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Dan Wang - The US vs China In The 21st Century

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Published
October 16, 2025
Duration
1h 36m
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Last updated
Jul 5, 2026

Discusses ai, investing.

Summary

My guest today is Dan Wang. Dan is a technology analyst and author who spent six years living in China studying its manufacturing ecosystem and tech development, best known for his new book Breakneck. Dan offers the most nuanced framework I've encountered for understanding US-China competition. We explore a critical asymmetry: it's far harder for the US t…

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My guest today is Dan Wang. Dan is a technology analyst and author who spent six years living in China studying its manufacturing ecosystem and tech development, best known for his new book Breakneck. Dan offers the most nuanced framework I've encountered for understanding US-China competition. We explore a critical asymmetry: it's far harder for the US to rebuild manufacturing capacity than for China to improve scientific research, with profound implications for AI, national security, and inves

Themes

  • ai
  • investing