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Dan Wang
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)
Websitedanwang.co

Dan Wang is a Canadian technology analyst and writer, specializing in contemporary China.[1][2][3] Wang has been an analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, a visiting scholar at the Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.[4][5][6][7][8]

Wang has commented extensively on U.S.-China relations through the lens of technology, including semiconductor manufacturing and social media.[9][10][11][12][13] In August 2025, his book Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future was released.[4]

Early life and education

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Wang was born in Yunnan, China.[14] He was raised in Canada, where his family lived in both Ottawa and Toronto.[15] As a teenager, he participated in the Royal Canadian Army Cadet program in Ottawa.[15]

Wang later moved to the United States. He studied economics and philosophy at the University of Rochester, graduating in 2014.[5]

Annual letters

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Based in China from 2017 to 2023, Wang publishes annual letters on China's economy, technological development, and culture.[16][17][18] Wang's letters most recently focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese economy, and Chinese expatriates in Thailand.[19][20]

Publications

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References

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  1. ↑ Klein, Ezra (March 14, 2023). "Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Dan Wang". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Agrawal, Ravi (April 2, 2024). "Why China's Tech Dominance Is Not Inevitable". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dan Wang On the Extraordinary Moment for China's Party Congress". Bloomberg.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Mattu, Ravi (March 23, 2024). "'Cherry on the Cake': How China Views the U.S. Crackdown on TikTok". The New York Times.
  5. 1 2 "Dan Wang | Yale Law School". law.yale.edu. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Kuo, Kaiser (January 20, 2022). "Urban design, 'cultural stunting,' and tech regulation in China, explained by Dan Wang". The China Project. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ Tan, Huileng (January 3, 2019). "Apple's China struggles highlight US companies' trade war vulnerabilities". CNBC. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dan Wang". Hoover Institution. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Derek (November 28, 2023). "How China's Economic Miracle Went Off the Rails". The Ringer. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Dan Wang on China's Mission to Be a World Leader in Semiconductors". Bloomberg.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ China is still 'pretty far behind' its global peers in chipmaking, says tech analyst. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  12. ↑ "Building a metaverse with Chinese characteristics". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  13. ↑ Frisch, Nick; Wang, Dan (May 14, 2024). "Opinion | The End of TikTok Is a Propaganda Win for Beijing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ Cowen, Tyler (September 5, 2025). "China Builds. America Blocks. Why?". TheFP. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  15. 1 2 ""About"". Dan Wang. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ Douthat, Ross (February 3, 2024). "Only America Can Save the Future". The New York Times.
  17. ↑ Alroy, Tal (April 2, 2024). "Inside the U.S.-China Tech War". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Dan Wang Explains What China's Tech Crackdown Is Really All About". Bloomberg.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  19. ↑ Wang, Dan (March 4, 2023). "2022 letter". Dan Wang. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  20. ↑ Wang, Dan (January 23, 2024). "2023 letter". Dan Wang. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  21. ↑ "FP's Books of the Summer". Foreign Policy. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  22. ↑ "China Is Run by Engineers, and the US by Too Many Lawyers". Bloomberg News. August 15, 2025.
  23. ↑ Thornhill, John (August 16, 2025). "Breakneck — why China's engineers beat America's lawyers". Financial Times. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
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