Roger Huang: Decoding the Spiritual Void in Techno-Nationalist China

Episode 162 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Roger Huang: Decoding the Spiritual Void in Techno-Nationalist China

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Roger Huang about his insider views of the current political, moral, and technological soul and abilities of China.

GUEST
→ https://x.com/Rogerh1991
→ https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerhuang/
→ https://chinabitcoinbook.com/
→ https://www.amazon.com/Would-Mao-Hold-Bitcoin-Techno-Nationalist/dp/B0D7672L8X/r

MENTIONED
→ https://www.amazon.com/Age-Ambition-Chasing-Fortune-Truth/dp/0374535272 (Age of Ambition)
→ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/chinas-age-of-malaise
→ https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639X
→ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/01/13/confucius-comes-home
→ https://www.amazon.com/China-21st-Century-Everyone-Needs/dp/0190659084
→ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeffrey-N.-Wasserstrom/author/B001IQWGPW
→ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Wang_Yue
→ https://www.amazon.com/China-Ten-Words-Yu-Hua/dp/0307739791
→ https://www.amazon.com/China-History-John-Keay/dp/0465025188

WATCHMAN PRIVACY
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Including privacy consulting)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

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Timeline
00:00 – Introduction
1:40 – Guest background
3:20 – What did China learn from the USSR?
12:15 – China’s mass material rise in early 21st century
22:20 – The spiritual void of China
37:05 – The state of Hong Kong
45:10 – Best privacy practices while visiting or living in China
55:40 – DeepSeek
1:11:30 – Book recommendations
1:16:30 – Final thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio