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?

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

US-Japan Cooperation on Naval Maintenance, Commercial Shipbuilding, and Shipping

Featured Speakers:

Akira Fukaishi

Diana Maurer

Michael Roberts

Kyoko Imai

Moderator:

William Chou

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

US-Japan Cooperation on Naval Maintenance, Commercial Shipbuilding, and Shipping

Join Hudson for a discussion highlighting each nation's approach to these common challenges, as well as how US-Japan collaboration should best proceed.

Featured Speakers:

Akira Fukaishi

Diana Maurer

Michael Roberts

Kyoko Imai

Moderator:

William Chou

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Shyam Sankar

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III

With Walter Russell Mead, Sankar will discuss his strategy to resurrect the American industrial base, win the twenty-first-century defense technology race, and prevent World War III.

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Shyam Sankar

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing Political Prisoner Advocacy Across China

Featured Speakers:

Grace Jin Drexel

Olivia Enos

Gao Pu

Corey Jackson

Michael Kovrig

Ziba Murat

Pedro Pizano

Moderators:

Olivia Enos

Michael Sobolik

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Prioritizing Political Prisoner Advocacy Across China

Join us at Hudson Institute to discuss how advocates, lawmakers, and the US government can prioritize the release of political prisoners across China.