About a/symmetric
Welcome to a/symmetric. Once a week, we bring you news and analysis on the global industrial contest, where production is power and competition is (often) asymmetric.
Our writing focuses on China’s industrial strategies: What are China’s scientific and technological ambitions and capabilities? How does China pursue innovation? What is China’s framework for industrial competition, and how might that grant it asymmetric advantages over competitors like the US?
Our analysis is informed by wide reading of Chinese-language materials. We put these sources, both primary and secondary, in conversation with English-language coverage and research.
Who we are
a/symmetric is published by Force Distance Times, a research outfit and online magazine focused on industrial dynamism—and the geopolitical, economic, and technological context around it.
a/symmetric is written by Mary Hui, a journalist and researcher covering China’s industrial strategies.
Who reads us
Among our audience are geopolitical analysts, journalists, academics, researchers, consultants, investment professionals, entrepreneurs, and more.
Where to start
Here are some pieces to give you a sense of the themes we cover, and the approach we take.
Where we have been cited
We are honored to have been cited by publications including:
Wall Street Journal (see here, citing Force Distance Times research)
Financial Times (see here)
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Mercator Institute for China Studies (see here)
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