Following decades of growth and development, Chinese officials, businesses, and institutions now play a critical role in every major global issue. The challenges posed by climate change, pandemics, and emerging technologies make dealing with the Chinese state, its firms, and other institutions more complex and more critical than ever before. In China’s Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future (Oxford University Press), Scott Moore argues that none of these increasingly pressing, shared global challenges can be tackled without China and, as a result, that the world must re-envision China’s rise and global role in in terms of sustainability and technology.

In conversation with Angel Hsu on September 15, 2022, Dr. Moore explores China’s part to play in tackling shared ecological and technological challenges.

1:51-6:14 Why now? U.S.-China scientific collaboration or rivalry?

6:14-10:30 Cooperation vs. competition

10:30-14:00 Climate and clean energy

14:00-20:22 Can we cooperate with China on climate policy?

20:22-24:45 Chinese innovation

24:45-31:04 How to reengage with Chinese counterparts

About the speakers: https://www.ncuscr.org/event/chinas-next-act/

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