China’s Century of Power EXPOSED: The Illusion of Greatness | Frank Dikötter

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China’s Century of Power EXPOSED: The Illusion of Greatness | Frank Dikötter Is China’s rise to global power really the success story it appears to be? In this thought-provoking interview, historian Frank Dikötter challenges the conventional narrative of modern China, examining the history, ideology, economic policies, and human costs behind the country’s transformation. Dikötter explores how the Chinese Communist Party came to power, the violence and political struggles of the 20th century, and the devastating consequences of campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward . He also questions China’s modern economic model, pointing to massive debt, state-directed investment, ghost cities, wasted…