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

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Technology, Manufacturing, and Policy Lessons

Wang discusses why economists are best suited for policy, China's industrial climb, process (tacit) knowledge in Shenzhen, reshoring challenges, and skepticism about Trump‑style reshoring.

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