In this talk Anna Greenspan offers an introduction to her new book using the idea or figure of the wave to reimagine the relationship between China and wirelessness. The book examines waves of various scales, from the long slow rhythms of techno-cultural history to the high-speed frequencies of electro-magnetic machines. China and the Wireless Undertow is published in the Technicities book series at Edinburgh University Press that is co-edited by Ryan Bishop and Jussi Parikka. Anna Greenspan is Associate Professor of Global Contemporary Media. Her research focuses on speculative philosophy, urban futures and emerging media. She teaches courses in media theory, philosophy of technology and urban studies in the program of Interactive Media Arts. She is also currently co-teaching GPS and maintains a website at www.annagreenspan.com