Will the Future Be Made in China? | Amanpour and Company @AmanpourandCompany
Will the Future Be Made in China? | Amanpour and Company  @AmanpourandCompany
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
From deploying more industrial robots than all other countries combined, to becoming the world's largest maker of electric vehicles, it's clear that China has made enormous technological strides in recent years. What might Chinese dominance mean for the global order? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos speaks to Walter Isaacson about how China has pushed itself forward — and held itself back.

Originally aired on August 11, 2026

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