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There's one amazing tidbit in the documentary about how China's systems work. Starts around here:

The system seems so controlled which I don't think is feasible for any other country.

Thought: it might be "state backed and protected interests" there, but it has historically been "vc/wall st backed investor interests" here.

Here the big tech business is ads and data collection, but other creative and innovative enterprises trickle through. I don't doubt this could be the case there too.

yeah, some of this is fluff like the "block youtube, make youku" stuff. but there is some genuine innovation, and i'm glad for increased supports for start-ups in asia in general