John CH Wong Distinguished Public Lecture via Zoom
Organised by East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore

Topic:
Technonationalism and Technology Competition

Speaker:
Dr Keyu Jin
Professor of Economics, London School of Economics

Date & Time:
Friday, 26 March 2021
10:00 am 11:30 am (Singapore Time)

Moderated by
Prof Bert Hofman
Director, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore

The John CH Wong Distinguished Public Lecture series is in honour of the late Professor John Wong, former research director of the East Asian Institute, who was also a teacher and mentor to EAI staff, and an intellectual leader on China’s and East Asia’s development. EAI gratefully acknowledges the support of the John CH Wong Endowment Fund and the Wong family for this series.

Abstract of Lecture:
China has emerged as a technology leader in a number of critical technologies, and the recently approved 14th FiveYear Plan is set to reinforce the country’s research and development. The drive for “indigenous innovation” comes in part as a response to the growing restrictions the United States has imposed on technology exports to China. It is the first time that an emerging economy is developing cuttingedge technology. At the same time, there is a race to technological supremacy between the United States and China. As the companies in the two countries vie for market share around the world, what should governments do, promote them or rein them in? What explains each country’s respective advantages and disadvantages? This lecture will take a deep dive into China’s technonationalism, its chances of success and consequences for the rest of the world.

About the Speaker:
Dr Keyu Jin is a professor of economics at the London School of Economics where she researches on topics such as globalisation and the Chinese economy. Dr Jin is from Beijing, China, and holds a BA, MA and PhD from Harvard University. Her multiple academic works on international macroeconomic and China have been published in top economics journals, such as the American Economic Review. She is a nonexecutive director of Richemont Group, the second largest luxury conglomerate. Dr Jin contributes oped pieces to the Financial Times and has a column in Project Syndicate as well as Caixin, the main economics and finance magazine in China. In the past, she has had experience at the World Bank, the IMF, the New York Fed, Goldman Sachs and others. She was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2014.

About the Moderator:
Prof Bert Hofman, a Dutch national, is Director of the East Asian Institute at NUS and Professor of Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Before joining NUS, he was with the World Bank for 27 years, 22 of which in Asia, and 12 of which on China. Prof Hofman was the World Bank Country Director for China 20142019, the Country Economist 20042008, and the Chief Economist for the World Bank in the East Asia and Pacific region 20112014. He also worked on Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea and Mongolia. Before joining the World Bank, Prof Hofman worked at the Kiel Institute of World Economics, The OECD and NMB Bank (Now ING). He has extensive experience in advising governments around the region on a wide range of development issues, and published on fiscal policy, debt issues, and China’s and Indonesia’s recent economic history.

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