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World Service,15 Feb 2025,17 mins

How China made itself the global leader in tech

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Drones, electric cars, batteries, quantum computing: how China made itself the global leader in tech and AI. Plus, the outdoor playground in Finland that helps children learn about the inside of computers, the "flying housewife" who changed perceptions of female athletes in the 1940s - and can people with ginger hair really take more pain?

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