Tristan Redman

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1,489 appearances 30 recordings 4 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 23 Aug

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The Documentary Podcast · Was ‘Made in China’ made in America? · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

And, you know, you could make a case that that is one of the most impressive economic success stories in human history. voice-verified

Well, the creation of that Chinese middle class is something we're going to be talking about today. voice-verified

Where did it come from? voice-verified

The answer is partly through extraordinarily successful reforms instituted by the Chinese Communist Party. voice-verified

But arguably, the United States played a role in it, too. voice-verified

The thinking was, if we help China to become more like us economically, then maybe China will become more like us politically too. voice-verified

But the question is now, did that process backfire? voice-verified

And to get into all of that today, we're going to be joined by Elizabeth Ingleson. voice-verified

Elizabeth is an academic at the London School of Economics, and she's the author of the book, voice-verified

Made in China When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade. voice-verified

Elizabeth told us a story about a very traditionally American set of products that was being mass manufactured in China and then sold back to Americans by a very big and famous American personality. voice-verified

Did they have mystic powers for Don King's bank account? voice-verified

Okay, Elizabeth, if you could explain, though, if I were opening a basketball plant in China, so we start with this moment where Richard Nixon goes to China and then a loosening of the international financial system. voice-verified

Why is Don King and why am I and why are other American business people suddenly rushing to invest in manufacturing in China? voice-verified

What's the thing that sparks us to do that? voice-verified

So there's a flip from China as market to China as manufacturing base. voice-verified

What was the very moment of that flip? voice-verified

Never mind that. voice-verified

What did they do with the carpets? voice-verified

So Elizabeth, the Made in China label on a product, its significance is evolving in the period of the 80s and 90s. voice-verified

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