The Hidden Economic History of Tiananmen Square | Ones and Tooze Ep. 236

Cameron Abadi: Deputy Editor at Foreign Policy (FP), Journalist, and Host of the &quot;Ones and Tooze&quot; economics podcast based in Berlin, Germany.
Adam Tooze: Economics Columnist at Foreign Policy, Professor of History at Columbia University, acclaimed economic historian, and author.

The Hidden Economic History of Tiananmen Square | Ones and Tooze Ep. 236 | Foreign Policy · Nuggets

Data Point	Value	Context	Timestamp
Years Since Tiananmen	37 years	Time elapsed since the April 1989 demonstrations.	[00:00:50]
Economic Growth Rate	11%	China's annual growth rate in the mid-1980s prior to the crisis.	[00:07:00]
Inflation Rate	20%	Official inflation rate reached by 1988, heavily destabilizing urban purchasing power.	[00:07:08]
US Trade to China	~2%	Proportion of US GDP and total US trade that went to China in 1989 (a severe power imbalance).	[00:12:18]
Chinese Trade to US

The Hidden Economic History of Tiananmen Square | Ones and Tooze Ep. 236 | Foreign Policy