Why China builds while America debates, with Dan Wang

<p>In this episode, I spoke with Dan Wang, author of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”, shortlisted for the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8b2a63d9-f1be-493e-b6b4-082cf7f1d5bb">FT & Schroders Business Book of the Year</a>.</p><p>Dan is one of the most astute observers of China’s technological and industrial development, and his annual letters from Beijing have long been required reading for those seeking to understand the country’s evolving role in the world.</p><p>We unpacked a bold thesis: China is not merely a competitor in AI and tech, but is re-imagining its entire state apparatus as an engineering state - in contrast to the more “lawyerly” institutions of the US and UK.</p><p>If you’re interested in AI, energy or geopolitics, this conversation is for you.</p><p>We covered: </p><p>(00:47) Why China is an engineering state</p><p>(03:40) China’s pro-engineering disposition</p><p>(06:08) The role of market competition in China</p><p>(08:07) Living through Zero CO...