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Keyu Jin

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Economist specialising in China's economy, international macroeconomics and global trade, and author of The New China Playbook.

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2 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Keyu Jin has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingChinese industrial policy worked, and the evidence is that the cities which pushed hardest on a sector ended up best at both production and patents.

    innovation

    Their wordsIndustrial policy was heavily criticized and again, if I talk to my Harvard professors, they’ll be very, very, very skeptical about the role of the state, especially in such a major way. But if you look at the Chinese experience, the evidence for success is all there. The cities that have pushed the most on supporting that particular sector ultimately did the best in terms of production, but also in terms of innovation, measured by patents. It’s all in the data.

    ↗Keyu Jin: China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #477youtube.com 4th of 16 in this recording

  3. Our readingThe Chinese state does not suppress the private sector; local officials' incentives make them work hard to help the best private companies succeed.

    Their wordsAnother big misunderstanding, and a fundamental one, is that people somehow think that the state suppresses the private sector. It’s not at all as simple as that. For the most part, if we look at the local government’s incentive system, they want to help the best, private companies, which are the most promising, because it makes them look good.

    ↗Keyu Jin: China's Economy, Tariffs, Trade, Trump, Communism & Capitalism | Lex Fridman Podcast #477youtube.com 6th of 16 in this recording