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Marina Zhang

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Australia, China
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Covers:  science and technology policy; industrial innovation; EV; critical minerals; semiconductors; AI

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I’m an academic, author, and commentator working at the intersection where technology meets geopolitics. My research and public engagement focus on how transformative technologies—AI, biotech, and critical minerals—are reshaping global power dynamics, and how Australia can navigate these shifts with foresight and purpose.

With a cross-continental career spanning tech startups, multinational corporations, and universities, I bring a unique perspective that blends scholarly depth with real-world …

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When tech giants exercise state power

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By Marina Zhang
| uts.edu.au
share_windows This article appeared in Lowy Institute's The Interpreter on July 13 2026. In a windowless facility, a man is strapped into a chair. He bites down on a mouthguard as a rod-like device hums in his palm. Hundreds of kilometres away, a woman’s body is no longer hers to command. The man is inside her head, looking through her eyes and moving her limbs as though they were his own.
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When tech giants exercise state power

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By Marina Zhang
| Lowy Institute Conversations
In a windowless facility, a man is strapped into a chair. He bites down on a mouthguard as a rod-like device hums in his palm. Hundreds of kilometres away, a woman’s body is no longer hers to command. The man is inside her head, looking through her eyes and moving her limbs as though they were his own. He searches her memories and channels what he finds into a corporation’s surveillance and communications networks. This is a scene in Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi film, Disclosure Day.
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Ebola: Warum die globale Bedrohung als gering eingeschätzt wird

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By Marina Zhang
| Epoch Times
Alle paar Jahre sorgt ein Ebola-Ausbruch für Schlagzeilen, doch das Virus blieb trotz hoher Sterblichkeit weitgehend auf Afrika beschränkt. Anders als bei COVID-19 oder Grippe überträgt es sich nicht über die Luft, sondern nur durch direkten Kontakt mit Körperflüssigkeiten, weshalb Ausbrüche meist lokal begrenzt bleiben. Der aktuelle Ausbruch wird durch die seltene Bundibugyo-Variante verursacht, für die es keine Impfstoffe gibt. Das Risiko außerhalb Afrikas ist jedoch sehr gering.
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