China is this huge exception in the history of the world where they've grown basically, right? For 30 straight years. It's interesting to wonder if, how much those two things are related. And maybe that's why it's been such an incredible economic miracle in a lot of ways. The United States went west and acted as if there was no one there. Australia arguably, like going in just taking over this kind of, bare land again, acting as if the natives weren't there.
Ben and James discuss Xiaomi’s ambition to own the home, why we’re frustrated with patents, why the West is unfair to the developing world, and what makes China unique.
Links
- Jordan Lewis: Exponent Bingo – Twitter
- Ben Thompson: Xiaomi’s Ambition – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Handicapping the Internet of Things – Stratechery
- When Charles Dickens fell out with America – BBC
- To Live (The film about the Cultural Revolution) – Wikipedia
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