In his new book Breakneck, tech analyst Dan Wang argues China’s engineering mindset has given it an edge in all sorts of domains, including climate technologies, while America’s lawyerly mindset is holding it back. This week on Zero, Wang tells Akshat Rathi what the world can learn from China and how the US could start to compete on green tech in the future. 

This episode was recorded as part of the SOSV Climate Tech Summit.

Explore further:
Dan Wang’s book, Breakneck - Penguin
China's Winning the Energy Exports Race - Bloomberg
China’s Green Tech Firms Pour Billions Into Overseas Factories - Bloomberg

Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.

In his new book Breakneck, tech analyst Dan Wang argues China&rsquo;s engineering mindset has given it an edge in all sorts of domains, including climate technologies, while America&rsquo;s lawyerly mindset is holding it back. This week on Zero, Wang tells Akshat Rathi what the world can learn from China and how the US could start to compete on green tech in the future.&nbsp;
This episode was recorded as part of the <a href="https://sosvclimatetech.com">SOSV Climate Tech Summit</a>.
Explore further:
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/465161/breakneck-by-wang-dan/9780241729175">Dan Wang&rsquo;s book, Breakneck - Penguin</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-06/green-daily-newsletter-china-s-winning-the-energy-exports-race">China's Winning the Energy Exports Race - Bloomberg</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-09/china-s-green-tech-firms-pour-billions-into-overseas-factories">China&rsquo;s Green Tech Firms Pour Billions Into Overseas Factories - Bloomberg</a></li>
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Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/green">https://www.bloomberg.com/green</a>.

Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Listen in.

Zero: The Climate Race

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How China’s engineering mindset won the clean-tech race

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