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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Breakneck, China's Quest to Engineer the Future

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Author

Dan Wang

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Mentioned in 16 episodes

Mentioned as a book written by

Dan Wang

based on his letters home.

812 snips

647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as the new book by author Dan Wong.

337 snips

Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China? (Update)

Mentioned by Stephen Dubner when discussing the dominance of engineers in the Chinese government.

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646. An Air Traffic Controller Walks Into a Radio Studio ...

Mentioned by

Derek Thompson

to illustrate China's rapid infrastructural and engineering development.

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What Is Trumponomics? Part 1: How Donald Trump Is Breaking American Capitalism

Mentioned by

Sean Illing

as a deeply reported and personal book about China's engineering prowess and its implications for the future.

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America's lawyers vs. China's engineers

Mentioned by

Alex Danco

when discussing similarities between American and Chinese culture.

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Alex Danco — Speeches and Spells for the Kings and Priests (EP.283)

Mentioned by

Christopher Mims

as the reason he invited

Dan Wang

onto the podcast.

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How the U.S. Stacks Up to China’s ‘Engineering State’

Mentioned by

Dan Wang

as his attempt to figure out what is going on in China beyond typical buzzwords.

61 snips

China and the limits of its ‘engineering state’. With Dan Wang

Mentioned by

Qiao

as a book comparing the US and China, highlighting their approaches to engineering and law.

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Q4 State of the Crypto Market | EP 76

Wspomniana przez Tomasza Onyszkę jako książka, którą ma w kolejce do przeczytania, ponieważ Stany Zjednoczone mają niezrozumienie tego, jak działają Chiny.

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Brew #49: GPT-5 - Dramy, unboxing, review. AI-Współpraca z Kodem. Koniec ery SaaS? Zakupy z LLMami.

Mentioned by

Kaiser Kuo

as the topic of the podcast, discussing China's focus on engineering and building.

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The Engineering State and the Lawyerly Society: Dan Wang on his new book "Breakneck"

Introduced by

Chris Miller

as the new book from

Dan Wang

, providing a framework for understanding China.

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What Does China's Seismic Economic Progress Mean for the USA? With Dan Wang

Mentioned by

Sam Bowman

, who recommends it as one of the most important books of the year.

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How to become President of China with Dan Wang

Recommended by

Christine Rosen

to learn more about China and the United States; she notes the author's thoughtful comparison of the two societies.

29 snips

Late Night With Jimmy Who?

Mentioned by

Matthew Amha

Dan Wang

's book, concluding that China's 21st-century claim is due to its engineering state identity.

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The secret to China’s dominance

Mentioned by

Ben Lorica

as a book many in Silicon Valley seem to be reading.

Why China's Engineering Culture Gives Them an AI Advantage

Mentioned as the book written by

Dan Wang

about China's engineering ambitions.

28. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.

Mentioned by

Ravi Agrawal

as a terrific read that he highly recommends.

If Americans Are Lawyers and Chinese Are Engineers, Who Is Going to Win?

Mentioned by

Ross Douthat

as Dan Wong's new book, which argues that American preeminence can only be preserved if we imitate the things that China is getting right.

Does the Future Belong to China?

Mentioned by

Meghna Chakrabarti

Dan Wang

's new book about China's engineering society.

Lessons for the U.S. in 'China’s quest to engineer the future'

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