In this Based Camp episode, Malcolm and Simone Collins dive deep into the phenomenon of Professor Jiang (Jiang Qujin) — the Chinese-born educator turned geopolitical “oracle” with 2M+ YouTube subscribers. Is he a modern Nostradamus using psychohistory and game theory, or highbrow conspiracy slop for midwits?

We break down his biggest theories: Illuminati coalitions of Freemasons, Jesuits, and Sabbatean Frankists engineering Western decline, Pax Judaica / Greater Israel, ritual child sacrifice in Gaza, secret societies controlling the world, and his mystical AI predictions. Malcolm delivers sharp historical corrections on Sabbateanism, Frankism, Jesuits, and Freemasons, while questioning if Jiang is a CCP-adjacent narrative pusher.

Is he Candace Owens for pseudointellectuals? A sophisticated propaganda op? Or just a compelling midwit prophet? We also compare him to Whatifalthist (Rudyard), Peter Zeihan, and more.

Join the conversation in the comments — are you Team Jiang or Team Collins?

Show Notes

Based Camp listeners keep asking us to talk about Professor Jiang, which is difficult, as we see his content to be oppressively boring, bordering on being impossible to consume, but to stop the requests, we’ll relent.

How did a Chinese-born man who immigrated to Canada with a BA in English literature suddenly accrue over 2 million YouTube subscribers, the #1 world politics substack (with 44K subscribers in six months) and fame for being a geopolitical oracle and war forecaster?

Fan site: https://jiangpredictions.com (“This is an independent fan project tracking predictions for educational and analytical purposes. We are not affiliated with or speaking on behalf of Professor Jiang.”)

Is he just a version of Candace Owens for people who like to fancy themselves as a little more highbrow and clever (which is to say, is his success just a result of conspiracy-brained people online flocking to conspiracy slop), or is there are more concerted force pushing forward his content?

Who is Professor Jiang?

* Jiang Xueqin (江学勤, born 1976) is a Chinese‑Canadian who originally trained in English literature and spent much of his career as a teacher and education reformer in China.

* In the 2000s and 2010s he worked on Chinese education reform, taught in various schools, and briefly edited for the New York Times’ China operation; he has also been associated as a researcher with Harvard’s Global Education Innovation Initiative.

* Since 2022 he has taught at Moonshot Academy, a private high school in Beijing, and he is not a university professor despite the “Professor” branding.

* In 2024 he launched the YouTube channel and podcast “Predictive History,” where he gives longform lectures on geopolitics, history and “structural” analysis, claiming to use game theory and Asimov‑style “psychohistory” to forecast world events.

* He gained large international attention after correctly predicting Donald Trump’s 2024 re‑election and a U.S.–Iran war, leading some media to dub him “China’s Nostradamus” and bookers to put him on major Western podcasts.

Jiang’s Reputation

Several mainstream outlets and experts describe Jiang as a conspiracy theorist because many of his claims rely on hidden cabals and quasi‑mystical frameworks rather than conventional evidence‑based analysis

* A profile in The Free Press explicitly labels him a conspiracy theorist and highlights his belief that a coalition of Freemasons, Jesuits and followers of the Sabbatean Jewish sect (an 17th‑century messianic movement) is plotting to rule the world from Jerusalem

* The South China Morning Post notes that his lectures sometimes “veer into well‑trodden conspiracy theories on shadowy secret societies,” especially in a lecture titled “Pax Judaica” in his “Secret History” series.

Jiang’s Conspiracy Theories

Major Conspiracy Themes Attributed to Him

From critical coverage and academic/media commentary, the main conspiracy themes associated with Jiang include:

* Illuminati / Freemasons / Jesuits / Sabbateans

* Jiang advances a meta‑conspiracy in which an “Illuminati” composed of Freemasons, Jesuits, and Sabbatean Jews, who allegedly manipulate Western institutions and ultimately aim to control the world from Jerusalem. (The FP covered this)

* In his “Pax Judaica” lecture, critics say Jiang argues that after the U.S. is forced out of the Middle East, this Illuminati‑type network will dominate global power from a Greater Israel centered on Jerusalem. (from that South China Morning Post article referenced above)

* IN HIS OWN WORDS

* On the Illuminati as a coalition (from a Breaking Points interview, widely clipped):

* “If you look at the Epstein files it’s clear that we are run by secret societies. You can call them Illuminati. And the Illuminati are composed of three major groups, okay? You have the Jesuits who control the Vatican. You have the Sabbatean Frankists who control the modern Israel today. You have the Freemasons which control the national security apparatus of the United States.”He adds that they see conflicts like those in the Middle East as key to “End Times” prophecies for creating “heaven on Earth.”

* On origins and structure (from Secret History lectures):

* He describes the Illuminati as emerging from alliances like former Jesuits (e.g., Adam Weishaupt) and others infiltrating Freemasons:

* “What they will do together is create a new organization called the Illuminati. ... The Illuminati was able to penetrate the Freemasons.”

* In another lecture: “Templars who became the Freemasons who then became the Illuminati who control...” (linking to broader historical continuity and goals like a one-world government in Jerusalem).

* On Freemasonry and related groups:

* He discusses the “33 grades of Scottish Rite Freemasonry,” noting that lower levels emphasize being a “good person” while higher ones involve deeper power structures. He ties Freemasonry to figures like Buzz Aldrin and historical influences on U.S. institutions.He also covers their “eschatological vision” of a one-world government based in Jerusalem.

* On Sabbatean Frankists:

* He has dedicated talks on how “the Sabbatean Frankists came to conquer the world,” linking Jacob Frank’s movement to broader secret society networks, including infiltration of Jesuits and alliances forming the Illuminati.

* “Pax Judaica” and Greater Israel

* According to reports, Jiang claims that the long‑term plan of these elites is to engineer a new world order where a Greater Israel replaces American hegemony, with Jerusalem as the seat of global governance.

* Commentators describe this as echoing classic “New World Order” and antisemitic conspiracy tropes, repackaged in high‑concept geopolitical language.

* IN HIS OWN WORDS

* On Greater Israel and its biblical/eschatological roots (from interviews and lectures, e.g., shared in clips and transcripts):

* “And so what will happen is then that Israel will achieve the Greater Israel project. The Israelis believe that the Middle East was promised to their ancestor Abraham by Yahweh their God. If you look at a map of the Greater Israel project it extends from the Nile to Euphrates. It encompasses Lebanon, Syria, parts of Turkey, and parts of Saudi Arabia and parts of Egypt. ... And then Israel will establish something called the Pax Judaica. A Pax Judaica is really the empire... a trading empire, financial empire, a technological empire based in Jerusalem and they see it as fulfillment of biblical prophecy.”

* Defining Pax Judaica in context of empire transition (from Game Theory #16 and related talks):

* “So what does the Greater Israel project mean? Well, it means control of [oil, trade, and technology].” (Framing it as Israel inheriting and expanding U.S. regional dominance amid American decline.)

* He describes the process: U.S. forces get drawn into costly conflicts (e.g., with Iran), leading to withdrawal, allowing Israel to become the hegemon. “T...