Inside China's Tech Boom Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The inside story of China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation.
In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. See inside leading Chinese tech companies and labs to discover how they innovate, what drives their rise, and what it means for the future of the global economy.
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Inside China's Tech Boom Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 16 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. See inside leading Chinese tech companies and labs to discover how they innovate, what drives their rise, and what it means for the future of the global economy.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] It's a war.
- China is beating the United States in tech-heavy industries.
- [Narrator] Over technology.
- Everybody in the world is talking about 5G.
- From healthcare, education, manufacturing, China got the message of what could 5G do.
- [Narrator] But can they do it alone?
- China is at least 5 to 15 years behind the US in semiconductor technologies.
- [Narrator] "Inside China's Tech Boom," on Nova.
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A tech war between China and the West is starting to heat up. (4m 28s)
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