China’s High-Tech Ambitions: Industrial Policy, Innovation Ecosystems, and the Semiconductor Challenge

Monday, 11 May 2026, 12pm to 1.15pm

This seminar features two talks by Professors Chih-shian Liou and Chung-Min Tsai and from National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. Professor Liou will speak on “Leapfrogging through Innovation Ecosystems: China’s Industrial Policy Regime and the Rise of Private High-Technology Companies,” followed by Professor Tsai’s presentation on “China’s Semiconductor Dilemma: Administrative Guidance or Market Orientation?” Together, these talks examine the political economy of China’s technological development under intensifying U.S.–China competition. By exploring innovation ecosystems, industrial policy, and semiconductor strategy, the seminar sheds light on the opportunities and limitations of state-led technological advancement in contemporary China.

Speaker(s): Prof Chih-shian Liou (National Chengchi University), Prof Chung-min Tsai (National Chengchi University)

Series: China Studies Seminar Series and Taiwan Studies Seminar Series

Venue: Dickson Poon Building, Oxford China Centre - Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) - Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground floor) Dickson Poon Building Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU United Kingdom

Department: Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (Department)

Organiser: Dr Bo-jiun Jing

Host: Dr Bo-jiun Jing

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chinas-high-tech-ambitions-innovation-ecosystems-and-semiconductors-tickets-1988959924676