Xinjiang Truths, Climate Hope in China, and Trump’s White Supremacist Panic | Roughly Chinese Podcast EP11

In this episode, we’re joined by Anlin Wang, Steering Committee member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) International Committee and co-lead of its China Working Group, and Dee Knight, longtime anti-imperialist organizer, author of Befriending China: People-to-People PeaceMaking, and advisor to Friends of Socialist China.

Drawing from their recent travels across China—from the high-speed rail corridors of Beijing and Shanghai to the mountainous villages of Guizhou and Xinjiang—our guests share firsthand accounts that challenge dominant Western narratives. They unpack the realities of China’s poverty alleviation programs, its commitment to religious freedom, the scale of its renewable energy transition, and the socialist infrastructure reshaping daily life. Most importantly, they explain why China represents not a threat, but a living example of common prosperity and internationalist hope in an age of climate crisis and imperial decline.

0:00 Meet Our Guests
3:51 Experiencing China’s Development Firsthand
14:06 Western Left’s Ideological Struggles with China
21:06 Befriending China: People-to-People Peacemaking
22:00 Inside Xinjiang: What We Saw and What’s True
32:46 China’s Green Transition vs Western Climate Hypocrisy
46:07 Trump’s Racism and the Decline of US Empire

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