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The Next Zeitgeist

Steve LeVine

Jun 14, 2021

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The cutthroat battery war between the U.S., China, and Europe is all about emulating the unsung king of silicon chips

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When revolution swallowed China in 1949, the United States admitted a few thousand people who took flight. Among them was an aspiring 18-year-old writer named Zhang…

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