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Amanpour and Company

Will the Future Be Made in China?

Season 2026 Episode 8225 | 17m 37s

From deploying more industrial robots than all other countries combined, to becoming the world's largest maker of electric vehicles, it's clear that China has made enormous technological strides in recent years. What might Chinese dominance mean for the global order? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos speaks to Walter Isaacson about how China has pushed itself forward — and held itself back.

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