Why China's Industrial Strategy Is Reshaping Global Competition

<p>In the latest episode of the Foreign Press Podcast, produced in partnership with the <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=others-hf-homepage&utm_content=20260728-china-industrial-strategy-atkinson-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hinrich Foundation</a>, Robert Atkinson, a senior fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), joins journalist Jennifer Freedman to discuss how China&#39;s state-directed economic model is reshaping global competition and challenging long-held assumptions about innovation, industrial policy, and technological leadership. </p><p>Drawing on his <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/research/wp/trade-geopolitics/west-versus-china-comparison?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=wp-atkinson-is-the-west-better-than-china&utm_content=20260728-china-industrial-strategy-atkinson-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">latest research</a>, Atkinson explains why China has become a manufacturing powerhouse, where the West still holds key advantages, and why he believes the United States and its allies must adopt a more coordinated industrial strategy to remain competitive.</p><p>This episode was produced in partnership with the <a href="https://www.hinrichfoundation.com/?utm_source=afpc&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=others-hf-homepage&utm_content=20260728-china-industrial-strategy-atkinson-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hinrich Foundation</a>. AFPC-USA is solely responsible for the content of this episode.</p>