The REAL reason China built so much

Why does China LOOK like that?? Have questions about this video? Join a live Q&A with Adam on October 20: https://community.newpress.com/c/watch-live/live-q-a-with-adam Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oKwCAIWRcIDCcZUFzaw6DSwXHJKlwQ_G9B5nclKaVv0/edit?usp=sharing China can BUILD. Their infrastructure is incredible. And I always figured that was because they're basically a dictatorship: what the leader says, goes. But the real reason turned out to be way more interesting. Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: https://newpress.com/go If you want to learn more about how China built so much so fast, we also created a reading list you can check out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/197FjTj2glJsiOlxdnEakPBHMYdTEi7ibNwN6mHDb1hA/edit?usp=sharing Special thanks to: - Bruce Dickson, George Washington University - Andrew Fedorov - Lynette Ong, University of Toronto - Victor Shih, UC San Diego - Dan Wang, Hoover Institution MORE CHANNELS: Check out my new channel with Max Fisher - The Bigger Picture: https://www.youtube.com/@maxfisher Check out my channel with Christophe Haubursin - Tunnel Vision https://www.youtube.com/@christophe Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party - https://www.youtube.com/@samellis Original music for this video was composed by Tom Fox. Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 00:00 Intro 4:42 Chinese Characteristics 10:11 Party-State 15:38 Modest Prosperity 22:53 Eating In Separate Kitchens 29:29 To Get Rich, First Build Roads 33:59 Lying Flat 38:24 Maintaining Stability 42:18 A Pat on the Shoulder 46:38 The New Era About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox…