Musings on the Human Condition

This is a review of Kai-Fu Lee's book "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order" .  Lee's predictions are unsettling at first. Being an American citizen I found myself getting defensive about how rosy the picture Lee paints looks for China. But the author patiently and fairly elaborates on why his forecast is what it is. A few chapters in I found myself gradually coming around to seeing the validity of his arguments.  The China Advantage Apart from Lee's fondness for the word "juggernaut", the book is well-written and informative. Having worked in China, I have first-hand experience of how they've modernized themselves almost overnight to become the envy of the world. I have had the pleasure of traveling on their fast trains, e.g. the one connecting Shanghai to Hangzhou (a technology hub and home to the Chinese e-Commerce "juggernaut" Alibaba), and they are second to none. After visiting China, it is embarrassing to ret