China’s intention to become a major technological power and its huge bilateral trade surpluses with the US and Europe have generated tensions with the West. Should China’s innovation strategy be seen as a threat to the economic well-being of Europe and the United States? How do these issues relate to the ongoing concerns about trade wars?

The European Chamber is delighted to welcome back Dr Yukon Huang, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and a former World Bank Director for China, to share his take on these pressing issues. Dr Huang's is a leading expert on China-US relations and an 'A-list commentator' for the Financial Times on China. His annual visit to the Chamber is always one of the highlights of the event calendar.

Agenda:

08:30-09:00 Registration

09:00-09:05 Welcome remarks

09:05-10:00 Presentation, “China’s Innovation Ambitions and Trade Tensions with the West”, Dr Yukon Huang, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

10:00-10:30 Q&A session moderated by Rachel Morarjee, Executive Committee Member, European Chamber

Speakers

Dr. Yukon Huang

Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington D.C.

Dr. Yukon Huang

Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington D.C.

View speaker details

Yukon Huang is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington D.C. He was formerly the World Bank’s Country Director for China and earlier Russia. He is an advisor to the World Bank, ADB, AIIB and various governments and corporations. His current research focuses on China’s economy and its regional and global impact. Dr. Huang has published widely on development issues in professional journals and the public media. His articles on China are seen frequently in the New York Times, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal,Bloomberg, Foreign Affairs, Diplomat and Caixin. His latest book Cracking the China Conundrum: Why Conventional Economic Wisdom Is Wrong was published by Oxford University Press (2017). He has a PhD in economics from Princeton University and a BA from Yale University.

Location

Related

Contact