Letter from Shanghai: Reflections on China in 2024 — #73

• (00:00) - Overview: 3 weeks in China
• (02:33) - The China knowledge problem: Grappling with Reality
• (06:54) - Physics seminars in Shanghai and Beijing
• (15:54) - Chinese academia, challenges in scientific culture
• (22:43) - Yu Min: Two Bombs, One Satellite
• (27:02) - He Jiankui and gene editing, plus the future of biotech in China
• (33:32) - China's AI and chip war strategy. Impact of U.S. policies on semiconductor industry
• (35:46) - Quiet confidence in China's technological advancements
• (37:17) - Discovering my father's history in Yunnan, etched in stone
• (41:04) - Climbing Jade Mountain on election night: Trump Triumph
• (48:31) - Shanghai modern infrastructure and technology
• (51:16) - High-speed rail in China
• (53:12) - Visit China - or at least watch some travel videos on YouTube!

Links to X posts made during my trip - check out the whole timeline

during this period.

PPP and US vs PRC Real GDP

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1851653168158949492

PhD student asks me whether Jews control US politics:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852179736035778768

Note to retards, on "Chicoms":

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852195575434715645

Yu Min and the Chinese H-bomb:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852497112635671016

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852497765353558371

Me and He Jiankui:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1852693355601199262

Dali:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853239642075648356

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853247317840629820

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1853301562480718195

Lijiang:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854395254105047484

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854503079669838057

MAGA on the Mountain:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1854015799901495674

Business-class lie flat seats on HSR:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855042439280791977

Kumming:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855050351755641106

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855409317937098864

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1855748351855071433

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856215080637215222

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856239700362834006

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856533059509653578

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1856634646160683273

Shanghai:

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/1857282310099386857

https://x.com/hsu_steve/status/18573