top of page
The Bridge Builder Blog


China Started a Green Revolution. Nobody Talks About It.
I knew what an N95 mask was long before most of my German friends. I breathed Shanghai’s polluted air a decade ago. That has changed—and the world should start paying attention.


The DeepSeek Shock: Why Asian Startups Are Outpacing the Competition
I’m sitting in one of Shanghai’s 10,000 cafés with a German startup investor visiting China for the first time. For 90 minutes...


Asia’s Streets Are Safe. The West’s Are Not. Here’s Why.
In Shanghai, a woman can stroll home at 2 a.m. without a second thought. That is different in Berlin, London, or San Francisco. Here’s Why.


SKY WARS: China’s Drone Industry Just Made History
China made history by granting the world’s first operational certificates for autonomous passenger drones.


Why We’re Living in the Asian Century (and Europe’s Still Asleep)
You can feel it in the numbers, the energy, the direction of innovation: Asia’s not rising—it’s already here.
bottom of page