The China Dream

Dennis Wang
Nov 7 · 6 min read

Soldiers marching in steady unison, the only sound ringing throughout the city was the dramatic thundering of their boots. Like a pendulum, the sound rang out with a rhythmic beat. The soldiers kept their faces held up high with a fair and stoic complexion. In the distance, one could hear the hum of tanks and trucks.

At Tiananmen Square, the country’s newest technologies were on show, first to be seen by the world. From modern autonomous drones to missiles…

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Author of the Phone Wars | Econ & PoliSci @ DukeUniv | denniswang.me

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