China’s Great Tech Leap Forward and the Implications for the United States

You are cordially invited to join this online CSIS event for the release of the report, The Power of Innovation: The Strategic Value of China’s High-Tech Drive by Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy.

This report argues that China’s advancement across high-tech sectors has directly strengthened the country’s international power and influence, and that other governments need to respond pragmatically to reduce the downside costs and raise the upside opportunities to make the most of these developments. Based on several years of fieldwork and analysis of quantitative data and primary documents, the report evaluates China’s high-tech drive in general and with respect to specific industries. It then analyzes the effect of these developments on China’s military capabilities and its role in shaping international technical standards.

Following an initial presentation of the report’s key findings by Scott Kennedy, event host Ilaria Mazzocco will then invite several experts to offer their feedback, including: Kyle Chan (Brookings Institution), Lizzi Lee (Asia Society Center for China Analysis), Paul Triolo (Albright Stonebridge Group), and Jeannette Chu (National Foreign Trade Council). The event will conclude with a discussion of the policy implications for the United States.

This project and event are supported by generous funding from the Smith Richardson Foundation.