This is a crossover episode in which Alf of the Seeking Truth from Facts podcast interviews Steve Hsu about the Chinese economy and political system, and US-China competition.

Seeking Truth From Facts podcast: https://substack.com/@seekingtruthfromfacts/p-148705853

Steve and Alf discuss:

• (00:00) - Introduction to the Podcast Collaboration
• (00:48) - Steve Hsu's Background and Expertise
• (02:22) - US-China Geopolitical Dynamics
• (28:44) - China's Political System: Meritocracy vs. Autocracy
• (32:23) - China's Path to Liberalization: Past, Present, and Future
• (45:57) - Geopolitical Dynamics: China, Russia, and the West

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Steve Hsu is Professor of Theoretical Physics and of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at MSU and Director of the Institute of Theoretical Science at the University of Oregon. Hsu is a startup founder (SuperFocus.ai, SafeWeb, Genomic Prediction, Othram) and advisor to venture capital and other investment firms. He was educated at Caltech and Berkeley, was a Harvard Junior Fellow, and has held faculty positions at Yale, the University of Oregon, and MSU. Please send any questions or suggestions to manifold1podcast@gmail.com or Steve on X @hsu_steve.