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Author and writer. “Dawn of Eurasia,” “Geopolitics for the End Time,” “Belt and Road,” “History Has Begun,” and the definitive masterpiece, “World Builders”

Sep 24, 2020, 6 tweets

New Xi Jinping speech on technology. Not much new but brings together separate strands of his thought
newamerica.org/cybersecurity-…

Notice how for him technology is a response to the main social contradiction

Practice over theory is what the Xi doctrine is all about. Here he is very clear: “I have often said that the selection of research directions should adhere to demand orientation, starting from urgent national needs and long-term requirements, truly resolving practical problems.”

Some more clues on the brand new concept of dual circulation

International circulation: “to ensure security and stability of industrial chains and supply chains.” My book is almost entirely about this

Finally the last section is classical European, very much lifted from say Emile Zola

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