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"One of the best for understanding how tech can solve our biggest problems and shape our society." — Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify

@jasmine’s substack

By Jasmine Sun

an anthropology of disruption 📍 reporting on tech culture in SF & beyond

Sinocism

By Bill Bishop

Get smarter about China

Peking Hotel

By Liu He

Stories of what China used to be and what it is capable of becoming.

Liu He journeys through the cracks of history, seeking the forgotten China where wonder and freedom bloomed.

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ChinaTalk

By Jordan Schneider

Deep coverage of technology, China, and US policy. We feature original analysis alongside interviews with leading thinkers and policymakers.

In this new era where Silicon Valley and Washington have reignited the China-watching fever, ChinaTalk is the best go-to

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personal canon

By Celine Nguyen

finding meaning in life through literature, art, design, and culture ✦✧ through weekly posts and enthusiastic conversations

Asterisk Magazine

Substack mirror of www.asteriskmag.com New pieces on Mondays

The Civic Forum

By Rory Truex

Writing on authoritarian politics and democratic erosion from Rory Truex, Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Home of The Civic Forum speaker series and podcast.

High Capacity

By Kyle Chan

China's tech and industrial policy: manufacturing, global supply chains, AI, clean tech, EVs, trade, economic competition.

A rigorous and comprehensive voice of China's formidable rise in high-tech

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Reboot

A publication by and for technologists.

Reboot's meditative and introspective approach to technology convinces me that tech-optimism is tangible

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