Across the world, the promise of stable growth that underwrote many economies is unraveling. From Nepal to Bulgaria to Mexico, young people fed up with the status quo are rebelling. While many have turned to populists for help, China's youth are turning to a very different figure. The anthropologist Xiang Biao, who has become a voice for China's "lost" generation in recent years, speak to us about what went wrong with Chinese and Western elites, and his ideas for redefining politics. This conversation was recorded live in Tokyo.
Related links:
Xiang's work on Zhejiang Village migrants: https://www.amazon.com/Transcending-Boundaries-Zhejiangcun-Migrant-Village/dp/9004142010
Xiang's writings:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-19-4953-1
https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-excerpts-from-self-as-method.html
https://www.readingthechinadream.com/xiang-biao-hello-stranger.html
