30 Years in China: A More Nuanced Comparison Of Socio-Economic Approaches Between China and 'The West' w/ Peter Alexander

Peter Alexander is an entrepreneur who’s been living and doing business in Shanghai, China for nearly 30 years. He reached out to me recently after hearing one of the ‘Macro Hang’ episodes, where we briefly touched on the subject of China, and in which I suggested that we should be careful not to oversimplify the differences between China and ‘The West’ / US, especially in terms of economic 'model'. Peter agrees, and feels that the economic and social circumstance in China are, broadly speaking, being misrepresented, or at the very least lacking important nuance, by commentators in the bitcoin space (and beyond), and as a result contacted me to see if I’d be open to hearing a more informed and experienced perspective on it. Of course I was interested, so we set up a chat. Enjoy! -- More from Peter: WEBSITE: http://z-ben.com More from me: TWITTER: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2P7PUjA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3aBbZxg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MEDIUM: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2Zk0Dex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSTACK: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Money Messiah⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VIDA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://vida.page/johnkvallis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NOSTR: npub1cqm6dztalp4l6n04f9k20c333xftgangjla337736dr6faz9na0qf2hjec To buy Bitcoin in the US with zero-fees, purchase hosted mining rigs, and access their Lightning Services platform for developers, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠partner.river.com/JohnVallis If you're in Canada, use this link (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.co/npfGxWKO26⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) to buy bitcoin with Bull Bitcoin, and receive $20 free when you first fund your account with $50 or more (and buy bitcoin with it). Once you buy bitcoin, taking custody of it is extremely important, if you want to maximize the benefit of this unique asset. The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Coldcard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ hardware wallet is one of the most popular and trusted devices for doing just that. Buy one, and learn more about the great features of this wallet, as well as all their other awesome products, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Zd60Ym⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & use the PROMO CODE 'VALLIS' for 5% off. The Bitcoin 2023 Conference is going down May 18-20 in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Miami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Use the promo code 'VALLIS' for 10% off the biggest bitcoin conference in the world!