Breakneck (Book Debut): Dan Wang & Noah Smith on China’s Tech Ambitions

​Join us for a virtual conversation between Dan Wang and Noah Smith on China’s audacious push to engineer the future. In this discussion moderated by James Cham of Bloomberg Beta, we’ll explore what startups and founders should understand about China’s tech trajectory, industrial policy, and global innovation strategy.

​Dan’s new book, Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future, dives deep into the country’s high-speed drive to dominate advanced manufacturing and science. America, meanwhile, is the lawyerly society, which stops good and bad ideas all at the same time. If you’ve followed his essays or Noah’s Noahpinion blog, you know this will be a sharp and timely conversation.

​📚 Early attendees will receive a pre-order copy of Breakneck (first come first serve).

​📅 Date: Friday, August 22
🕚 Time: 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET
📍 Location: Zoom (link will be shared upon RSVP)

Dan Wang is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and one of the most respected analysts on China’s technology strategy. His writing has been featured in The New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Opinion.

​Noah Smith is an economist and writer behind the popular blog Noahpinion, where he covers global economics, China, and industrial policy. He’s a former professor and columnist at Bloomberg.