Gaokao's influence on founder mindset

What's China's tech culture really like? Are there billionaire tech founders? Are they worshipped like they are in the US? What inspires Chinese tech entrepreneurs?

00:00 Intro to Afra Wang

00:33 What is Chinese tech culture?

09:04 China's 4 tech generations

20:25 China's tech founders and the government

25:42 China's tech canon

44:12 Chinese sci-fi and tech culture

50:43 Chinese ideas of industrial power

Links:

- Concurrent newsletter

- Afra's professional website

- Wired: You've Never Heard of China's Greatest Sci-Fi Novel

- Asterisk: The China Tech Canon

- Afra on Twitter / X

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