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China is on a mission to lead the world in technology: It wants to build cutting-edge artificial intelligence, develop the most advanced computer chips, design the next generation of robots and sell the world’s best electric cars.
In a new season of the FT’s Tech Tonic podcast, long-time China reporter James Kinger explores the reasons behind China’s extraordinary rise as a global tech leader and asks whether China is on track to overtake the US in the global tech race.
In the series, Kinji travels to Shenzhen in southern China, the manufacturing and technological innovation hub of China, follows Chinese electric car maker BYD to Germany and witnesses the impact of China’s technological dominance in Nigeria.
Will China become the next tech superpower? How will a tech war with the US affect China’s tech ambitions? And what does it mean for the rest of the world?
Listen to the full series below, or subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
China’s Race for Tech Supremacy – Listen to the Series
Part 1 – Speed in Shenzhen:
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Part 2 – The Drive to Europe:
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Part 3 – Embracing Africa:
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Part 4 – Robot Creation:
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Part 5 – Chatbots and Tips:
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Part 6 – Breaking New Ground:
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James Kinge is the Europe and China correspondent for the Financial Times. He writes about geopolitical, technological, economic and other interactions between China and European countries. A former bureau chief in Beijing, Kinge has also worked in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Central Asian countries and Mongolia. He has won multiple journalism awards and his 2009 book, China Shakes the World, has been translated into 19 languages.
