The School of Governance and Policy (SGP) at The University of Hong Kong is pleased to host a seminar by Professor Yasheng Huang, with commentary by Professor Steven Alan Barnett and moderated by Professor Kenneth Wong.

This presentation provides a framework that can potentially explain why China is so competitive across a spectrum of industries. By examining the interplay between comparative and absolute advantages, the talk explores the structural dynamics of China’s economic rise and its implications for global power and prosperity.

Event Details

Date: March 19, 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 16:00-17:00

Venue: KKLG105, K.K. Leung Building, HKU

Language: English

Registration: Click here

Speaker

Professor Yasheng Huang (黄亚生)

Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

Professor Yasheng Huang is Epoch Foundation professor of global economics and management at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He previously served as Associate Dean in charge of MIT Sloan’s global partnership programs and its action learning initiatives. His previous appointments include faculty positions at the University of Michigan and at Harvard Business School.

Professor Huang has published 11 books, including The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to its Decline, which was a 2023 Best Book of the Year by Foreign Affairs magazine.

Professor Huang founded and runs China Lab, ASEAN Lab and India Lab, which have provided low-cost consulting services to hundreds of small and medium enterprises in these countries. The National Asia Research Program named him one of the most outstanding scholars in the United States conducting research on issues of policy importance to the United States.

Commentator

Professor Steven Alan Barnett

Professor of Practice (by-courtesy), School of Governance and Policy

Moderator

Professor Kenneth Wong

Director, School of Governance and Policy

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