Are There Tech Bros in China? China's Tech Culture with Afra Wang

from High Capacity · host Kyle Chan

What's China's tech culture really like? Are there billionaire tech founders? Are they worshipped like they are in the US? What inspires Chinese tech entrepreneurs?00:00 Intro to Afra Wang00:33 What is Chinese tech culture?09:04 China's 4 tech generations20:25 China's tech founders and the government25:42 China's tech canon44:12 Chinese sci-fi and tech culture50:43 Chinese ideas of industrial powerLinks:- Concurrent newsletter- Afra's professional website- Wired: You've Never Heard of China's Greatest Sci-Fi Novel- Asterisk: The China Tech Canon- Afra on Twitter / XTranscripts and more on the High Capacity newsletter

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