China’s innovation speeds ahead while America is mired in lawsuits and bureaucracy — here’s what must be done to catch up

China’s innovation speeds ahead while America is mired in lawsuits and bureaucracy — here’s what must be done to catch up


The display came on the heels of a new book looking at how the country is now defined by its ambitious construction projects and scientific feats — while the US is mired in bureaucracy and falling behind. Since 1980, China has laid highways equal to twice the length of the US interstate system, and installed nearly as much solar and wind power as the rest of the world combined. It’s time to revive the dream, Wang writes, so that “a government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish.”

Author: Eric Spitznagel


Published at: 2025-09-03 21:02:22

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