China's Technological Leap Forward
Centuries ago, it was the center of the world in innovation. In coming years, China may push itself back to that lofty status. Talk of the Nation looks at discuss the high-tech future of China as part of our ongoing series, China in the 21st Century.
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Bill Powell, Shanghai correspondent for Time magazine
John Seely Brown, former director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center; co-author of The Only Sustainable Edge: Why Business Strategy Depends on Productive Friction and Dynamic Specialization
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The Only Sustainable Edge
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