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China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Clowns! | Steve Keen School...
China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Clowns! | Steve Keen School...
The West chose paper. China chose production. In this reaction, we break down a rare moment of economic honesty as economist Steve Keen explains to Tom Bilyeu exactly why the West is falling behind. While Western politicians are distracted by culture wars and financial engineering, China is being run by a meritocracy of engineers focused on one thing: building the physical future. We dive into the data that proves this isn't just about "cheap labor" anymore—it’s about a structural advantage that the US financial sector simply can't compete with. Key moments we cover: The Financialization Trap: Why trading "paper wealth" for interest has hollowed out the American middle class. The Engineer’s Advantage: Why a leadership full of engineers produces a 50-year plan while lawyers only produce a 4-year election cycle. Physical Gold vs. Digital Promises: China’s aggressive move to move away from "paper gold" and secure hard assets. The Infrastructure Miracle: Comparing the crumbling US "C-minus" infrastructure to China’s 2026 record-breaking bridge projects. Safety Irony: The reality check on why Westerners fear visiting China while facing more danger in their own major cities. Original Interview:    • The Economist Who Predicted 2008 Explains ...   CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:55 - The West Chose Paper Wealth 04:46 - Wall Street Ate the Factory 06:01 - China Became the Choke Point 06:30 - China Didn't Get Lucky. It Engineered This. 07:30 - Why China Wants Physical Gold 07:44 - Paper Gold Is Just an IOU 08:28 - Infrastructure the World Has Never Seen 09:56 - 199,000 KM of "We Build Things" 11:09 - Afraid to Visit China? 11:43 - The Fear Is Pointing the Wrong Way 13:12 - The Cat That Catches Mice 14:43 -China Fixed the Air. The West Wrote Essays. 15:56 - Engineers vs. the Political Circus 20:40 - Why the System Keeps Producing Clowns 22:06 - China’s Yin and Yang Model 25:00 - State Foundation. Private-Sector Warfare. #chinaeconomy #SteveKeen #tombilyeu #manufacturing #geopolitics #economicreality #GlobalImpulse #engineering #WesternDecline #futureeconomy Sources: [1] US Finance and Insurance Industries — nearly 8% of US GDP YCharts / SelectUSA https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gdp... [2] US Manufacturing Employment — down more than 35% from its 1979 peak US Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-9... [3] US Corporate Stock Buybacks — more than $1 trillion in 2024 Wall Street Horizon / Morningstar https://www.wallstreethorizon.com/blo... [4] China’s Clean-Energy Investment — $849 billion in 2025 across power, transport, and industry Clean Investment Monitor https://www.cleaninvestmentmonitor.or... [5] China’s Manufacturing Output — 27.7% of global manufacturing output in 2024 ($4.66 trillion ) Safeguard Global / CSIS https://www.safeguardglobal.com/resou... [6] China’s Expressway Network — 199,000 km, the world’s longest Xinhua News Agency https://english.news.cn/20260721/8b64... [7] China’s Ports — 18.3 billion metric tons of cargo in 2025; 8 of the world’s top 10 ports are Chinese State Council Information Office of China http://english.scio.gov.cn/pressroom/... [8] China’s Clean-Air Campaign — nearly 1 million premature deaths prevented University of Chicago Air Quality Life Index https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/post/c... [9] China EV Market — electric vehicles reached 51% market share in 2025 International Energy Agency https://www.iea.org/reports/global-ev... [10] China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign — more than 500,000 officials criminally prosecuted, 2017–2024 PRC Leader https://www.prcleader.org/post/from-p... 🤝 Join the Global Impulse Community Get Your Global Impulse Merch Here: https://sl1nk.com/16gr92c 🌐 Official Website: https://globalimpulsemedia.com/ 📱 Social Media: TikTok –   / global_impulse_ii   Facebook –   / 1by2wfgwnm   Substack – https://globalimpulse.substack.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/033SrBc... ☕ Support Global Impulse: Buy Me a Coffee – https://buymeacoffee.com/globalimpulse 📚 My Courses: The China Relocation Playbook – https://globalimpulsemedia.com/produc... 🌟 Join as a Member (check channel for details) 💼 Business Enquiries: [email protected]
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Fox News Shocked by China's Tech Advantage
Fox News Shocked by China's Tech Advantage
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Fox News Shocked by China's Tech Advantage
Trump's China trip already off the rails
Trump's China trip already off the rails
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Trump's China trip already off the rails