U.S. ambassador to China says competition with Mass. tech industry is 'center stage'

In 2023, biotech workers Massachusetts' booming industry made more than $23 billion in wages, according to industry group MassBio.

The state is one of the largest biotechnology players in the world, with China being its biggest competitor.

U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, of Wellesley, and he's quite familiar with this competition. He joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing to talk about it.