WSJ's Take On the Week

Inside China’s Pursuit of Tech Dominance–and What It Means for the U.S.

WSJ's Take On the Week

Show Notes

This week we’re bringing you an episode of our sister podcast What’s News Sunday, a weekly show tackling the big questions about the biggest stories in the news. In this week’s special episode, Lingling Wei, WSJ’s Chief China Correspondent, focuses on how China has been making major inroads on the technology front from artificial intelligence to autonomous driving, complicating its relationship with the U.S. She is joined by Peter Landers, WSJ’s Asia Business Editor, and Victor Wang, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist to address audience questions related to this dynamic tech race.

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