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Inside China Tech: Does top-down, state-led innovation work? (Trailer)

  • Silicon Valley was seeded with funding for military research at Stanford University
Topic | China technology
Zen Soo , Chua Kong Ho and Yang Yang

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The common stereotype of Silicon Valley is that innovation is often bottom-up, while in China it is state-led and therefore top-down. However, during our research and reporting for this podcast, we've found that Silicon Valley and China are more similar than we think.

Listen to our latest trailer for the new episode, which comes out on July 8, as we find out if there is a set formula for success in innovation, and whether China can compete with the US in this arena.

Listen and subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, and Stitcher. 

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Zen Soo
Zen Soo worked at the Post from 2015 until 2019. She covered China technology, in particular e-commerce, online to offline and mobile payments. She also wrote about Southeast Asian tech companies.
Chua Kong Ho
Chua Kong Ho is a former technology editor at the South China Morning Post.
Yang Yang
Yang Yang was a podcast producer at the Post from 2019 to 2020. Before joining the Post in 2019, Yang was a TV producer and editor for 2M Media Group in Washington, where she produced mini-documentaries and studio interviews.
China technology

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The common stereotype of Silicon Valley is that innovation is often bottom-up, while in China it is state-led and therefore top-down. However, during our research and reporting for this podcast, we've found that Silicon Valley and China are more similar than we think.

Listen to our latest trailer for the new episode, which comes out on July 8, as we find out if there is a set formula for success in innovation, and whether China can compete with the US in this arena.

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Zen Soo
Zen Soo worked at the Post from 2015 until 2019. She covered China technology, in particular e-commerce, online to offline and mobile payments. She also wrote about Southeast Asian tech companies.
Chua Kong Ho
Chua Kong Ho is a former technology editor at the South China Morning Post.
Yang Yang
Yang Yang was a podcast producer at the Post from 2019 to 2020. Before joining the Post in 2019, Yang was a TV producer and editor for 2M Media Group in Washington, where she produced mini-documentaries and studio interviews.
China technology
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