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'What makes China work despite the pain in society?' asks analyst Dan Wang

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In this edition of Perspective, FRANCE 24’s Stuart Norval speaks to Dan Wang, a China expert whose book ‘Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future’ is a New York Times bestseller.

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  • In this edition of Perspective, FRANCE 24’s Stuart Norval speaks to Dan Wang, a China expert whose book ‘Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future’ is a New York Times bestseller.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:30:45 UTC.

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