South China Morning PostSep 4, 2026, 3:33 AM

How China Works author on the data economy, robots and AI

Economist Lan Xiaohuan, author of the bestselling How China Works, discusses the drivers of China's record trade surplus, the need for a stronger social safety net, and how state-controlled public data infrastructure factors into China's AI competition with the United States.

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