economic potential. >> tech giants like alibaba show cased china's rise to the leading edge of economic and technological power. and then xi took control in 2012, many expected him to continue to open china's economy, like his predecessor. >> there was a belief among all of the leaders in the west china would continue to integrate towards a private sector led system. >> after decades of growth, fueled by china's private sector, xi had inherted the world's second largest economy. but china also faces serious challenges, an aging population, crippling debt and slowing export machine. >> a big concern for the leadership was how to keep the growth going. >> so they unleashed the tech sector. at first the companies seemed like copycats. that changed fast. >> no one out there thought china today would be a parity with the united states in major

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