During the three years of "zero-COVID" lockdowns, analyst Dan Wang emerged as one of the most astute observers of China's rapidly shifting domestic dynamics. Wang witnessed how the stringent COVID measures sparked rare protests and the government's eventual change of course in late 2022. His annual letters from China remain widely read and praised by those looking to make sense of China.

But Wang's work goes beyond helping Western readers decode China. He wants to challenge them to think whether China's triumphs and missteps might also offer lessons for the United States. "For decades, it was right and good for China to learn from the United States," he tells NPR in a recent interview, "it is now time for the United States to learn a few things from China."

It is a provocative proposit

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