Do Your Own Research: Secrets of the Chinese Internet w/ Tianyu Fang
Summary
This episode of *Do Your Own Research* explores the phenomenon of "China Maxing" and the shifting Western perception of China, featuring guest Tang Yufang, a writer and Harvard PhD student. The conversation examines how American anxieties over economic stagnation and infrastructure deficits drive a fascination with China’s urban aesthetics, while contrasting the glossy tier-one cities with the realities of rural poverty and slow growth. Tang also discusses the viral success of the low-budget film *New Life* as an "anti-involution" cultural moment and analyzes how the end of rapid economic e…
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