How China uses technological leadership for soft power expansion
E+T Podcast26 Tammi 2024

How China uses technological leadership for soft power expansion

With special guests: Chris Edwards Paul Dempsey The Digital Silk Road is China’s technological arm of its belt and road initiative. While the country has been known as the world’s biggest manufacturer, the Communist Party under President Xi Jinping has increasingly pivoted towards sectors that are expected to define future economic success, such as AI, chipmaking and 5G. The Digital Silk Road also allows China to expand its soft power influence beyond domestic borders. It uses foreign inves...

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