Can China Innovate to Dominate?

Featured Speaker: Professor Tai Ming Cheung

China under Xi Jinping has set its sights on becoming one of the world’s leading military-technological powers by the middle of the next decade. How is China going about achieving such a grand goal, and will it be successful? This presentation examines the strategies and plans of the Chinese party-state and assesses the implications for the U.S. and the rest of the world.

Presenter Biography

Tai Ming Cheung is a professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UCSD and director of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). He is a longtime analyst of and leading expert on Chinese and East Asian defense and national-security affairs, especially related to economic, industrial, technology, and innovation issues. He received his PhD from King’s College, London University.

Coordinator: Steve Clarey