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Podcast: Barbarians at the Gate
Episode: Perilous Prognostications for China in 2026
Description: Following a tumultuous 2025, we gallop into the Year of the Horse. Tradition says it should be a year of dynamism and progress, but which way is the stampede heading?To help us read the tea leaves, we welcome back our occasional co-host, Zhang Yajun. As a global strategist and former innovation lead at the World Economic Forum, Yajun has spent over 16 years translating complex shifts, from AI to cultural narratives, for international audiences. She joins us to look past the headlines and offer a reality check on where China’s policies, social fabric, and da...