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How do China's government, political system, and socialist market economy actually work? How does China see democracy, the USA, and Donald Trump's trade war? Renowned Chinese scholar Zhang Weiwei explains the China model in this interview with Ben Norton. Transcript here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/08/25/china-model-zhang-weiwei-interview/ Topics 0:00 Highlights 1:30 Introduction to Zhang Weiwei 1:51 The China model 3:23 Civilization-state 4:13 Meritocracy 5:01 Socialist market economy 7:52 US capitalism vs Chinese socialism 9:36 Foreign investment in China 11:15 How China sees democracy 13:46 How laws are made in China 15:59 Economic planning 16:59 Debate with Francis Fukuyama 20:11 US trade war on China 23:36 Dedollarization of financial system 28:17 The multipolar future 29:36 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at https://GeopoliticalEconomy.com/Support Subscribe to our newsletter: https://GeopoliticalEconomy.Report Join us at Patreon: https://Patreon.com/GeopoliticalEconomy