Jointly organized by the Asia Global Institute and the Centre for Contemporary China at The University of Hong Kong, together with the Institute for International Economic Policy at the George Washington University, the 17th edition of the GW China Conference will be held in Hong Kong for the first time.
The conference features leading scholars and thinkers from China, the US as well as other countries, addressing issues underpinning China’s economic development and the evolving China-US relations.
Conference program
0830 - 0900 Refreshment and registration
0900 - 0915 Welcome remarks
- Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
- Heiwai Tang, Director, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong
0915 - 1000 Keynote address — The international economic implications of Trump's economic policies
- Warwick McKibbin, Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Chair: Steve Suranovic, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy, The George Washington University
1000 - 1120 Panel discussion 1 — Rewiring globalization: US-China trade in transition
- Chang-Tai Hsieh, Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and PCL Faculty Scholar, The University of Chicago
- Keyu Jin, Professor of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Wolfgang Keller, Professor and Director of the McGuire Center, University of Colorado Boulder
- Mary Lovely, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Chair: Heiwai Tang, Director, Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong
1120 - 1140 Coffee break
1140 - 1230 Panel discussion 2 — Rival systems, shared markets: The US-China financial nexus
- Gregory Chin, Associate Professor of Political Economy, York University
- Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, Natixis
- Haishi "Harry" Li, Assistant Professor of Economics, The University of Hong Kong
- Chair: Stephen Kaplan, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University
1230 - 1345 Lunch break (Lunch by invitation only)
1345 - 1430 Keynote address — Industrial policies and beyond: Rethinking China's current account surpluses
- Shang-Jin Wei, N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University
- Chair: Yifan Zhang, Professor of Economics, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1430 - 1520 Panel discussion 3 — Aging, inequality, and adaption in East Asia
- James Raymo, Professor of Sociology and Henry Wendt III ’55 Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University
- Binzhen Wu, Associate Professor of Economics and Vice Chair, Department of Economics, Tsinghua University
- Chair: Barbara Stallings, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University
1520 - 1540 Coffee break
1540 - 1630 Panel discussion 4 — The AI productivity revolution: Both promise and peril
- Yi Huang, Special Adviser to the Chief Representative Asia and the Pacific, Bank of International Settlements
- Yanhui Wu, Professor of Economics, and of Management and Strategy and Director, Digital Economy Research Institute, The University of Hong Kong
- Chair: Maggie Chen, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University
1630 - 1800 Concluding panel — Competing visions: US, China, and the new rules of the game
- Cheng Li, Professor of Political Science and Founding Director of the Centre on Contemporary China and the World, The University of Hong Kong
- Danny Quah, Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
- Kellee Tsai, Dean, and Distinguished Professor of Political Science College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University
- Shang-Jin Wei, N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University
- Chair: Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
1800 Closing remarks
1900 - 2100 Dinner (by invitation only)
- Keynote speaker: Victor K Fung, Chairman, Asia Global Institute
