Episode 448 • • 1:29:11 - 1:34:57
448: Lucy the Luddite
Chinese Anti-Japanese Riots and The Flowers of War
The hosts explore the root of recent anti-Japanese riots in China, attributing the fervor to the movie "The Flowers of War" starring Christian Bale. They discuss how the film's depiction of historical atrocities in Nanking has been used by the Chinese government to incite nationalist sentiment over disputed islands.