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Checking China’s chokeholds
Chokepoint technologies are systemic challenges
Sep 7, 2024 • 
Mary Hui
We're going on hiatus
But do stick around
Sep 17, 2024 • 
Mary Hui
How China hacked comparative advantage
Complicating Economics 101
Sep 14, 2024 • 
Mary Hui
The cutting edge is overrated
And the dull edge is underappreciated
Aug 30, 2024 • 
Mary Hui
Decoding China’s industrial system
What's noise and what's signal?
Aug 24, 2024 • 
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How China hacked comparative advantage
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The cutting edge is overrated
Aug 30, 2024 • Mary Hui
Decoding China’s industrial system
Aug 24, 2024 • Mary Hui
Don’t forget the low-tech manufacturing
Aug 3, 2024 • Mary Hui
Tallying China’s innovation
Beijing wants to direct money towards the most innovative firms
Aug 17, 2024 • 
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China’s Starlink bets
And the 6G jackpot
Aug 10, 2024 • 
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Don’t forget the low-tech manufacturing
Frontiers are built on foundations
Aug 3, 2024 • 
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The innovation valley of death
And China’s plan to escape it
Jul 27, 2024 • 
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Back to the future industries
The contest for future tech domains
Jul 20, 2024 • 
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Dawn of the supercomputing internet
China aims to leverage networks, not just computers, to win the supercomputer race
Jul 13, 2024 • 
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China's AI industrial chain
China is currently dependent on high-end AI chips. But there are other gauges of relative strengths and weaknesses.
Jul 6, 2024 • 
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