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Can the US Beat China’s Engineering State?

2025-10-06 · 63 min · episode 940 · 15 entities

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From high-speed rail to electric cars to batteries to AI, it’s clear that China can operate with incredible speed at massive scale. Can the US still compete? We sat down with Dan Wang, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the author of “Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future” to discuss.   Timecodes:  0:00  Introduction 1:36   Lawyers vs. Engineers: Cultural and Economic Differences 4:06  Urban and Rural Life: Comparing Infrastructure 7:20  Barriers to Progress: Regulation and Governance 11:00  Industrial Policy and Public-Private Partnerships 14:20  The Double-Edged Sword of Legal and Engineering Mindsets 16:50  Social Engineering and Policy in China 23:00  Competition, Intellectual Property, and Business Culture 27:10  Manufacturing, Scale, and Global Supply Chains 36:00  Lessons from Japan and Korea 41:30  Complacency, Quality, and the Future of Competition 48:45  Strategic Resources and Industrial Policy 54:00  Foreign Policy: Engineering Diplomacy vs. Alliances 59:00  Taiwan, Demographics, and the Future of US-China Relations   Resources: Follow Dan on X: https://x.com/danwwang Read Dan’s blog: https://danwang.co/ Buy Breakneck on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1324106034/ Follow Steven on X:  https://x.com/stevesi Stay Updated: Find a16z on YouTube: YouTube Find a16z on X Find a16z on LinkedIn Listen to the a16z Show on Spotify Listen to the a16z Show on Apple Podcasts Follow our host: https://twitter.com/eriktorenberg Please note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.