China's brain drain of innovative entrepreneurs—people afraid of making money because it could make them targets of Xi's policies—directly undermines productivity and innovation.

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Paul Podolsky

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the innovative people uh particularly the entrepreneurs are rattled by the policy of uh Xi... afraid of actually making money because it could make them a target. So, if you have entrepreneurs that are worried about making money, this is clearly not good for productivity and innovation.

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Bridgewater Alum Paul Podolsky on What Russia Tells Us About the Future of the Global OrderBridgewater Associates
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:29:19 PM

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