EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 19 MIN
China's rise to global tech leadership, with James Kynge
from MERICS China Podcast · host MERICS
In this episode, long-time Financial Times journalist and former MERICS Senior Fellow James Kynge joins Johannes Heller-John to look at China’s technological development in the last decades and ahead into the next ones. He talks about his work as a journalist in China since the mid-1980s and China’s rise as a technological power. James argues that “China is now leading the world as a technological power, having surpassed the US and left Europe far behind.”More about the topics covered in this episode here:Streets ahead: China is winning the technology war with the US (The Observer)Global Tech Wars: China’s Race to Dominate (Pushkin)
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In this episode, long-time Financial Times journalist and former MERICS Senior Fellow James Kynge joins Johannes Heller-John to look at China’s technological development in the last decades and ahead into the next ones. He talks about his work as a journalist in China since the mid-1980s and China’s rise as a technological power. James argues that “China is now leading the world as a technological power, having surpassed the US and left Europe far behind.” More about the topics covered in thi...
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