« State of the World 2006 | Main | Weinstein Company options John Shirley novel » ChinaChina's popped up in several conversations I've had recently; the nodding assumption being that China is ascendant and will become the dominant world economy, especially where technology is concerned. China has a couple of advantages over the current USA – relatively strong leaders and an emphasis on education, especially in the field of science and technology. Chinese leaders tend to be engineers. They're also Communists, and some believe that their market experimentation will fail because markets won't thrive without democracy. This may be so, but on the other hand, it takes more than a democratic intention and the wave of the executive wand to create thriving markets, and it'll be interesting to see how China evolves and whether the U.S. is devolving. More about China at technologyreview.com jon posted this at 9:13 AM |
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The director of the Master Of Science and Technology Commercialization at IC2, W. Bradley Zehner II, recently visited China and was talking to them about entrepreneurialism and the commercialization of their technology. They are expecting to put a man on the moon, and recognize that great opportunities will come out of such efforts. Intriguing that they would reach out to organizations like IC2.
More info on the Chinese spage program:
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_051127_china_moon.html
Posted by: kalitechna | January 10, 2006 11:46 AM