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Tech and Global Power, with John Lee

2025/3/4
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John Lee: 我早年服务于澳大利亚政府,这让我有机会深入参与战略和地缘政治事务。在柏林墨卡托中国研究中心的研究经历,使我开始专注于科技议题,尤其关注中国。当时,中国企业对德国高科技公司的收购在德国媒体上频频出现,这使得科技议题在欧洲变得炙手可热。与此同时,澳中关系也开始变得紧张。因此,堪培拉办公桌前所见的地缘政治世界,与柏林所见的全球科技环境变化,共同塑造了我对科技议题的兴趣。虽然我接受的是国际法训练,但这为我分析复杂的国际体系奠定了基础。此外,我在澳大利亚政府工作期间参与制裁政策的经验,也使我能够更好地理解高科技领域的国际政治。

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Semiconductors, EVs, AI, TSMC, BYD, DeepSeek... 

In a time when trade, technology, and global power dynamics are more interconnected and in flux than ever before, we turn to an expert on all those things on this episode: John Lee, a leading voice on high-tech industries in China and the region, and on how they impact foreign relations. 

John is the 2025 TOY Senior Fellow at Asia Society Switzerland), which means he'll be around frequently this year to explore key global challenges, geopolitics, and the impact of technological advances on it all. 

He has also been named a Fellow at Asia Society's Center for China Analysis. The TOY Senior Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of Max and Monique Burger and the "Thinking of Yves" Family, Hong Kong. 

This episode is from Asia Society Switzerland's STATE OF ASIA podcast, bringing you exclusive, engaging conversations with leading minds on issues that shape Asia and affect us all. More info and other episodes: https://asiasociety.org/switzerland/podcast-state-asia).