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Since the invention of the micro processor, chip production has become of imminent strategic importance for both the USA and other geopolitical power blocks

Since the invention of the micro processor, chip production has become of imminent strategic importance for both the USA and other geopolitical power blocks

Chris Miller – Chip war

Nice historical overview, very topical in an era where technology significantly affects the Ukraine war and the power play between the USA and China around Taiwan.

Almost any country can hack its way to power, posing a threat to political systems and essential infrastructure world-wide

Almost any country can hack its way to power, posing a threat to political systems and essential infrastructure world-wide

Nicole Perlroth – This is ho they tell me the world ends

Although the writer clearly picks sides, she does not shy away from the role of the US in the cyber arms race.

China’s debt-fueled economic growth cannot continue in the same way

China’s debt-fueled economic growth cannot continue in the same way

Dinny McMahon – China’s great wall of debt

October 2021: Apparently, the financial troubles of Evergrande are the first cracks in the wall.

July 2019: Interesting perspective on China’s impressive rise over the past years, providing more context to the recent trade war with the US and contrasting the view of Kai-Fu Lee.

Apparently, the success factors that made Jack Ma are his command of the English language, his showmanship

Apparently, the success factors that made Jack Ma are his command of the English language, his showmanship

Duncan Clark – Alibaba

After a reasonably insightful chapter describing Alibaba’s strategy, the book slides into an enumeration of facts that illustrate the way in which China’s government steers private enterprise.

Compared to the Chinese tech scene, Silicon Valley is slow and complacent

Compared to the Chinese tech scene, Silicon Valley is slow and complacent

Kai-Fu Lee – AI Superpowers

Former Google China Chief explains why China will win the AI race when it comes to applications of deep learning in the physical world.

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