China’s Quest to Engineer the Future, he characterizes China and the United States as an “engineering state” and a “lawyerly society,” respectively. You can hear Wang make the argument in his own ...

Both the “engineering state” and the “mayor economy” framings obscure the critical mechanics of China’s growth machine.

Dan Wang The premise of the book is that China is a country I call the engineering state because, at various points, all nine members of the politburo, the highest ruling echelon of the Communist ...

China’s Quest to Engineer the Future”, Dan Wang argues that China is an “engineering state”, locked in competition with ...

Chinese LiDAR makers like Hesai and RoboSense are using robotic mowers to fast-track digital solid-state LiDAR, cutting costs ...

This essay is an adaptation from Wang’s forthcoming book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future, which is available August 26, 2025. In cutting off rare-earth magnets, officials in Beijing ...

China will open the world’s tallest bridge this month, besting its own record with a structure that can fit almost two Eiffel ...

Meanwhile, there’s China. A country that builds much faster — high-speed trains, solar panels, electric cars, bridges, ports, drones — all churned out at breakneck speed. Why can China do this, and ...

A station five times the size of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, combining cutting-edge technology with local ...

Information and electronic engineering scholar joins Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), a Chinese-foreign cooperative ...

China’s CNNC has made its first major carbon-14 isotope export, boosting its role in the global nuclear medicine market.

China’s DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missile is more than just a weapon, it’s a statement. With a range of up to 20,000 ...