“Leaders Must Deliver, Meet Demands of the People” - Zhang Weiwei | Endgame #268

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Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW: https://books.endgame.id/ Also available on Amazon: https://sgpp.me/amazon/ Leave your review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes ------------------------------------------------------------ Is democracy the only path, or simply just a method? Many of us believe that democracy is the only path—if not the best path—to nation-building. Yet, drawing on his expertise in international relations and his experience as an English interpreter for senior Chinese leaders (including Deng Xiaoping), Dr. Zhang Weiwei tells a very different story from his homeland, a story that stands in sharp contrast to the historical experience of Western civilization: China. China's historical experience suggests that the large-scale development of a nation can be achieved while remaining deeply rooted in its own cultural spirit. From his account of how Deng Xiaoping set China on a path of transformation through a process of self-correction, to his critique of political paradigms that divide the world into the binary categories of "democracy" and "autocracy," Zhang invites us to consider the successes of alternative models of political and developmental order. There are parts of the world that have progressed, prospered, and come to terms with their own troubled histories without democracy serving as their vessel. Find out more about The China Academy: https://thechinaacademy.org/ @thinkersforum4149 Full topics: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:26 - Experiencing Cultural Revolution 0:09:18 - Deng Xiaoping's visionary thinking 0:15:15 - China’s development leapfrog 0:22:55 - STEM education history in China 0:29:29 - Competition and work culture 0:34:24 - China's modernization model 0:43:03 - 'Good' governance vs 'bad' governance 0:49:17 - Systemic Inertia & Democratic Reform 0:54:22 - Problems with the Western political model 1:02:34 - Is the West losing strength? 1:08:34 - Pluralism & the Global South 1:20:53 - Revamping Southeast Asia's human