Silicon Shields and Stealth Satellites: China’s Great Tech Reboot

While Silicon Valley launches the next app, China is building an entire parallel world, complete with its own satellites, humanoid robots, and nuclear-powered factories.

While Western democracies debate ethics and compliance, China is moving at machine-speed to remake the global tech order. Xi Jinping’s vision of self-reliance has morphed into a vast national project—robotics, semiconductors, AI, nuclear energy, and satellite constellations—all built to withstand decoupling from the West.

Chinese firms now build half the world’s robots and dominate shipbuilding, while Zhipu AI and Huawei race to rival Nvidia and OpenAI. The state fuels this momentum with deep R&D funding and ruthless industrial policy.

• China’s chip self-sufficiency could hit 82% by 2027
• Satellite firm Chang Guang now maps Earth 40 times daily
• BYD and CATL are cutting EV charge times to 5 minutes

The question isn’t whether China will catch up, it’s whether the rest of us are ready for a multipolar tech future. We’re no longer just watching the future unfold, we’re negotiating it in real time. Are we investing in resilience, or still optimizing for efficiency?

Read the full article on Wall Street Journal.

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