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Special Report: China’s Tech Revolution

How technology is driving the country’s economic boom and what that means for the World

1 min read

A high-tech ad for a computer game gets around the old-fashioned way outside a Shanghai shopping mall.

Photo: Claro Cortes IV/Reuters/Corbis

Issue Editors

Jean Kumagai & William Sweet

Reporting by

Steven Cherry, Peter Fairley, Linda Geppert, Marlowe Hood, Jean Kumagai, Jen Lin-Liu, Tekla S. Perry, Prachi Patel Predd, and William Sweet

Special Report Contents

China’s Tech Revolution

Portraits Of China

China At A Glance

Management American Style

Ten To Watch

The Net Effect

Wiring Small-Town China

Digital TV's 100-Meter Dash

Steal This Software

China's Cyclists Take Charge

A Market for Clean Air

The Panda Connection

Silicon Gold Rush

The Talented Mr. Li

software type:feature type:cover special report China

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