Glossary
Jiang uses the term for China's absorption of American consumer values, neoliberal assumptions, and sacred admiration for U.S. culture.
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Americanization
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Right. So, I mean, the reality in China is that for the past 30, 40 years, China has really embraced the West. So there..."
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "Right. So, I mean, the reality in China is that for the past 30, 40 years, China has really embraced the West. So there..."
Key Notes
evidence
He uses Starbucks as an example of how Chinese elites came to treat American consumer habits as proof of class status and worldliness.
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diagnosis
Jiang argues that China has been co-opted by neoliberalism and that bringing China into the global order was one of the Anglo-American empire's greatest strategic successes.
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prediction
Jiang claims that the most American society in the world is now China, and he predicts that this cultural affinity will support a China-America rapprochement within the next couple of years.
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diagnosis
Jiang argues that the Communist Party sees internal spiritual movements as a deeper threat than consumerist Americanization and would rather people become materialistic pseudo-Americans than rally around rival meaning systems.
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"Right. So, I mean, the reality in China is that for the past 30, 40 years, China has really embraced the West. So there..."
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"I think the Anglo -American empire, the most successful thing they ever did was bring China into the world. You go back to 1980s,..."
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"It was brilliant because Chinese had to secretly go buy these pirated DVDs. They were illegal, but they gave these DVDs a sense of,..."
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"And that's why there's such a sensitive topic in China. The Communist Party knows the biggest threat is China. Internally, they would rather have..."
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"...Today. Okay. So. So. I. Mean. It's. Problematic. Because. I. Mean. Americanization. Westernization. Has. Such. A. Huge. Impact. On. Global. Culture. Right. And. We...."
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