Xi Jinping Finally Admits Overcapacity? Why Western Media Got It Wrong Again | Warwick Powell

Описание: Wawick Powell joins Carl Zha to expose how Western "China watchers" selectively quoted and misinterpreted a key December 2025 Qiushi Journal article compiling Xi Jinping's speeches on expanding domestic demand. The piece highlights Xi's holistic, dialectical view of supply-demand balance, dual circulation, and high-tech investment – not an "admission" of overcapacity or weak consumption as claimed. Discussion covers German firms in China, Marxist-Taoist influences on policy, and why neoclassical lenses fail to understand Chinese governance.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Active Misinformation in Western Media on Recent Qiushi Article
00:29 - German Chemical Firms Expanding in China (Access to Russian Gas)
00:59 - Overview: Qiushi ("Seeking Truth") Article Published ~Dec 15-16, 2025
01:28 - Article Compiles 12 Excerpts from Xi's Speeches (2015–2025) on Demand Management
02:29 - Western Narrative: China's Exports Due to Weak Domestic Demand & Overcapacity
03:27 - Cherry-Picking the 2015 "Excessive Capacity" Remark
03:57 - Holistic View: Demand Includes Consumption + Investment; Dialectical Approach
04:56 - Post-2015 Reality: Made in China 2025 Boosted Production & Consumption
05:53 - Supply & Demand Are Inseparable – Mutual Innovation Drivers
06:22 - Role of Strategic Government Investment in High-Tech
06:51 - Boosting Consumption via Wages, Social Security; Debunking Myths
07:21 - Aim: Dynamic Balance & Dual Circulation
07:50 - Disservice of Western Tropes to Global Understanding
09:17 - Fatigue in Correcting Persistent Misinterpretations
10:08 - Strategic Cherry-Picking vs. Reading the Full Document
10:38 - Not a Unique "Chinese Problem" – Common in Industrial Societies
11:07 - Governance as Engineering (China) vs. Messaging (West)
11:33 - Holistic Taoist + Marxist View: World in Flux, Guide Dynamic Change
13:00 - Neoclassical Equilibrium vs. Chinese Dynamic Process Thinking
13:58 - Imposing Western Frames Misses Chinese Policymaking Reality
14:56 - Willful Deceit: Ignoring Full Context for Narrative Fit
15:52 - Missing the Big Picture

Key Takeaways & Highlights:

The Qiushi article (titled "Expanding Domestic Demand is a Strategic Move") presents Xi's views as a long-term, integrated strategy (2015–2025), emphasizing supply-demand inseparability and dynamic balance – not a sudden admission of flaws.
2015 remarks on "excessive capacity" were contextual (post-GFC liquidity boom); subsequent policies like Made in China 2025 increased both supply and demand.
Xi stresses strategic investment in high-tech, government role when private sector lags, wage boosts, and social security to enable consumption.
Chinese thinking draws from Taoist holism + Marxist dialectics: Guide change toward dynamic equilibrium, not static neoclassical balance.
Western misreporting often cherry-picks decontextualized phrases to fit narratives of "financial repression" or "overcapacity crisis," ignoring the full dialectical framework.
This distorts understanding of China's "dual circulation" (domestic + international) and harms informed global discourse.

Resources & Links:

Official Qiushi Article (Chinese): http://www.qstheory.cn/ (Issue 24, 2025)
English Coverage: China-Global South Project on Xi's Domestic Demand Focus
Sinocism Newsletter: Detailed Summary of the Qiushi Piece
For context on overcapacity debates: MERICS Report (contrasting views)

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