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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