Skip to content

To understand Chinese culture, you have to separate the “source code” from the “operating system.”

Chinese culture is often described as one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations, but it has never been static. A useful way to think about China is that its institutions, technologies, and social practices have changed dramatically, while some deep cultural values and patterns of thought have shown remarkable continuity.… Read More »To understand Chinese culture, you have to separate the “source code” from the “operating system.”

What are the downsides of the US to depend so much on Finance and Professional services ?

On June 3, 2026, the Visual Capitalist stated that the U.S. economy generated $31.4 trillion in GDP in 2025, making it the largest economy in the world and that “Finance, real estate, insurance, rental, and leasing led all industries at $6.8 trillion in output, accounting for more than one-fifth of the… Read More »What are the downsides of the US to depend so much on Finance and Professional services ?

China and the West Are Running Different Civilizational Operating Systems

For decades, much of the Western world has analyzed China through a familiar lens: When will China become more like us? After forty years of extraordinary economic growth, technological advancement, infrastructure development, and rising global influence, that question may be the wrong one. Perhaps China is not a Western nation… Read More »China and the West Are Running Different Civilizational Operating Systems

America Invents, China Deploys: The AI Race May Be Decided by Who Can Scale

America Invents, China Deploys: The AI Race May Be Decided by Who Can Scale For years, discussions about technological competition between the United States and China have been framed around a simple question: Who innovates better? The long-standing assumption has been that the United States invents while China merely imitates.… Read More »America Invents, China Deploys: The AI Race May Be Decided by Who Can Scale

The Tripolar Digital World – Android, iOS, and Harmony OS Next

  Android, iOS, and the Rise of HarmonyOS NEXT For more than a decade, the global technology industry operated within a relatively stable duopoly. Consumers largely chose between two digital ecosystems: Google’s expansive and interconnected Android platform or Apple’s tightly integrated iOS environment. That era is ending. A new technological… Read More »The Tripolar Digital World – Android, iOS, and Harmony OS Next

Two Models of Automation: How the United States and China Are Navigating the AI Labor Transition

Two Models of Automation: How the United States and China Are Navigating the AI Labor Transition As generative artificial intelligence and advanced automation begin to target not only routine manual tasks but also non-routine cognitive judgment, the world’s two largest economies have arrived at a strategic crossroads. Both the United… Read More »Two Models of Automation: How the United States and China Are Navigating the AI Labor Transition

The “Curse of 35”: China’s Corporate Expiration Date

The “Curse of 35”: China’s Corporate Expiration Date The “Curse of 35” (35 sui mozhou) is one of the most glaring contradictions in China’s current economy. While the central government is progressively delaying the statutory retirement age to cope with a shrinking population, the private sector is actively shedding white-collar… Read More »The “Curse of 35”: China’s Corporate Expiration Date

America’s Economy Is Growing. Its Middle Class Is Not.

America’s Economy Is Growing. Its Middle Class Is Not. For decades, the United States sold a powerful economic promise: if the economy grew, ordinary Americans would rise with it. That promise is weakening. By conventional metrics, the U.S. economy remains extraordinarily successful. Corporate profits are strong, financial markets repeatedly hit… Read More »America’s Economy Is Growing. Its Middle Class Is Not.