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Dan Wang | |
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| Education | University of Rochester (BA) |
| Website | danwang |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Klein, Ezra (March 14, 2023). "Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Dan Wang". The New York Times.
- ↑ Agrawal, Ravi (April 2, 2024). "Why China's Tech Dominance Is Not Inevitable". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Dan Wang On the Extraordinary Moment for China's Party Congress". Bloomberg.com. October 13, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- 1 2 Mattu, Ravi (March 23, 2024). "'Cherry on the Cake': How China Views the U.S. Crackdown on TikTok". The New York Times.
- 1 2 "Dan Wang | Yale Law School". law.yale.edu. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tan, Huileng (January 3, 2019). "Apple's China struggles highlight US companies' trade war vulnerabilities". CNBC. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Dan Wang". Hoover Institution. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ Thompson, Derek (November 28, 2023). "How China's Economic Miracle Went Off the Rails". The Ringer. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Dan Wang on China's Mission to Be a World Leader in Semiconductors". Bloomberg.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ China is still 'pretty far behind' its global peers in chipmaking, says tech analyst. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Building a metaverse with Chinese characteristics". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Cowen, Tyler (September 5, 2025). "China Builds. America Blocks. Why?". TheFP. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- 1 2 ""About"". Dan Wang. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ↑ Douthat, Ross (February 3, 2024). "Only America Can Save the Future". The New York Times.
- ↑ Alroy, Tal (April 2, 2024). "Inside the U.S.-China Tech War". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ "Dan Wang Explains What China's Tech Crackdown Is Really All About". Bloomberg.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ↑ Wang, Dan (March 4, 2023). "2022 letter". Dan Wang. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ↑ Wang, Dan (January 23, 2024). "2023 letter". Dan Wang. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "FP's Books of the Summer". Foreign Policy. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ↑ "China Is Run by Engineers, and the US by Too Many Lawyers". Bloomberg News. August 15, 2025.
- ↑ Thornhill, John (August 16, 2025). "Breakneck — why China's engineers beat America's lawyers". Financial Times. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dan Wang's 2025 letter: my year in review (14,000 words), Jan. 1, 2026