @DanielEFinneran

Message me on X, or send me an email at [email protected] (especially if you have in mind someone whom I can interview!)

My sister project, PNEUMA, on which I put out sleep stories, meditations, and mindfulness content. Search “Pneuma meditations” on any podcast streaming platform.

If you enjoy these conversations, please share them with family and friends!

Thank you.

  continue reading

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