# Has China Already Won the Tech Race? | Silk and Steel

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Published: 2026-06-08T21:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

The technological competition between China and the United States is entering a new phase—and many of the assumptions that dominated the past decade are being challenged. In this episode of the Silk & Steel Podcast, Carl Zha welcomes back technology analyst TP Huang for a sweeping discussion on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, Huawei's latest breakthroughs, robotics, space technology, energy systems, and the future of global innovation. They examine whether China's technology ecosystem has reached "escape velocity" despite years of export controls and sanctions, why Huawei's semiconductor strategy may be more important than many observers realize, and how China's AI sector has evolved into one of the most competitive innovation environments in the world. The conversation also explores DeepSeek, Alibaba's Qwen models, ByteDance's AI ambitions, humanoid robotics, satellite constellations, quantum computing, energy technologies, and the industries most likely to shape the next decade. If you want to understand where the global technology race is heading, this is a conversation you don't want to miss. Topics Covered ✅ Huawei's latest semiconductor breakthroughs ✅ Tail-scaling vs traditional Moore's Law ✅ China's AI ecosystem and startup competition ✅ DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi, Doubao, and China's AI models ✅ Can America maintain its compute advantage? ✅ The impact of US export controls ✅ China's semiconductor supply chain ✅ Embodied AI and humanoid robotics ✅ Manufacturing and industrial automation ✅ Satellite constellations and the future of space ✅ SpaceX vs China's commercial space sector ✅ Quantum computing developments ✅ Rare earths and strategic resources ✅ Energy innovation and next-generation infrastructure ✅ The future of the US-China technology competition…

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