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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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