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    Breakneck

    China's Quest to Engineer the Future

    by Dan Wang ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 59 min

    For close to a decade, technology analyst Dan Wang―"a gifted observer of contemporary China" (Ross Douthat)―has been living through the country's astonishing, messy progress. China's towering bridges, gleaming railways, and sprawling factories have improved economic outcomes in record time. But rapid change has also sent ripples of pain throughout the society. This reality―political repression and ... Read more

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