High Wire

"""An indispensable study for those-most of us-who work in the field but to whom China, alongside the other two major regulatory players (the EU and the US), is the least accessible."" -- J. H.H. Weiler, University Professor, New York University School of Law ""A masterful analysis of the logic behind the Chinese government's regulation of the country's platform economy and how that regulation shapes the digital economy. Truly insightful, highly compelling, and a timely read by one of the foremost experts of the Chinese regulatory state."" -- Anu Bradford, Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organizations, Columbia Law School and author of Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology ""Zhang has a knack for sifting through disparate, seemingly random policy directives to find the unifying elements shaping China's world. This is on full display in High Wire. And it comes at a time when illuminating analysis on China's platform economy is in high demand."" -- Don Weinland, China Business and Finance Editor, The Economist ""Zhang's High Wire is the single best book for those who need to understand China's regulation of its tech markets - both what has happened, and what will happen. An essential and comprehensive resource in an area where overly simplistic understandings have too often led outsiders astray."" -- Tim Wu, Former Special Assistant to President Biden for Technology and Competition Policy, 2021-2023 and author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empire"