The Chinese Tech Economy | Selina Xu - AI & China Researcher

China is shaping the world.In direct ways, like innovation, foreign policy, investment.And indirectly, by provoking a response from countries such as the US who see it as a competitor.China's transformation into one of the world's superpowers is the most remarkable transformation of a single country in the history of the world.And yet it's still poorly understood (including by me).Selina Xu is a writer, researcher and AI & China policy lead in the office of former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt and is here to shed light on China and its technology industry, dispelling some myths along the way.Where else you can listen:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4BbslJR0KA5bfqrcYRhJER?si=d0edc1049eac4f39Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/humans-in-the-loop/id1831285114Or wherever you get your podcasts!Chapters00:00 The Evolution of China's Tech Industry03:38 Debunking the Copycat Narrative06:16 The Role of the State in Innovation09:51 Xi Jinping's Vision for Technology12:44 The Return of Jack Ma15:35 China's Perspective on Global Competition19:28 Defining Winning in the Superpower Race22:40 China's Unique Approach to Technology Deployment26:50 The Role of the State in AI Development30:03 DeepSeek and the Evolution of Chinese AI34:19 Agentic AI: Trends and Trajectories36:57 Emerging Frontiers in AI Research40:12 Infrastructure and Support for Tech Industries43:44 Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan and Semiconductors46:03 Cultural Perspectives on China and Tech48:53 Optimistic Visions for the Future of AILinks:Selina's websiteChina's AI+ initiativeInvolutionSuspension of ANT's IPOCommon prosperityDeepseek momentChin AI substack - Jeffrey DingGet in touchInstagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/humansinthelooppod⁠Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠Website: ⁠https://www.theuncommonfounder.com