Realpolitik in Tech by Maggie Xiao

due diligence on innovation amidst geopolitical chaos

Economy

America’s Economic Highway: From Market Bumps to Fiscal Cliffs—How Did We Get Here?

Trump’s economic team has hinted at a correction bear—grim, but not baseless. The trillion-dollar question is: can the U.S. steer clear from a fiscal cliff?

America’s Economic Highway: From Market Bumps to Fiscal Cliffs—How Did We Get Here?

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China

Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No

Is China entering Japanification? Some observations suggest a No

"Japanification" means a long slump like Japan's Lost Decade. Is China next? Reasons suggest otherwise.

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The Next Innovation Clusters

The Next Innovation Clusters

Global cities rise as new tech hubs, challenging Silicon Valley from Sweden's Sustainability Valley to the City of Hefei in China.

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A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?

A Russia-China-led Stablecoin?

Can this synthetic global digital currency be dollar's real threat?

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Aleksandr Dugin and China

Aleksandr Dugin and China

China has a void in its ideology framework that Duginism might fill in?

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Why SheIn is an Involution, not a Revolution?

Why SheIn is an Involution, not a Revolution?

SheIn, a hectorcorn, thrives on supply chain involution, not revolution, posing challenges for global e-commerce replication. 电商巨头希音的“内卷”革命

Silicon Valley

Can Silicon Valley Rebuild?

Can Silicon Valley Rebuild?

Answers from Silicon Valley insiders

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Digital Sovereign Currency; Mirror the Whole Internet; Kissinger; Grey Rhino/s; Phrase I Challenge; Chaos Butterfly and More...

Digital Sovereign Currency; Mirror the Whole Internet; Kissinger; Grey Rhino/s; Phrase I Challenge; Chaos Butterfly and More...

Notes for tech generalists

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Kiss and Fly; MSCI Debate, Continued; Ken Liu; Insurance FinTech; Deal, No Deal...

Kiss and Fly; MSCI Debate, Continued; Ken Liu; Insurance FinTech; Deal, No Deal...

Notes for tech generalists

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Hong Kong, STAR Market, U.S.-China Controversy, MSCI, Guizhou-Cloud, How to Sound like China Expert

Hong Kong, STAR Market, U.S.-China Controversy, MSCI, Guizhou-Cloud, How to Sound like China Expert

A digest on recent noteworthy events in tech advancement and global capital flow

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Turning and Satoshi Go to a Bar, Vitalik on Palo Alto Consensus, IBM+Red Hat=Cloud Hangover? How to Steal all the Bitcoins, DTC Frenzy, Foxconn

Turning and Satoshi Go to a Bar, Vitalik on Palo Alto Consensus, IBM+Red Hat=Cloud Hangover? How to Steal all the Bitcoins, DTC Frenzy, Foxconn

A digest on recent noteworthy events in tech advancement and global capital flow

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Hong Kong, Python Threat, Plant-Based, AI in Drug Disc, EdTech, UFO, LoveFrom

Hong Kong, Python Threat, Plant-Based, AI in Drug Disc, EdTech, UFO, LoveFrom

A digest on recent noteworthy events in tech advancement and global capital flow

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Offshore Investment, Apollo Lite, Water, Rare Earth, BRI, Liu Cixin, a Wanderlust in China

Offshore Investment, Apollo Lite, Water, Rare Earth, BRI, Liu Cixin, a Wanderlust in China

A digest on recent noteworthy events in tech advancement and global capital flow

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