Does the Future Belong to China? | Fascinating Instances with Ross Douthat
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Is the US nonetheless a worthy opponent for China? On this episode, Ross Douthat talks to Dan Wang, the writer of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future,” in regards to the alarming pace at which China is ready to construct and will blow America out of the water.
01:08 – “A life stuffed with ease and wonder” 05:16– Rule by engineers 10:34 – China’s Technological Mastery 15:36 – Is autocracy driving innovation? 24:44 – What are the actual stakes of the competitors? 35:14 – How may China fail? 51:29 – Recommendation for America
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