The China Challenge | The Struggle For Technological Supremacy

September 2020

Past Event

The China Challenge | The Struggle For Technological Supremacy

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

September 18, 2020

September 2020

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Click here for the event summary and key remarks from the China Challenge Discussion Series.

Hosted by Manoj Kewalramani, research fellow at Takshashila Institution, with panelists Karthik Nachiappan, research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, and Eric Brown, senior fellow at Hudson Institute.

5G and AI were already considered as being revolutionary even before COVID. Now countries like China are seeking to use these technologies not just for contact tracing but also for surveillance. How will the United States and China compete over the future of these technologies? What must India do? With India already starting to decouple from Chinese hi-tech, how will It balance between strategic interests and the need for cost-effective technology?

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How to Transform the Japan Self-Defense Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence

Featured Speakers:

David Byrd

Bryan Clark

Moderator:

Masashi Murano

A member of the Philippine Navy looks out at as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Takanami during a joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea on June 14, 2025. (Getty Images)

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

How to Transform the Japan Self-Defense Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence

Join report authors Bryan Clark and David Byrd, in conversation with Masashi Murano, for a discussion of the report's principal findings and their implications for how Japan should design and resource its future defense force.

Featured Speakers:

David Byrd

Bryan Clark

Moderator:

Masashi Murano

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June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Code as Witness: COVID Origins, Scientific Accountability, and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Featured Speakers:

John P. Walters

Steven Quay

Senator Roger Marshall

David Asher

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Code as Witness: COVID Origins, Scientific Accountability, and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Join Hudson as David Asher sits down with Dr. Quay for a fireside chat. Senator Roger Marshall, who has been a leading voice for stronger oversight of high-risk biological research, will open the program by framing the stakes for Congress, national security, and public health.

Featured Speakers:

John P. Walters

Steven Quay

Senator Roger Marshall

David Asher

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June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture

Featured Speakers:

Joel Scanlon

Amb. Andrej Droba

Matthew Boyse

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

The Annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture

Hudson Institute is pleased to host the 2026 annual Czech and Slovak Freedom Lecture.

Featured Speakers:

Joel Scanlon

Amb. Andrej Droba

Matthew Boyse

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June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Deterring Russia and China: Securing America’s Nuclear Future

Featured Speakers:

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Brandon Williams

June 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Deterring Russia and China: Securing America’s Nuclear Future

Join Senior Fellow and Keystone Defense Initiative Director Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Brandon Williams for a discussion on the administration's priorities in strengthening the US nuclear enterprise.