
ZHENG HE: CHINA'S IMPERIAL BOONDOGGLE
From Rogue Macro - Audio by Ansel Lindner
May 7, 2026 · 8 min · Episode 19
About this episode
This episode explores China's imperial history and its implications for the global economy through a macroeconomic lens.
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People in this episode
Host: Ansel Lindner
Topics covered
- macro analysis
- geopolitical analysis
- China's imperial history
- global economy
- debt cycles
- inflation
- interest rates
Keywords
- China
- macro analysis
- geopolitics
- debt cycles
- inflation
- interest rates
- Rogue Macro
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Organizations: Rogue Macro, Federal Reserve
Places: China
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