China's Growing Influence in Singapore and the AI Obsession

This guide is based on the podcast episode '#842: Economist on China's Growing Influence Over SG & S'pore's AI Obsession Problem' from the show 'Yah Lah But', featuring economist Donald Low.

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   Economist Donald Low unpacks why the viral "anti-Indian" TikTok videos were designed to provoke Chinese Singaporeans, and revisits the Speak Mandarin Campaign's suppressed-dialect legacy. He also explains why AI's productivity boost may be overstated, and what gets lost when we stop learning.

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    (00:00) Intro

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    (00:43) Show Intro & Welcoming Back Donald Low

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    (01:59) Catching Up: Trump, AI Hype, and China's Economy

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    (04:20) World Cup Talk: VAR, FIFA Politics, and Rising Prices

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    (09:49) Why China's Football Team Keeps Failing

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    (15:31) Norway's Football Comeback and Erling Haaland

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    (20:02) Hope for Singapore Football and the Asian Cup

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    (23:09) From Football to Film: Introducing Dear You

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    (24:22) Why Malaysia and Hong Kong Didn't Care as Much

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    (28:35) The Real History of the Speak Mandarin Campaign

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    (32:42) Where the Word "Mandarin" Actually Comes From

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    (37:01) Were Policymakers Wrong to Suppress Dialects

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    (42:57) China's Push for a Single, Unified Chinese Identity

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    (44:30) Is Dear You Actually Chinese Propaganda

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    (50:47) Singapore's Reaction vs Hong Kong and Malaysia

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    (53:47) The Movie's Caricatures and Portrayal of Indians

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    (57:44) The Streisand Effect and Minister David Neo's Comment

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    (59:51) Nostalgia, Modernity, and "Make [Country] Great Again"

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    (1:02:27) Is China's Influence Creeping Into Singapore

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    (1:07:15) The TikTok Videos That Targeted Chinese Singaporeans

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    (1:12:25) The Long-Term Goal Behind Propaganda Waves

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    (1:15:31) Why Singaporeans Are So Easily Scammed

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    (1:18:11) China's Own Complicated Relationship With AI

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    (1:20:32) Who's Really Winning the AI Race

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    (1:23:54) The AI Council and Economists' Skepticism

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    (1:26:47) Comparing AI to Past Industrial Revolutions

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    (1:29:23) De-skilling, Mis-skilling, and Never Learning From AI

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    (1:32:02) The Luddites and Today's AI Anxiety

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    (1:36:42) One Shiok Thing

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    (1:50:11) Post-Interview Reflection

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