#china

People think of China as the competitor to the US, but many indicators (like population) suggest India will overtake China the same way China overtook Japan (the previous challenger to the US).

This linked graph shows that the economy is no longer the most covered topic in CCP party congress. Security has taken over.

TSMC’s R&D budget is two-times greater than Taiwan’s defence budget.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in modern Asian history. This fantastic autobiography details what it would be like for a fiercely independent western woman in the 1930s to live in China, with even the most tumultuous exploits seemingly unredacted.

A pretty good primer on Chinese history. Lays good foundations for anyone hoping to dive into Chinese culture and history.

This hypothesis is becoming increasingly common. One surprising thing is that, at the start of the twentieth century, China and US GDP was pretty much on par. China’s recent growth has been great, but it was the US that had the truly phenomenal GDP explosion of the 1900s.