Mihai Zodian’s Reviews > The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline > Status Update

So, there was a controversy in China about the adoption of 5G, because it was considered too costly and overhyped.

Here, in Romania, I have had a 5G phone for one year and it is not much better than the previous 4G (net speed, performance, etc.).

But, according to Huang, 5G is more useful for AI, self-driving cars, and such.

"The power of the state was—and is—paramount, and the Chinese system is a watertight system. A watertight system does not break easily. Autocracy has deep roots in China because of its near immaculate design, absence of civil society, and deep-seated values and norms. We can credit this situation to the ability of Keju to asphyxiate society. Keju anchored political China."

Keju = the exam system of the mandarins.

Wu Zetian shows up.