#842: Economist on China's Growing Influence Over SG & S'pore's AI Obsession Problem | Donald Low

Economist Donald Low unpacks why the viral "anti-Indian" TikTok videos were designed to provoke Chinese Singaporeans, and revisits the Speak Mandarin Campaign's suppressed-dialect legacy. He also explains why AI's productivity boost may be overstated, and what gets lost when we stop learning.

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(00:00) Intro

(00:43) Show Intro & Welcoming Back Donald Low

(01:59) Catching Up: Trump, AI Hype, and China's Economy

(04:20) World Cup Talk: VAR, FIFA Politics, and Rising Prices

(09:49) Why China's Football Team Keeps Failing

(15:31) Norway's Football Comeback and Erling Haaland

(20:02) Hope for Singapore Football and the Asian Cup

(23:09) From Football to Film: Introducing Dear You

(24:22) Why Malaysia and Hong Kong Didn't Care as Much

(28:35) The Real History of the Speak Mandarin Campaign

(32:42) Where the Word "Mandarin" Actually Comes From

(37:01) Were Policymakers Wrong to Suppress Dialects

(42:57) China's Push for a Single, Unified Chinese Identity

(44:30) Is Dear You Actually Chinese Propaganda

(50:47) Singapore's Reaction vs Hong Kong and Malaysia

(53:47) The Movie's Caricatures and Portrayal of Indians

(57:44) The Streisand Effect and Minister David Neo's Comment

(59:51) Nostalgia, Modernity, and "Make [Country] Great Again"

(1:02:27) Is China's Influence Creeping Into Singapore

(1:07:15) The TikTok Videos That Targeted Chinese Singaporeans

(1:12:25) The Long-Term Goal Behind Propaganda Waves

(1:15:31) Why Singaporeans Are So Easily Scammed

(1:18:11) China's Own Complicated Relationship With AI

(1:20:32) Who's Really Winning the AI Race

(1:23:54) The AI Council and Economists' Skepticism

(1:26:47) Comparing AI to Past Industrial Revolutions

(1:29:23) De-skilling, Mis-skilling, and Never Learning From AI

(1:32:02) The Luddites and Today's AI Anxiety

(1:36:42) One Shiok Thing

(1:50:11) Post-Interview Reflection

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