China's shift from tech importer to global competitor: The Economics Show podcast with John Minnich
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Soumaya KeynesPublishedJune 19 2026Jump to comments sectionPrint this page
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This audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast features Soumaya Keynes interviewing John Minnich, assistant professor at LSE, about China's economic transformation from a supplier of basic components to a global leader in sophisticated technologies like batteries, cars, and drones. The discussion highlights how western policymakers now face the same dilemma China once did: whether to compete with or collaborate with foreign tech leaders.
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· 3 pulledChina has moved up the value chain. Its companies aren't supplying basic components anymore. They are global brands in their own right.
Western officials are looking on anxiously as Chinese batteries, cars and drones become increasingly sophisticated.
Western policymakers are asking the same question their Chinese counterparts were asking years ago: We'd like to beat them. Should we be joining them?
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