China Cloud Rising: China's Journey Towards Technology Supremacy

Zhu, Jinzy

In twenty years, China's expenditures for research and development will surpass those of the United States, a trend that epitomizes nationalistic ambitions to regain intellectual prestige for a country that had once invented paper and gunpowder. Tens of billions of dollars have been poured into a new technology superstructure as China seeks to transform its economy from a crippling reliance on manufacturing outsourcing. Cloud computing represents a dynamic foundation for the new superstructure that can foster the growth of a socio-capitalistic ecosystem, creating a new class of green exports in the form of highly sophisticated software and services. With Cloud computing, China is seeking to establish a new Silk Road, where its cultural products will once again change the world.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2014-06-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783642537448

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-53745-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 208