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When China first began experimenting with capitalism in the 1980s, the West was certain the experiment would fail. But two of its assumptions \u2014 that government controls stifle economic growth, and that the internet cannot be tamed \u2014 were quickly proven wrong.\n\nNearly 40 years later, China rivals the United States as a global superpower. Its continued success is challenging not just the West\u2019s assumptions about China, but the West\u2019s assumptions about itself. Guest: Philip P. Pan, the Asia editor for The New York Times. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.