China’s Economic Crisis, Command Economies, and the Lessons Free Markets Must Learn

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China’s Economic Crisis, Command Economies, and the Lessons Free Markets Must Learn

Logic’s Dictate

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China’s Economic Crisis, Command Economies, and the Lessons Free Markets Must Learn

In Episode #59 of Logic Dictate Hot Topics, host Steve Gibson breaks down alarming new reports on the Chinese economy—from a collapsing housing market and overbuilt commercial real estate to widespread unemployment and a looming demographic crisis. As China continues flooding global markets with low-cost goods while restricting worker mobility and wages, Gibson explains why command-and-control economic systems ultimately fail. This episode explores the dangers of excessive government intervention, the strengths of free-market economies, and the critical lessons the U.S. must learn to protect its economic future.

Welcome to Logic Dictate Hot Topics, the podcast where politics, economics, and real-world power structures are examined through the lens of reason, history, and hard truth. I’m Steve Gibson, and today’s episode dives into the growing instability inside the Chinese economy—and why its struggles offer a cautionary tale for the rest of the world.

From housing bubbles and excess production to demographic collapse and state-controlled labor, we’ll explore how heavy-handed government control distorts markets, suppresses freedom, and creates long-term economic failure. More importantly, we’ll talk about what smart government involvement looks like—and where the line must be drawn.

China is producing more goods than its own people can afford to buy, while millions remain trapped in jobs they didn’t choose, earning wages they can’t live on. At the same time, the country is facing a demographic time bomb—too many elderly citizens and not enough young workers to support them.

So what happens when a government controls where people work, how capital is deployed, and what gets produced—regardless of whether anyone actually needs it?

Today, we break down why command economies may flood the world with cheap goods in the short term—but ultimately fail against free-market societies. And why America must be extremely careful not to repeat the same mistakes.

You can explore these ideas in greater depth in Logic’s Dictate, a sci-fi political thriller published by Mindstir Media.

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