Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century

Whether you realize it or not, you’re already living in the Chinese century. From batteries to milk to electric vehicles, China is undoubtably doing it better-while the rest of us kick our feet up and watch. China is soaring ahead of the US in a space race called by Trump; China is putting up buildings in a day’s time; China is light-years ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to solar energy. Our upcoming China Issue will lay it all out: the robotics explosion, the energy revolution, the cultural takeover. This is your chance to ask any burning questions about China’s dominance and influence at WIRED’s next, subscriber-only livestream on January 21 at noon ET / 9 am PT . To leave questions in advance, head to the comment section below. Sandra Upson : Features editor at WIRED who brings to life some of our most ambitious, future-defining stories. Sandra will host the livestream. Zeyi Yang : Senior writer at WIRED covering technology and business in China, and one of the authors of , our weekly newsletter on the biggest tech news from China. Made in China Will Knight: Senior writer at WIRED covering AI, and author of our weekly dispatch from beyond the cutting edge of AI. AI Lab , The event will be streamed right here , so bookmark this page and return on January 21 at noon ET / 9 am PT. For subscribers who are not able to join, a replay of the livestream will be available after the event. Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe now to get access to this livestream, plus full access to WIRED. In the meantime, you can sign up for our Made in China newsletter to get a clear-eyed, unbiased view of the biggest tech news coming out of China in your inbox every Thursday. Plus, check out past livestreams , which cover everything from a discussion of the tech industry's allegiance to Trump to a look inside WIRED's interview with Bryan Johnson .

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