China’s Tech Sector: Economic Champions, Regulatory Targets

This online event, set for Monday, April 8, 9:00-10:00 am US ET, highlights the key debates around the challenges facing China’s private tech firms. Although they are supposed to be the engine powering China’s economic future, they are also facing a range of political and regulatory constraints at home and abroad. This event will consider several questions, including: How does the Chinese state conceive of private tech firms? Is it accurate to describe the last few years as a “tech crackdown”? Where are Chinese firms making the most (and least) progress technologically? Have U.S. restrictions slowed Chinese progress or unwittingly fostered a great leap forward for China’s tech sector?
Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy will moderate a discussion with leading experts on these issues: Angela Zhang (University of Hong Kong), author of the new book, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy” ; Paul Triolo (Albright Stonebridge Group and Trustee Chair non-resident senior associate), who specializes in evaluating the tech capabilities of Chinese firms; and Martin Chorzempa (Peterson Institute for International Economics), who is working on project evaluating the scope and effectiveness of U.S. tech restrictions on China.