Xi Jinping wants to mould his country into a superpower thanks to technology. China is already a world leader in electric cars, artificial intelligence and computer chips. However, further progress is under threat, for example from American sanctions and Xi's hard-line rule. Journalist Matthias Sander from the ‘Neue Zürcher Zeitung’ was China correspondent for technology until the end of 2023. He presents his new book ‘China on its way to becoming a digital superpower’, followed by a discussion.