Greg Jenner
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You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
She is Old Buddha.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
What nickname would you like to go by?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Nice.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Would I be allowed to call you that?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
That feels like that's not a name I can use for you.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Saucy Nana.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah, fine.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
I'll call you Saucy Nana.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
How do you imagine her as a ruler?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
We've talked about her as sort of climbing the ladder in terms of court politics.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
What do you imagine she's like in terms of China?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Sure.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So you think kind of harsh but effective.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Is that your vibe?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Okay.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yang Wen, what is, in terms of her public policy, in terms of what she does for the people of China, what can we ascribe to her?
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah, she built warships and weapons.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah, I mean, you've written a book on the history of the railways in China.
You're Dead to Me
Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
That's her policy.