Every future has a past…
1960s Zhongguancun, Beijing. A gang of young scientists toils into the night over the nation’s first atomic bomb, not knowing they will lay the foundation for China’s enterprising tech sector. Ning Ken delves into more than five decades of history and the triumphs and disasters that forged the “Silicon Valley of the East”.
1960s Zhongguancun, Beijing. A gang of young scientists toils into the night over the nation’s first atomic bomb. They have no way of knowing that their work will go on to lay the foundation of China’s enterprising tech sector, producing the likes of Lenovo, Baidu, ByteDance, and more.
With unprecedented access to the key figures behind the rise of Chinese tech giants, literary master, Ning Ken, delves into more than five decades of history and reveals the hidden triumphs and disasters that forged the "Silicon Valley of the East."
As China sits on the cusp of global leadership, these are the companies that will champion the material reality of the Asian Century. Based on years of extensive research, the author unveils the humanity that lies behind these products, the innovative leaders and managers that shaped them, and the divergent tomorrow that they are building.
Ning Ken was born in Beijing in 1959. His major works include The City of Masks, Tibetan Sky and Three Trios. For many years, he was the executive deputy editor of the literary magazine October, and he is now a professional writer at the Lao She Literary Institute. He has been nominated for the Lao She Literary Award, the 2014 Asia Weekly Top Ten Novels and the U.S. Newman Literary Award. James Trapp has had a long career promoting Chinese language and culture in UK schools. As well as new versions of the Art of War and Daodejing, his translations include Shadow of the Hunter, Longevity Park and Old Kiln. Much of his work revolves around integrating the study of Chinese language and culture, and breaking down barriers of cultural misunderstanding that still persist.
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