Does the Future Belong to China? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
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Does the Future Belong to China? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
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Is the United States still a worthy opponent for China? In this episode, Ross Douthat talks to Dan Wang, the author of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future,” about the alarming speed at which China is able to build and could blow America out of the water.
01:08 - “A life full of ease and beauty” 05:16- Rule by engineers 10:34 - China’s Technological Mastery 15:36 - Is autocracy driving innovation? 24:44 - What are the real stakes of the competition? 35:14 - How could China fail? 51:29 - Advice for America
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