Conventional wisdom dictates that technological breakthroughs happen with free markets, free speech, and democracy. However, Chinese technology has shown that Beijing's more authoritarian approach can also build an innovation powerhouse. Today, China directly competes with the United States on key emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Watch Matt Sheehan explain the three steps China has taken to turbocharge its rise as a technological powerhouse—and what the United States can learn from China to spur its own technological innovation.