China's quest to engineer the future Wang, Dan (Writer on China) creator author aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut text bibliography nyu 2025 First edition. monographic eng

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xv, 260 pages 24 cm "A riveting, firsthand investigation of China's seismic progress, its human costs, and what it means for America. For close to a decade, technology analyst Dan Wang has been living through the country's astonishing, messy progress. China's towering bridges, gleaming railways, and sprawling factories have improved economic outcomes in record time. But rapid change has also sent ripples of pain through the society. This reality -- political repression and astonishing growth -- is not a paradox, but rather a feature of China's engineering mindset. In Breakneck, Wang blends political, economic, and philosophical analysis with reportage to reveal a provocative new framework for understanding China -- one that helps us see America more clearly, too. While China is an engineering state, relentlessly pursuing megaprojects, the United States has stalled. America has transformed into a lawyerly society, reflexively blocking everything, good and bad. Blending razor-sharp analysis with immersive storytelling, Wang offers a gripping portrait of a nation in flux. Breakneck traverses metropolises like Shanghai, Chongqing, and Shenzhen, where the engineering state has created not only dazzling infrastructure but also a sense of optimism. The book also exposes the downsides of social engineering, including the surveillance of ethnic minorities, political suppression, and the traumas of the one-child policy and zero-Covid. In an era of animosity and mistrust, Wang unmasks the shocking similarities between the United States and China. Breakneck reveals how each country points toward a better path for the other: Chinese citizens would be better off if their government could learn to value individual liberties, while Americans would be better off if their government could learn to embrace engineering -- and to produce better outcomes for the many, not just the few." -- Provided by publisher. Introduction -- Engineers vs. lawyers -- Building big -- Tech power -- One child -- Zero-Covid -- Fortress China -- Learning to love engineers. adult Dan Wang. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260). n-us--- a-cc--- Technological innovations China Engineering and state China Economic forecasting China Innovations Chine Ingénierie Politique gouvernementale Chine Prévision économique Chine POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism China Economic conditions 2000- China Economic conditions China Social policy China Civilization China Foreign relations United States United States Foreign relations China Chine Conditions économiques 2000- Chine Conditions économiques Chine Civilisation Chine Relations extérieures États-Unis États-Unis Relations extérieures Chine E183.8.C5 W3415 2025 327.51 WAN 9781324106036 2025410877 YDX 250203 20260301100029.0 in00024366958 eng