China and China's Embedded in the Global Markets.

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China has a very deeper vision now on technology. They're at reducing dependence in areas, as ray said, there's ben the sphere of invasion, fear of foreign control. The number one product tha china buys is semi conductors, right? So they're investing huge amounts,. including in the private sector, gobs of cash going in, to build a domestic capability in semi Conductors, in ai, in quantum. China cannot do i mean, china doesn't, am. I efer girl, it actually, that's true! Alenita: "The us. Needs to bench mark itself against china"

Who do you think the Chinese government considers its biggest rival? The United States, right? Actually, the Chinese government considers its biggest rival to be its own technology companies.

It's China's tech companies who threaten its capacity to build a competitive China. That's why the Chinese government is cracking down on social media — for example, by limiting the number of hours youth can play video games, and banning cell phone use in schools. China's restrictions on social media use may be autocratic, but may also protect users more than what we see coming from the US government.

It’s a complicated picture.

This week on Your Undivided Attention, we're having a surprising conversation about technology in China. Here to give us a fresh take are two guests: investor, analyst, and co-host of the Tech Buzz China podcast Rui Ma, and China internet expert and author of Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built, Duncan Clark.