If we are specifically discussing about China's developments in AI, whether or not China can, as a whole, reach high income country status is not totally relevant. China's tech competitiveness is generally not what is expected from a middle income country. The development of high technology in China is driven almost entirely in the highly urbanized, relatively well educated and high income coastal provinces. The 8 coastal provinces and municipalities alone account for half of China's GDP while having 480 million people. That would put the per capita GDP of... (read more)
If we are specifically discussing about China's developments in AI, whether or not China can, as a whole, reach high income country status is not totally relevant. China's tech competitiveness is generally not what is expected from a middle income country. The development of high technology in China is driven almost entirely in the highly urbanized, relatively well educated and high income coastal provinces. The 8 coastal provinces and municipalities alone account for half of China's GDP while having 480 million people. That would put the per capita GDP of... (read more)