Greenwich Library is pleased to welcome journalist, author, and Silicon Dragon founder Rebecca Fannin for a virtual discussion of her newly revised book, The New Tech Titans of China: Innovation Under Pressure in the World's Most Ambitious Economy. Fannin will be joined in conversation by Kal Deutsch, Startup Advisor and Accelerator Leader in Silicon Valley and Connecticut's own growing tech innovation hubs.

A timely and deeply informed look at China’s rapidly evolving technology sector, The New Tech Titans of China explores the companies, industries, and global ambitions shaping one of the most important economic and geopolitical stories of our time.

As tensions rise between the United States and China, the future of technology has become increasingly central to questions of trade, national security, innovation, and global competition. From artificial intelligence and blockchain to digital currencies, quantum computing, surveillance technology, chip self-sufficiency, and the international reach of platforms like TikTok and Temu, China’s tech influence continues to expand in ways that affect businesses, governments, and consumers around the world.

Drawing on her years of reporting and her prior books including Silicon Heartland about a tech comeback for the American Rust Belt, Fannin offers a clear and compelling guide to understanding China's tech ambitions, the powerful companies behind them, and their increasingly contested place in the global economy.

This virtual author talk will be recorded and shared, and will include time for audience Q&A.