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What I Learned from China's "Industrial Party"

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How a time-travel epic and a generation of engineers built China's cult of industrialization—and what it reveals about Washington's factory dreams

What I Learned from China's "Industrial Party" How a time-travel epic and a generation of engineers built China's cult of industrialization—and what it reveals about Washington's factory dreams Fred Gao Jan 22, 2026 50 6 18 Share If someone were to ask me to name a novel that captures the zeitgeist of modern China, my immediate answer would be The Morning Star of Lingao (临高启明). In this online novel, a group of 21st-century Chinese individuals travel back to the late Ming Dynasty, armed with modern industrial technology, scientific knowledge, and organizational skills, as they attempt to build

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What I Learned from China's "Industrial Party"

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